The lake trees come out

When the pieces fall together on a May day in Onondaga Lake Park, I must to pull out the iPhone 8 to share the beauty. And then jog to catch up with my work friends so we get back to our desks by the end of break time …

Thanks for the great shaving gifts, my Hot Springs family

I saw the box in the mail when I got home from work and stacked it on the kitchen table. My dear wife Karen is the one who gets boxes by post, not me. This one had my name on the top, she pointed out before opening the square carton. Oh, what was inside. My…

One time for spring

So I left the swirly lights on our front yard tree after the last holiday season. I had a one-day plan. And so the flowers came this week. I plugged in those lights. The lights and the flowers enjoyed their time.

Welcome, big boat

We noticed the first big boat of the season getting tied into its seasonal moor at the Onondaga Lake marina late last week. It looked lonely. Not for long, we thought as we walked during our afternoon work break.

Bring out a serene scene

I took a deep breath and said ahhhhh when I passed this corner on a work break walk from my job at the library. The Village of Liverpool can be quite lovely in May, for sure.

The real-life tale that brought Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool displays deep love

Unless you’re a bonafide film buff whose expertise and passions go back to the black-and-white days, you might now be familiar with the work of actress Gloria Grahame. Even though her credits on IMDb.com run 64 projects long and includes the 1953 Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The Bad and the…

I need a spring in my step

Bass Outlet store in Syracuse mega shopping, dining and entertainment complex Destiny USA. Big sale, half-off. My size. Come on, spring.

The whites and the pinks

A walk around the Village of Liverpool on a gray morning this week allowed me a great glimpse of the back side of The Retreat. How lovely their trees are at the start of May.

I’m digging my new set of wheels

It was time for me to finally call an all-wheel drive vehicle my very own. I’ve only lived in snowy, hilly Central New York since 1983, after all. So on Tuesday, I traded in my 2011 Chevy Cruze for my shiny, smells-great Honda HRV. It drove too smoothly in the test loop for me to…

I loved those stickers

My Chevy Cruze did me well since I picked it off the lot in June 2011. I even trusted it enough to place stickers that I thought special on its rear windows. I took a loving look this week. There was one final destination for me and my Cruze, you see …