Appreciating the big sky look in autumn
When you see it’s pretty, you have to take the photo with your smart phone. This autumn sky has a fun zone for kids set up in the foreground, begging for the attention of my iPhone 8.
Dang, they easily make the hard cider look tasty
I’ve tried hard cider during a trip with my dear wife Karen, my sister-in-law Lynne and brother-in-law Chuck to the big orchard Beak & Skiff. They make it right there from their own apples and serve it in their own saloon. Everything about the tasting on a crisp October afternoon pointed toward a pleasant experience.…
Let’s Go Syracuse Mets
I must admit this is the first time I’ve ever heard of a professional baseball team holding a garage sale. So I agree to meet my terrific daughter Elisabeth and her sensational significant George Three at NBT Bank Stadium to see what the former Syracuse Chiefs had on the market as they make the change…
A cardinal spotting during our work break walk
During a recent work break walk, I finally was quick enough grabbing my iPhone 8 out of my pocket when my colleagues exclaimed that they had spotted a pretty bird. Darn right that cardinal is attractive. Can you spot him on the branch?
Golf was interesting this year
So I learned a lot about my golf game this year. The golf league at Foxfire provided an education for KP and I. I never felt like it was the place to take out the iPhone 8 to take photos during league play. That serious, yes. At least that’s the way I interpreted it. We…
Chappaquiddick provides a hard look at what the Kennedys could do
Ted Kennedy may have been ready to presidentially emerge from that enormous family sibling shadow come the fall of 1969. Or not. In Chappaquiddick, director John Curran takes the screenplay of Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan and revisits the series of events that took place out on Cape Cod the summer of 1969 and how…
Don’t eat that, Ellie B
My dear wife Karen told me I had to go take a photo of something out in the corner of our backyard here in the Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville. I grabbed my iPad Pro and out the back door through the slight mid-October drizzle I went. Did a neighbor kid send something over the fence?…
Rudy’s rocks, even when it’s closed
The kids know where there’s a great natural supply of rocks for their painting jones. The food stand on the shore of Lake Ontario is closed for the season, so terrific daughter Elisabeth, sensational significant George Three and my dear wife Karen had plenty of space to roam searching for the right rocks for the…
This time the kids go with us to Ontario Orchards
Our annual October trip to Ontario Orchards was even more fun this time around for my dear wife Karen and I. Terrific daughter Elisabeth and sensational significant George Three said they wanted to ride along for the seasonal effect. Elisabeth decided I should be the one to place the rock she found on the grounds…
Maybe the new Limp Lizard shirts will keep up sharp
If things keep looking up this young season in the Thursday Night Men’s League at Bowling Green is North Syracuse for our Limp Lizard squad, perhaps the reason is … Hover over a gallery photo for a description. Click on an image for an enlarged slide show. This second generation of team shirts from our…
Mark Bialczak 