Look out

Inside and out. Lots goes on, in the tree, around the tree and beyond the tree, my eyes tell me as I scope out the shore of Onondaga Lake Park during my stroll.

There for you

Take a peek. Nobody was up for the big space ready leading up to the metal dock leading out onto Onondaga Lake, but the circle looked well-placed to me as I strolled.

Enjoy the sprawl

Spaced out. This trio on the shoreline at Onondaga Lake Park was not ready to change color, standing proud with its summer green. I liked the spacing as I strolled.

Hidden gold

Tucked away. The county Parks and Recreation office tries to hide this changing tree, but the golden colors won’t be denied from my stroll.

Fall is coming

Autumn knocking at the lake. I strolled at Onondaga Lake Park, searching for those first turning trees here in Central New York. There you are. Found them. The calendar will catch up soon.

This is wine country

OK to go to the restaurant. My dear wife Karen and wonderful friend Georgia were speculating where, exactly, would be a good place to meet Chris for lunch before she took off to her winter spot in Florida. Beautiful setting. Owera Vineyards is back open and putting out food in Cazenovia, I offered. Variety! Yes,…

Enjoying Polish Night at the stadium

Happy us. As the baseball season for our hometown Syracuse Mets winds down, we know we’ve still got a small pile of purchased vouchers to use before the final game. We picked Polish Night last week. We got there early enough to score our free jerseys out of the 1,000 handed out by the Triple-A…

By any other name …

Levels of lovely. I can admire so much about how much our backyard means to my dear wife Karen. The beauty of that single pick rose as we prepare for the arrival of autumn shows off the success of her spade work and consistency with water from the garden hose since she started looking over…

On the wings of a first season

What a debut! Our backyard butterfly bush has certainly turned out to be a success in its first year in the ground after we brought it home from favorite local nursery Ballantyne Gardens. Each step of its process makes my more and more thrilled.