As we head toward winter

A safe walk on the trail at Onondaga Lake Park brings a slightly surreal scene as we march into December. It sure brings a bit of perspective to the changing of the seasons this portion of our cycle of life as circumstances whirl around us away from this particular place.

Chocowine just had to happen

My dear wife Karen really, really likea chocolate. She also likes some kinds of red wine. Yes, she has attended the Wine and Chocolate festival. The people who make the juice of the grape had to find a way to get the sweet cocoa in there, sure. Some brands don’t cut it with Karen, though.…

Bow to the stately trees

Sometimes it takes a total abandonment of the leaves for a tree to look as stately as it can be, I think as cherished rescue mutt Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle and I round the neighborhood blocks.

Extending the growing season

Cherished rescue mutt Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle and I give great credit to our neighborhood block suburban farmer who has turned the front yard into something productive in this year of the virus. I hope the crops do indeed yield things useful far longer because of this diligence in our northern clime. We do…

Take your pick

I asked cherished rescue mutt Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle on our safe walk around the blocks if she was most interested in the pumpkin, boat or decorative icicles. She voted for all three.

Watch over that reindeer

On a safe walk around our neighborhood blocks, cherished rescue mutt Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle and I came upon our first Christmas reindeer of the season. The house dogs made sure we kept our distance by sounding their guard barks through the big window.

Hello, autumn sunrise

Rushing to get to work for my 8:30 a.m. weekdays library shift? No, I leave early enough to get there with time to spare. I was able to take my iPhone 8 out of my pocket and take a photo of the rising sun just-so between the backyard trees and the side alcove before I…

Cheers, Orange fellow

I cast my eyes up during a safe walk around the Village of Liverpool and feel good seeing the Orange figure on the roof of The Retreat. The No. 44 and and Syracuse colors make me smile, even in this trying season for the Orange football squad.