Nice addition, this Salt City Market

Corner of attention. Ever been to the Salt City Market? I asked my fellow downtown Syracuse adventurers after we’d decided to stroll from Clinton Square, our stomachs full of Polish food. Nope, agreed my dear wife Karen, terrific daughter Elisabeth and fantastic fiance George Three. My curiosity had been peaked since the long black building…

Nice stepping, colorful Polish dancers

Colorful swirling. As we four adventurers crossed behind the Polish Fest stage before taking a downtown Syracuse stroll, I spied a dance troupe ready to do its thing. I had to grab the iPhone camera to capture their colorful moment in front of an appreciative crowd.

Polish meals were enjoyed

Feast at the fest. Before I forget, we four happy wanderers indeed drove the short distance to downtown Syracuse’s Clinton Square to indulge in our coveted annual Polish Fest meal indulging. Worth the wait. The Utica Polish Community Home again served up our order of Polish platters, golumpki, pierogi and kielbasa sandwich after my dear…

We can’t escape the unhealthy haze

The sun battles the smoke from the north. I had to pull over the car on the way home from dropping my dear wife Karen at work Thursday morning, stopping at the neighborhood green triangle to capture the haze of the sun struggling to appear over the line of houses to the east. The barrier:…

Pretty plant pots all in a row

You know I like symmetry. Tomato plants donated by terrific daughter Elisabeth and fantastic fiance George Three successfully transplanted into the neat black pots secured at the nearby Lowe’s, my dear wife Karen and I decided a new backyard alignment with the strawberry pot and fig tree was in order. Long may you grow.

Still a knockout, our front red roses

Thank you for the bright red, roses. George Three took a look at the blooms of our front yard corner red rose bush and declared that they were nice. Their first summer of house ownership and careful tending of their gardens has sharpened his eye, for sure. And terrific daughter Elisabeth agreed, too, as my…

Smart spraying

I can hear that lovely sound. No more hand watering the big garden for George Three and Elisabeth. The sprinkler was a very smart addition for the big garden in this first summer in the new house.

Relax, dear dog

Thanks for bringing me. Who enjoyed the inside of our Cape Cod getaway rental cottage the most? Our cherished rescue mutt Ellie says it was worth six hours-plus in a car each way, sure thing.

One last look at those gardens

This place slays me. One last look at my photo roll for need-to-shares from the Heritage Museums and Gardens in Sandwich, Mass., is warranted before I end this streak of shares from this year’s journey for the Cape Cod adventurers. It’s one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever visited, three years running now. That,…

Here’s to my puzzle-makers

The combination of my dear wife Karen, terrific daughter Elisabeth and fabulous fiance George Three had their puzzle-making goggles focused keenly this Cape Cod getaway. Together and individually, three 1,000-piece jigsaws were assembled and then put back in their boxes (after I crept in to capture the photo, of course). Long may they continue to…