Be gone, snow piles

They didn’t want to let it pile up in the Village of Liverpool. I was surprised on a recent work break walk to notice workers amid the snow hauling process even though only a few inches had piled up. They were getting ready for a bigger snow to come later. Which, of course, it did…

Snow Day! Time to stay home and be safe

The cell phone text bing brought the message that still throws an extra beat into the heart. Snow day! My library director decided it best to stay closed today. We had freezing rain overnight. Snow started topping that several hours before sunrise. Didn’t those two words make you think of spending the next eight or…

Gone but not forgotten

The workers at Onondaga Lake Park did a good job of spiriting away the decorations from Lights on the Lake 2020. A work break walk this week showed that some remnants remain.

Hopeful ducks

Groundhog Day 2020 has passed, and old Phil told us spring will be arriving early. It was nice enough on Feb. 3 to take an 11 a.m. work break walk along Onondaga Lake. The pair of ducks out for a swim were hoping that the groundhog will be correct.

Trucks can be quite classic too

On the other side of the street, same walk as the beautiful black classic car, my dear wife Karen, cherished rescue dog Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle and I encountered a classic red truck. Two new old beauties on the same walk. Go figure.

Talking about Syracuse, Duke and the notion of a rivalry

Syracuse will greet Duke on the Carrier Dome basketball court tonight, and at 31,000 fans will be screaming about it. And so talk in Central New York this week has often included the R word. Is Duke now Syracuse’s rival? Has this Atlantic Coast Conference matchup reached the level of a rivalry? You know, the…

Root for the home team

Our neighborhood goes for the home squad. A recent walk with my dear wife Karen and cherished rescue mutt Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle spotted a Syracuse Orange flag standing out in the wind. And then, a flag accompanied by team color porch lights. The Syracuse squad went on to victory later that afternoon, I…

Very nice neighborhood fixer-upper

A recent warm-day walk around the neighborhood for my dear wife Karen, cherished rescue mutt Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle and I revealed a new addition in a nearby driveway. We all had our eyes drawn to this classic car. Maybe it will join the caravan that treats our eyes come Syracuse Nationals time each…