Fly by. I started off wanting to get a pretty Clinton Square holiday tree photo. Then the birds decided to photo-bomb me. And I like it!

Nice sign. Another new addition to the Clinton Square atmosphere for me on this walk-through is the advertisement for Syracuse. Colorful!

Deep purple. Before they wave goodbye and fall to the lawn, our front-yard dogwood tree leaves get good and dark purple.

Big bear for sure. My dear wife Karen and I were happy to spot a reminder of our youth standing guard in the law enforcement compound at the New York State Fair. Smokey the Bear was the name in our Wayback. Only we could prevent forest fires. Eventually we learned that they’d shortened the name…

Take it all in. The folks at Heritage Hill know how to feed you in the restaurant. And then they know that a nice walk around their grounds will feed your soul, too.

Fire away. Sure, it gets even colder when the sun goes down. The game action looks cooler, too. And our Syracuse Mets won, 2-0.

Engine nearing. Lots of car owners who brought their classic beauties for this year’s edition of the Syracuse Nationals car show, I decided, wanted to give folks the chance to admire the engine, too. 1949! I’m not so comfortable underneath the hood other than filling up my windshield wiper fluid, but, sure, they looked amazing.

To our lovely. Cheers to the 2024 flowering cycle of our front yard dogwood. The delicate blooms delighted us thoroughly this spring.

Spring smile. Nice enough for a neighborhood walk and … I spy pink cherry blossoms out after I returned from my Georgia trip.