Tidying up

Brush collected. Upon exiting my stroll through Onondaga Lake Park via another lane, I noticed the remains of a major sweep up on the street.

Get in line

Right time and place. Down come the leaves in time for Lights on the Lake in Onondaga Lake Park, retired-guy-I notes on a photo-taking binge. Calming. Oh, I do miss the frequent doses of symmetry when I visited for tranquility on my library work breaks.

What standard?

Can’t stop change. When I worked in this building back in the day, it used to house the newsroom and printing press of The Post-Standard. There were no windows there. The sign on the other side of the surface carried the hyphen and second word. Ah, progress, they say.

Hello, Donnie!

Man of honor, front right. When a great friend moves away, the very best thing is they want to come back to visit. Donnie counts the gang from the big daily as his crew. When he bounced back from Nashville recently, Nolan set up a welcoming bash and Chelsea’s. Yes, this big group of us…

Still bright

Smiling, still. The mid-summer run to Ballantyne Gardens that brought home these colorful daisies surely was a good buy for my dear wife Karen and I. Long-lasting, yes.

Cute koalas brighten zoo visit

Down under to down the block. Terrific daughter Elisabeth and her friend Megan were greeted by cuddly new residents when they attended a recent edition of Brew at the Zoo. Koalas Kumiri and Kolet now make the Rosamond Gifford Zoo home. I think visitors of all ages will admire the species that come from Australia.

I hope these young players will shine in New York

Catching, on. Francisco Alvarez carries many expectations for a 20 year old. Millions of New York Mets fans hope that he’ll smack hundreds of home runs wearing the blue and orange in the not-so-distant future. Put the pitch right here. By the way, they also want him to manage the game for their star collection…

Get what you wish for

You betcha! The kids’ realtor heard their slight dismay at not finding a sold sign in front of their first house when they moved in. During their first week settling in, they both got home from their jobs one day, and sitting next to the front of the house … … was a sold sign.…