Take a load off
Cherished rescue mutt Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle and I noticed that if we were tired, we could sit at this neighborhood spot for a spell.
No jinx!
Am I tempting the weather gods by posting this photograph of a sign caught in the neighborhood? It is the end of October …
Taking a break from flying south
On a recent safe walk around the blocks of our neighborhood, cherished rescue mutt Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle and I spotted a grounded flock of geese. More often we spot them a few miles down the road on the shores of Onondaga Lake rather than this grassy spot stuck in the midst of three…
Hold on, rose
Oh, how this season can offer a dizzying array of color. Even in our backyard, where this yellow rose holds forth against the changing rustic of the fence foliage.
When the rose blooms on
So what does one do when the backyard roses don’t want to give up in this confused year of 2020? My dear wife Karen brings the pink inside for a final kitchen table showing. Thank you, lovelies.
Cheers to the climber
The purple climber in the backyard is still blooming, still reaching for greater things. I am surprised and gladdened by its spirit.
Stand up for your season, rose
The backyard flowers don’t seem to realize that soon enough it will be November here in Central New York. No complaints from me.
The arch reaches into this odd 2020
The continued progress with the installation of Lights on the Lake as I walk the several blocks from my job at the library prove to me that yes, life does go on during this so-difficult 2020. Onondaga Lake will be home to the Christmas Lights pretty soon.
Staying safe as they work hard
There is a worker keeping safe distance on that orange lift at Onondaga Lake Park. Once it goes up, it will be a lot more than six feet away from any walkers or bike riders.
It takes a Village
Yes, I’d hang a banner and welcome people to this fall scene, too. As long as they came with the proper amounts of caution, of course, as this corner is just a few strides from my library workplace.
Mark Bialczak 