A lake view without ice

With the weather working hard to take us into spring at last, the slice-of-lake view outside A Bitty Better in our Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville has taken on a nicer blue, too. Gone is the ice on top of Onondaga Lake. It makes me feel better, seeing the snow melt and the signs of things…

Trying so hard to sprout

Outside the front door of A Bitty Better in the Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville, there are signs of spring trying hard to overcome the late snow of March. The contrasts of season capture my fancy. I think you know which I am rooting for after this stretch of cold and bluster. I am ready for…

Now this is a big screen

I thought I’d seen big video screens before. You know, at outdoor stadiums and indoor arenas. Yet the new addition in the Atrium area of Syracuse mega shopping, dining and entertainment complex Destiny USA still managed to drop my jaw. It hangs in the circle of space at the center of the old wing of…

Adding to the gallery

The great shots from George are now framed and hanging in our vacation gallery. The big shot with the invisible frame he took where we stayed in Kona. The smoldering orange came at the big volcano in Hilo. Ahhhh. Hawaii.

Ready for the long rake job

I know how hard my colleagues who handle the custodial work at the Liverpool Public Library work to keep the building in tip-top shape. When I saw the size of the roof rake after the last big snow, I pictured how hard it must be to get that thing up there and scraping. Bravo, Annika…

Trudging out in the Dinosaur Garden Lawn

At the library, my boss Glenna’s office has a great view of the Dinosaur Garden Lawn. When we had a big snow last week, she came up to my desk and said it looked kind of cool to her. Out I trudged. The shots I got with the Liverpool Public Library good camera went up…

Reflecting on the arrival of spring

They spring is coming. Yes, even to Central New York. Yet this is what I saw just a few days ago after picking up my pre-work coffee at Nichols in the Village of Liverpool. The still-snowy scene struck me to stand in the middle of First Street to snap the shot on my iPhone 8.…

Wine o’clock with a side of Di’Giorno’s

So what does a guy do when he gets home from a snowy Friday at the library and his dear wife Karen is in Florida with Georgia visiting Chris? I toasted toward the south. And I shared a slice from the new oven with our cherished rescue mutt Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle. And still…

The Florida look

My dear wife Karen was able to join her great friend Georgia for a quick getaway to visit Chris in Florida. They split their time between a hotel and Chris’ house because husband Dave had a friend in town with first dibs. Yes, Florida friends are really popular in March. There was a music festival…