Stay tall, tree

This particular tree keeps catching my eye when I look up during neighborhood walks with cherished rescue mutt Ellie B. That spot holds no leaves while the rest, yes, stays quite full. Of course I wonder why this is so.

This could be our last game at the dome

When Clemson comes to the Carrier Dome every other season, it’s a big deal. The Tiger are the class of the Atlantic Coast Conference, a national championship winner, a mainstay in the four-team playoffs, a fun game to watch because the hometown Orange plays up to the challenge. My dear wife Karen and I were…

Blend of the seasons

So where can I readily discover corn stalks and blooming flowers in one easy stroll? Nichols in the Village of Liverpool comes through with late summer and early Halloween displays, yes.

We’re hoping the Dome will light up with a win

Syracuse has been oh-so-close the last two weeks on the college football field. And tonight Clemson comes to the Carrier Dome. The last time the traditional power of the Atlantic Coast Conference visiting our humble town for a Friday night contest, the Orange pulled off the huge upset. Can they turn that corner that fell…

There seems to be a Carrier Dome banner missing

Looking around the Carrier Dome this past Saturday as my dear wife Karen and I waited for the Syracuse Orange’s game with Wake Forest to kick off, I took note of the new placement for bowl game banners. Syracuse has been to half a dome’s worth, yes, some long ago, some not as far in…

Back to our usual college football normal

After our big adventure in State College, Pa., and Beaver Stadium last week for the Penn State-Indiana Game, I wondered how I’d feel going back to the half-as-large Carrier Dome as my dear wife Karen and I returned to our usual she-drives-back routine. I felt right at home is how I felt. Something about a…

What are those birds up to, anyway?

Pulled into our season parking for Syracuse Orange football before the mid-afternoon Saturday game against Wake Forest, my dear wife Karen and I looked up from our portable chairs and past fellow tailgaters. A notable line of city birds perched on the apartment roof line, large and long enough to catch our attention wile we…