Hello, little lavender

I very much appreciate how the colors pop out one-by-in as we continue through spring in our front yard. Taking its turn right now is the lovely lavendar.

Life turns sad and funny in International Falls

Imagine a stand-up comic pulling into a very small and what appears to be a very tired town to perform what seems to be, oh, his umpteenth-thousandth routine in front of a room (maybe) full of people who (perhaps) will laugh (at him or his material?) There we have the set up for <em>International Falls</em>,…

Ava’s got it all figured out

No wonder Elisabeth and George have gotten so good at getting their puzzles together of late. They’ve got extra help from Ava, using the best of her cat-like reflexes.

Bring on the opening

My dear wife Karen has been attempting to make our backyard pool more comfortable through various means for the last five years. Solar blankets this way and that way. What a pain. We knew the old heater did not work, word of mouth via our very good realtor. This spring she told our reliable pool…

Ava is a cool cat for baseball

Ava the darling cat that graces the life of terrific daughter Elisabeth and George Three will take her place among the Syracuse Mets set photo fans this upcoming season at NBT Bank Stadium along with our cherished rescue mutt Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle. Our only (slight) disappointment is that the Triple-A baseball team won’t…

She does watch the games with us on TV

The Syracuse Mets put out a call for photographs that will be used for life-sized seat fillers at NBT Bank Stadium once their Triple-A baseball season starts come May. You’ve seen them at various major league and college sports if you’ve watched events on TV throughout our time of COVID-19, I assume. Our minor-league team…

Leaves pop on the backyard rose bushes

Spring continues its progression in my neck of the woods. Leaves have popped up on the backyard rose bushes. I again appreciate the one-by-one of our various flora and fauna.

Bright color out back

When the backyard yellow bunch next to the deck decided it was time, they did it en masse.

Big blooms up front

The daffodils have decided it’s been warm enough to come out in front of our house.

Back on course

Extra work a few days at the library this pay period allowed me to leave an hour early on Friday. When I advanced this news to KP mid-week and suggested a round of golf, he texted back “Big yes.” I made it to Radisson Greens with 12 minutes to spare for our 3:36 tee time.…