The sun sets on baseball season

George Three had ticket vouchers remaining in his booklet, so we squeezed a last game in at NBT Bank Stadium. This provided a wonderful view of the sunset as well as a great perspective of the game. And the Mets won, 8-5.

Thanks for a good dunking season, pool

The pool closers did their thing. We live in a one-season climate for the backyard pool, for sure. This was a very good season for dipping, I will say. Thank you, my dear wife Karen, for your wonderful pool upkeep so we could thoroughly enjoy our oasis.

The holiday lights are gathering

On this first day of fall, I offer the recent capture at the Onondaga Lake Marina. Boats are still docked. Leaves on the tree are still green and quite up there. Lights on the Lake decorations are piled and ready for installation.

Now my Mets are co-mingling

This late in the season, I can enjoy my Syracuse Mets season by rooting for many players watched through previous portions of the year playing upstairs with the parent New York Mets. In fact, the lead off hitter on this night was outfielder Travis Jankowski, who began the season with my New York Mets until…

Big night at the game for the kid

Some nights at the ballpark are so, so wonderful. Sitting with George Three’s nephew Mason game me so many smiles at the Syracuse Mets game. When they threw the T-shirts out between innings, one winged its way to the nice gentleman wearing a black T in the row ahead of us. He immediately turned and…

Happy for another Syracuse Mets game

The giveaway this week at the Syracuse Mets game was a cool green jersey. Yes, said Elisabeth, George Three, Mason, myself and my dear wife Karen. Susan, too, but she was down at the concession stands when I was snapping these photos. I like the stickers chosen for cheeks by Karen and Elisabeth. More on…

Elisabeth smiles with her sunflowers

On a family trip to the Regional Market earlier this season, terrific daughter Elisabeth mentioned to dear wife Karen that she had some sunflower seeds planted at brother Steven’s house. I’ll say. The September harvest yielded huge clippings. She did promised seeds. I wonder how they’ll come up on our yard next summer …