Another season at the stadium

Late fall lineup. Terrific daughter Elisabeth reminded me that last Saturday marked the annual Syracuse Mets garage sale at NBT Bank Stadium. George Three and I joined her in the line to see what was up for our Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets this off-season. Onward to the merch. They kept strides ahead…

Still there for the pets

Dogs lining up around the block? Retired-guy-I was happy to see the corner pet care establishment still placing original statements, both sides of the sign, to draw four-legged friends in at the intersection of First and Tulip streets. Our cherished rescue mutt agrees. During my years working just-up-Tulip at the library, the folks at Furrever…

Outdoor living

Parking where they’re comfortable. Four lake birds show they’ll hang out over the private lot a block up from the water no matter what the man says.

Lone holdout

No give-up. Yes, retired-guy-I smiled to see a holdout boat docked in the Onondaga Lake Marina at the tail end of November. They can still fish, I imagined.

Joyful sunset

’Tis the season. I walk out the front door and look to the left to spot an orange glow, and I’m glad that my phone is in my left front pocket. The sky is the limit for a good mood.

My brush stayed in the car

Not yet. The executive decision: This amount of snow on my car roof was not enough in the morning to bring out my snow brush before the morning drive to get my dear wife Karen to work.

Bound to arrive

What we call a dusting. Before heading down the road to take my dear wife Karen for her morning shift at the eye center yesterday, I grabbed my iPhone to capture the measurable white stuff that had arrived on our front lawn since we’d gone to bed the night prior. The TV weather folk were…

Quite a game to pick

No Coach Babers. I had no inkling how much drama my dear wife Karen and I would watch unfold at the JMA Wireless Dome when I looked over the ticket availability online before the first Syracuse University game this season and selected the last game Wake Forest as our one visit this season. Summoning good…

Fall walks

Ahoy, there. Yes, keep the rain and snow away and folks will make use of the walking trails at Onondaga Lake Park as November nears its conclusion. Retired-guy-I even encountered two friends and former colleagues on break from the library. I joined Edina and Laura for the remainder of their walk, chatting quite happily, like…