A new arrival

My terrific daughter Elisabeth has been wonderfully excited about a birth in the Madison County side of her family tree. Out in the barn has come a new calf. She shared photos of the beautiful new arrival via text. Mama is proud, respectful, and caring to her baby, Elisabeth reports. She also wanted to provide…

Coming my way

I smiled at this photo texted to me by my dear wife Karen. She took off on a pre-work shopping spree in Schenectady, her latest location as a traveling central sterile technician in the medical field. They’d arrive with her after a Friday shift, she noted. Win-win, as I like to say.

Settle down, dear dog

Cherished rescue mutt Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle decided round two of outside time on Wednesday morning did not merit a dash around her backyard. She chose to relax on the back deck to take in the gorgeous sunrise just above her eye level.

My eyes open to a purple sky

Letting cherished rescue mutt Elllie B aka Dogamous Pyle out the back door for her second gotta-escape Wednesday morning led me to race for my iPhone 8. Thank you for these eye-opening colors, this particularly striking striding-toward-the-end-of-March sunrise.

When will I take my lunch to go?

The bench and picnic tables at the Onondaga Lake Marina look inviting as the seasons roll over. Thirty minute lunch break from the library, and I always pack mine before I leave home in the morning … We’ll seen when the temperature come 12:30 p.m. on a weekday cracks 70 by a good bit.

Good morning, lake sun

The arrival of daylight savings time means a lower sun for my quick morning pre-work visits to the shore of Onondaga Lake. I don’t mind as we welcome spring.

Happy spring to all

In anticipation of the arrival of spring, I took a pre-work walk down to the shores of Onondaga Lake earlier this week. With the changing of the clock this weekend, I felt spring ahead to a darker time. It was still. It was quiet. I was as calm as the flat water. Happy new season…