Happy Thanksgiving from our part of the flock

A recent safe walk with cherished rescue mutt Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle led us to a flock of geese quite comfortable breaking the New York State yellow zone gathering limit of 10. They stood their ground even as we approached on our loop. As for our family plans for the Thanksgiving Thursday, no, we…

Stretching out toward the snowflakes

Returning from a work shift in the library last week, I immediately let our cherished rescue mutt Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle out after a day alone inside. Snow was slowly falling. Daylight was fast fading. The roses had yet to give up their fall season fight.

Of course the gift shop offers plenty of glass

The folks at the Corning Museum of Glass have wisely located the gift shop. You can walk in and peruse the aisle upon aisle of items when you enter the doors or just before you leave. We chose the latter, but I did get a sneak preview by squeezing off a photo from an overhanging…

We’ve been appreciating glass for many, many years

May I tip my hat to that special person who came upon the process to make glass. At the big museum in Corning, they honor that start and then chart its history. If you pick the right route and lean toward this sort of learning, you can read and see pieces from many centuries. Me,…

Now that’s a lot of glass at the Corning Museum

To celebrate our anniversary recently, my dear wife Karen asked if I would like to take the day off from work for a day trip to the Corning Museum of Glass. Yes, beloved. She set up our arrival for 11 a.m. Their virus procedures call for advance reservations with visit start times. We left our…

We still like these apples from Ontario Orchards

My dear wife Karen and I usually take our annual trip to Ontario Orchards up and over in Oswego before Halloween. This scrambled virus 2020 caused us to miss that window of travel. When we went pre-Thanksgiving instead, the conclusion of our little-less-than-an-hour drive found instead of buckets of pumpkins, a lineup of pines. Outside…