Looking up for a holiday feeling

Any way you look at it, we can still celebrate the holidays. OK, maybe you prefer a more straight-on approach as we head toward 2019 …

A bright star in downtown

A trip to downtown Syracuse sometimes brings new discoveries. The folks behind this project want downtown-goers to share their dreams. Sounds good. Looks great.

Merry Christmas from our lawn to yours

I rather like the way our little tree in the front yard of A Bitty Better in our Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville turned out this year. And so I saved my image to wish you a very Merry.

Sunrise over Onondaga Lake can bring it, too

So I drove the two miles to the Village of Liverpool a little early this end of December so I could walk down to the shore of Onondaga Lake before my shift at the library. Yes, it was worth it to put down my cup of coffee and pull out my iPhone 8 for the…

Winter Solstice means an early moon, too

A short day for the Winter Solstice mean a long night. And an early moon. As cherished rescue mutt Ellie B and I walked the blocks around A Bitty Better in the Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville, we encountered the moon’s arrival. The full glow of the sphere is about one-third on the way from the…

Less daylight, yes, but the solstice sunset still sparkles

I quick grabbed the leash and asked our cherished rescue mutt Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle if she’d like to take a walk. With the arrival of the shortest day of the year, I wanted to catch the sunset on my iPhone 8. Punch out from work, 4 p.m. Pull into driveway in the Liverpool…

The sunrise reflects well on a clear Winter Solstice arrival

As I readied for my departure for work Tuesday – and the coming for our Winter Solstice of 2018 – I noticed a great reflection out the back door of A Bitty Better in the Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville. My coat on, work case on my shoulder, byes said to Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle,…

A winter bird haven, and great burger joint

While munching on a classic $6 meal combo, I noticed out the front window a bunch of birds having a grand time in two trees. They flew up. They flew down. They flew all around. I wondered if somebody from the kitchen staff was feeding them with a bun or two dozen. In any case,…

Syracuse Mets, I’m ready for the games

My dear wife Karen asked what I’d like for Christmas. I like the new Syracuse Mets hats, I said. Why wait, she figured. I did have a birthday this month, after all. Now when the season starts come April, I’ll be ready to take my seat in the stadium.

It’s not spring yet, Ellie B

Our observant cherished rescue mutt notices the warm up on the backyard of A Bitty Better. Yes, the snow has gone, Ellie B. A leafy tea on the pool cover is left behind. No, this is not yet spring.