A cool place to grab a read

I noticed an appropriate display outside the big building at Beaver Lake Nature Center before entering for our library Staff Summit Day. The Onondaga County Parks’ Take a Book Leave a Book display sat invitingly, chairs awaiting relaxation. My Liverpool Public Library workplace was involved at the start, contributing donated books to the county cause.…

Go ahead, get involved with nature

When the library again set up our annual Staff Summit at Beaver Lake Nature Center in nearby Baldwinsville, N.Y., this spring, I made sure to arrive early and ready to capture the setting’s beauty with my iPad Pro. As soon as I got out of my car I was struck by an interactive display. I…

A chance for my dear wife to dig into the garden

Our Saturday trip to Ballantyne Gardens in Liverpool was a tremendous success. We happily wandered the lovely local nursery pulling the provided little cart, admiring so many of their spring plants. We bought and brought home two rose bushes and several purple perennials. My dear wife Karen will be busy with a springtime passion, digging…

We’ll always line up for our spring dogs at Heid’s

When my dear wife Karen recited her wish list for our Saturday to-do list, she finished with a flourish. Our annual spring visit to Liverpool hot dog-and-more stand Heid’s awaited. I did not argue the lunch treat to follow plant-hunting at Ballantyne Gardens nursery (teaser for tomorrow’s post) and the weekly supermarket run (no need…

Will Smith knew happy working with his son back when in Pursuit

Sometimes you wonder how a person can summon the determination to work so hard every dang day when the world is kicking back every chance it gets. Such was the case of one Chris Gardner, the living, breathing, heartbeat at the center of The Pursuit of Happyness. Will Smith turned the story of this San…

Lovely little sailboats

There they sat at the Onondaga Lake Marina, side by side. The first two sailboats have arrived for this 2019 season. I long to see them unfurled.

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.