The big noise was coming from the bats and then the storm

A good way to start our Memorial Day Weekend, we figured, was a trip with Elisabeth and George Three for some good, old-fashioned baseball. And so my dear wife Karen and I piled into George’s car, Elisabeth at the wheel, for Saturday night’s Triple-A game between our Syracuse Mets and the Yankees’ top minor-league squad…

Peaceful waters

The colors were right during our work break walk at Beaver Lake Nature Center. Above and below.

Lovely little lake it is

Our usual work break walks are at a huge park with well-paved paths. At our annual Staff Summit at Beaver Lake Nature Center, the paths were dirt and the lake was tiny. Serene. Peaceful. And there was enough time for some reflection.

This year’s Liverpool Craft Extravaganza adds beautiful animals

My dear wife Karen and I were met with a pleasant surprise when we checked out this year’s version of the Liverpool Craft Extravaganza in Washington Park on Saturday afternoon. No, it wasn’t that the event wasn’t a soggy washout like the first day the last two years. The Little Bitty Farm from Morrisville, N.Y.,…

New plants will add energy to the front yard

My dear wife Karen got to dig in the dirt Sunday. Two of the plants we took home from Ballantyne Gardens are now adding a splash of purple to the front yard. And the knock out rose bush has its new circle of life all planned out. Yahoo!

Out they come in the backyard

The colors are coming to our backyard. It really took awhile this May.

Thank you lovely white lilac

Before the big rain and wind visited our neighborhood Sunday in a big way, I took a moment to savor our beautiful white flowering tree in the center of our front lawn. It’s held on to its pretty blooms for two weeks this year. And, yes, most of them withstood that wicked wind and rain.

In Beale Street, love and anguish share the stage in striking detail

The point is made from James Baldwin’s 1974 novel at the start of If Beale Street Could Talk. This drama you’re about to see could have happened anywhere in America. Watch the work of these outstanding actors taking the direction of Barry Jenkins from his screenplay adapted from Baldwin’s deep message and you’ll believe it.…

Which way do we go?

When you do decide to take a walk outside at the Beaver Lake Nature Center, you’re left with a choice. My colleague/friends and I were walking after we had finished lunch. Our time crunch did not allow us to take the lake loop. We did not leave any Cheetoh’s to help us find our way…

They display what’s natural about Central New York

There’s cool things to learn inside Beaver Lake Nature Center, we discovered at our library’s Staff Summit Day. This was before we entered the conference room for our seminar sessions. The displays put up by the center’s nature experts were great.