Stand tall

This lawn pole we pass during our work break walks from the library caught my attention. Regal.

Don’t move

The big houses that border the Onondaga Lake trails have interesting ornaments on the high side, I’ve noticed during recent work break walks from the library. This peaceful position catches my attention. Close by sit these three characters.

Nice blooms in the Village

I’ve noticed more colors blooming on my work break walks around the library. Love the spring flowers, I do.

Now we make way for the big bikes

My work colleagues and I must now walk on the inside path at Onondaga Lake Park during our library break strolls. The outer path is now taken by many bicycle riders, including the big tandems rented at the Visitors Center.

Two boats in

Walking with my library colleagues last week, we noticed the second boat has arrived in the Onondaga Lake Marina. We have two small craft side-by-side. How soon, we wonder, do they come in big numbers and sizes?

Donald Sutherland, Helen Mirren travel with all they can muster in The Leisure Seeker

The whereabouts of the Spencers has son Will curious as he comes to meet his parents and can’t find John and Ella anywhere around their house. But when he discovers their old Winnebago gone from its longtime parking spot, well, first he gets furious, and them somewhat worried. And thus we are off with The…

Happy Easter, with a homemade babka

My dear wife Karen and I both made trips to different locations of a local Price Chopper supermarket this week in search of a special Easter treat we’d found in their bakery department in years past. Both places told us that they were no longer making the cheese babka. Karen bought a raisin babka. We…

And one droopier bloom out back

And one proud but droopy set of flowers spring up out back.

First flowers up front

I’ve been patiently waiting for our first blooms in the front yard of A Bitty Better here in the Galeville neighborhood in Liverpool.

The wind whips up Onondaga Lake

Walking on a work break on Friday, the wind was stirring the water greatly on Onondaga Lake. The color was brown. The birds were having a blast up higher. I wanted to catch the sound for you all with my iPhone 8, too.