Pumpkins, warty and otherwise

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. You never know the size, color and some other aspects of the pumpkins you can spy at Ontario Orchards. I don’t recall the good folks at the Oswego farm stand putting out warty pumpkins in our visits years past. Nor have my dear wife Karen and I…

Ontario Orchard apples shine again

My dear wife Karen took the 30-mile-or-so traditional October drive to the northwest to visit what’s become our favorite local fall orchard farm stand. Ontario Orchards always provides us with fun sights and great produce to lug back home to Liverpool. )And, sure, I get a handful of photographs to fill a few days’ worth…

There go the bike riders!

The big pack of bike riders who passed me on my pre-work Onondaga Lake Park stroll were orderly and well-behaved. Most of them waved at me just before they passed. I most definitely left with the impression they were raising money for a cause, not racing against each other for the best time. Good day,…

Bike riders are coming!

My pre-work stroll at Onondaga Lake Park encounters some sort of bicycling event. A slew of riders were escorted by cherry-lighted Sheriff vehicles at front and back. My iPhone camera adrenaline pumped! Here they come!

Leaning toward lights

My recent pre-work stroll at Onondaga Lake Park revealed a lot more lights ready for placement as October marches toward the Nov. 15 opening date for Lights on the Lake 2022. I just looked. No walking dates to start if off this year, again. There goes my official photo opportunities. I’ll have to plan another…

Ellie matches us

Our cherished rescue mutt Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle was quite thrilled with the gift we brought home from the fall food truck rally. You bet she realizes that her new collar matches the tie-dye T-shirts often worn by my dear wife Karen and I.

Breathe deep

I have to admit that this sign outside a stop-and-sign stand at the fall food truck rally made my brain stop and double clutch. I didn’t realize they were giving away an air cleaner machine until I thought about it. I first thought that that scuba divers were in some sort of particle danger from…

Great truck name

On our lookie-loo loops at the fall food truck rally, this particular truck caught me eye not because of its food signs … … but because of its name. Truck Norris. Nice touch. Makes me wonder if its food is tough? Are there beef cuts chuck?