Signs of downtown

Familiar and not. We have a convention center, I thought, as my dear wife Karen and I strolled through downtown Hot Springs. We have a <em>Bridge Street Live</em> local morning TV news magazine show. And, I thought, I had made the comment that Central New York and this part of Arkansas looked similar for water…

Nice show

Marquee. This Mark has always been drawn to a good marquee. The Marco’s caught my eye as my dear wife Karen and I strolled the main street of downtown Hot Springs, Ark. Talking with Karen’s sisters and my nieces and their spouses during our vacation, it eventually soaked in that this main artery is actually…

Walk with the famous

Honoring cool and famous folks. Strolling the main street of Hot Springs with my dear wife Karen, I keep my head on a swivel. I looked down for the Arkansas Walk of Fame. No, I didn’t know that many of those honored called this state home. The Man in Black. I did have an inkling…

It’s a National Park

Take us to the top. My dear wife Karen and I jumped in her sister Jana’s car with her friend Karen (yes, that made it easier to learn but slightly more confusing during conversation) for a nice sightseeing tour of Hot Springs. Jana moved down from Alaska a bit ago to join Lynne and family,…

It’s all relative for us in Hot Springs

The new store. My dear wife Karen set us up with a cool trip to Hot Springs, Ark. She’d gone solo two years back for niece Kimi’s wedding to Kevin, but I was still too shy to fly because of Covid. This time around, I was over all that at eager to see my sisters-in-law,…

It wasn’t that warm

Personal greeting. Our Rosamond Gifford Zoo camel is not shy. When a split off from my dear wife Karen on our stroll and said I have to go see the camel now, I was rewarded by an enthusiastic hello. This camel looked me straight in the eyes and seemed to want me to stay and…

Way up there

A climber. My dear wife Karen and I truly appreciated spotting our Rosamond Gifford Zoo animals in the far reaches of their habitats. This beauty was way up there. I cried wolf. Meanwhile, the sly white fox didn’t mind venturing right next to us by the fence.

A big show from the elephants

Oh, mama! My dear wife Karen and I knew that our Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse has for decades been known for its care of a line of elephants. Recently, twin babies joined the compound. A good bath. We counted five beautiful elephants, big and small, and spent a good chunk of time watching a…

Tiny dancer

Pretty baby. Here’s the point of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo stroll with my dear wife Karen that I most certainly should have listened to her pointed suggestion that I also take photos of the descriptions at each stop we made to admire the animals. I’ll remember, I thought. I do not remember. No, this is…

Birdland

Bird brain. As my dear wife Karen and I strolled the early part of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in our home city of Syracuse, I wondered how they kept the birds in this pen. Then my thoughts gathered and I wondered further if that bird on the post flew in from the neighboring city streets.…