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Sunflowers bloom along McBurney Road in Phelps, N.Y.

Lightning strikes a farm on Nine Foot Road in Waterloo, N.Y.

A lone fisherman stands on the Geneva Pier.

A rainbow appears in Waterloo, N.Y.

A still evening on Seneca Lake.

A hot air balloon takes off at the Jamesville Balloon Fest in Jamesville, N.Y.

Dusk at the New York State Finger Lakes Welcome Center in Geneva, N.Y.

Fireworks illuminate the sky above the town of Seneca Falls, N.Y.

The sun sets over a farm in Shortsville, N.Y.

This week, we showcase the captivating beauty of summer in the Finger Lakes through a selection of works by HWS Chief Photographer Kevin Colton. Here, Colton captures a view from Taughannock Falls State Park in Trumansburg, N.Y.

The Row Houses on Historic South Main Street in Geneva, N.Y.