The familiar Chevy Court

Waiting for a band. In decades past, I spent plenty of hours sitting in those seats appreciating musical groups performing on the Chevy Court stage. Yes, more than a 10 years have past since I covered the music scene for the big daily, my dear wife Karen and I noted again as we walked past…

Another policing style

Back to the horse. Please take a photo of the state police officer and the horse, asked my dear wife Karen. Yes, I agreed, they are deserving, along with the police and their dogs that we’d seen working together a bit earlier.

Goats still like us

Friendly as the dogs. It made plenty of sense to me for the four of us to go from the police dog show to the goat barn. Our yearly visits to the New York State Fair have convinced me that goats have a lot in common to canines. Convincing Karen of the connection. If we…

We respect the police and their dog partners

Perfect behavior. We’re going to the police dog show at 1:15, reported terrific daughter Elisabeth, she and fantastic fiance George Three having arrived at the New York State Fair earlier than my dear wife Karen and I and armed with a good plan. Great police work. We got their first and nabbed two of the…

Buttering up the state fair visitors

I’ll toast the butter sculpture. Every year, Central New Yorkers and visitors from around the state crowd into the Dairy Building to gawk at the latest version of the butter sculpture. The artist creates an interesting scene. My stomach churns thinking about buttery this and that.

Sands of time at the New York State Fair

Center of Progress mainstay. Another summer in Central New York, another visit to the New York State Fair for my dear wife Karen and I. First stop, a walk through the Center of Progress to view some familiar sights. The sand sculpture takes the center post again. What will be this year’s theme … Food…

Joining the kid for a Farmers Market stroll

Fruits, veggies and more. The downtown Syracuse Farmers Market has been calling our name all summer, what with terrific daughter Elisabeth taking a job just blocks away from Clinton Square. Our schedules finally meshed. I found a great parking spot and the meter machine accepted my card. Easy. The booths offered fresh stuff. I was…

A short stop?

Welcome, infrequent flyers. As my dear wife Karen and I were accomplishing work around the front yard, activity across the way caught my eye. Long-necked visitors had taken up on the front lawn of the town offices. My neighbor was in his driveway as well, looking them over. We agreed it was the first time…

Appreciating the big moon

Staying power The big moon has been catching the eyes of my dear wife Karen and I for days now. Evenings and mornings. I remembered to bring out my iPhone while it was at its fullest. Beautiful, yes, when we woke up early Thursday. Goodnight, moon. Gorgeous, still, before we retired at the end of…

Bounty appreciated

So many tomatoes. Come on over and get some tomatoes, texted terrific daughter Elisabeth. We’ve got so many, she exclaimed, attaching the above photo as proof. Happy pickers. She and George Three were still gathering when I arrived just moments later. Oh, so lovely. The container I brought home for my dear wife Karen and…