It still looks pretty, I’ll admit
Before we flip into 2020, I will say that the 2019 backyard snow looked OK at this point.
OK, you can come in now, Ellie B
And outside the door there arose such a clatter. Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle really, really wanted to get back inside the house. OK, cherished rescue mutt, enough snow, I get it.
Another new building on the Syracuse landscape
Every time I look, it seems a new building is finished up on the Syracuse University hill. We definitely can call it a shiny new building. Even when I think there’s no more room up there, they find it. Every building may be modern if they keep this up.
Feeling a little smaller about the weekly bowling league
I’ve read the stories about the incredibly shrinking interest in bowling around my part of the world. Family-owned bowling centers have been closing. The number of bowlers registered to the national organization that tracks us is steadily shrinking. The sky is falling on a sport that I’ve held close to my heart since the days…
Merry Christmas from my part of the world
The lights around my library workplace were just right for me to play around for this year’s Christmas photograph. Make that photographs. May your day be filled with joy.
I might be leaving everybody in the dark about Lights on the Lake
So for the pair of walking events to enjoy this year’s Lights on the Lake spectacular, I was off for my work trip to St. Louis. No, I could not get photographs from there. Upon my return, my plan has been to make the best of things by rushing down to the route after my…
Will this Clinton Square tree grow on me?
Syracuse city-goers used to complain that the real trees cut down and brought to Clinton Square for the annual holiday celebration were always decorated the same. From this year on, we’ll have the same artificial tree. I will give the decorators this. The lighting pattern is far different than years past. Here’s a nighttime view…
A monument to the lasting significance
Clinton Square can still rock it. Put that Soldiers and Sailors monument amid the lights and glorious sky, and there’s your reflective holiday moment for the day.
Hanover Square dresses up nicely for the holidays, too
Downtown Syracuse’s Hanover Square warms my heart still with its decorated skinny stick trees. The space appeared to be more reflective than ever this year, including a festive spot in the middle of the square. The single star sure is lovely.
Syracuse still gives out a holiday glow
My hands were cold, sure, but I kept my phone out while walking from the Onondaga County Public Library Central branch to my car. OK, I’d strategically parked it waaaaay down Salina Street by Clinton Square, so I could make the most of my iPhone 8 photo moments on Salina Street at holiday time. I…
Mark Bialczak 