Her day in the sun

Do not tell our cherished rescue mutt that fall is here. Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle wants to stretch out the days on her futon under the covered alcove at A Bitty Better in the Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville. And who can blame her?

All lined up, the holiday lights

Our work break walks in Onondaga Lake Park surely allow us to see the progress workers are making with the light displays that will be set up for November’s traditional Lights on the Lake extravaganza. I liked the way they looked all leaned up against the trees.

Here’s to Joe Morris and the 4-0 Orange

The Saturday afternoon in the Carrier Dome started with a nice tribute to a Syracuse running back from the past. Joe Morris was back for a special moment. The running back who made the Orange go four decades ago had his family and friends and former teammates gathered at midfield for a big ceremony. His…

The wind whips up some whitecaps on Onondaga Lake

Yes, fall has arrived in Central New York. On a walk between regular job hours and the start of the book sale at the library Friday, I ventured right next to Onondaga Lake. I had planned to eat my takeout Chinese at the picnic table. But the sea, she was angry, my friends. Noisy, too.

We’re glad it’s not a noon start

I will be working at the library’s annual book sale before heading out to the Syracuse football game against Connecticut at the Carrier Dome today. So my dear wife Karen and I were quite pleased to hear it when the start time was announced two weeks ago. (These mid-season decisions to please TV are tiresome,…

The bigger the better

One of my colleagues at the library had a purse with a great saying on it, I noticed at this year’s staff day. I voiced my admiration to my dear wife Karen. So came a present from a package in the mail. I think it’s grand, a slogan to stand behind. Karen thinks I can…

‘Tis the season for just about anything outside Nichols

Seen outside my favorite supermarket before my stop for that bring-to-work coffee Monday morning was a busy worker adding to the seasonal display. The man was putting up the corn stalks this middle of September. I thought they looked great, what with the gorgeous flowers and bright pumpkins. Told my thought, he smiled widely.

Feeling like a winner up on the Syracuse University hill

The day was bright, blue and full potential this mid-September Saturday in Syracuse, N.Y. The hometown Syracuse Orange football squad was 2-0 as fans climbed the hill to the Carrier Dome to ready for the contest against Atlantic Coast Conference rival Florida State. The fact that the Orange has not fared well against the Seminoles…

Pretty fall colors on the walk with Ellie B

With the temperatures dropping pleasantly for the new season, I threw the leash on Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle and took her on a lap around the blocks surrounding A Bitty Better in the Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville. Our cherished rescue mutt and I took in some nice flowering sights at a neighbor’s. The contrast…

Taking the seaweed from Onondaga Lake

Taking our work break walk from the library recently, we noticed some mining going on in Onondaga Lake. A truck in the Marina announced that the vegetation piling up in the bed was 100 percent natural. I spotted the boat doing the work right in the marina waters. Interesting, I thought. Looks a lot like…