A winter walk up the Syracuse U hill

February is a nice month to catch a college men’s lacrosse game in the Carrier Dome. As long as you don’t mind a bit of brisk as you walk up the Syracuse University campus hill toward the big stadium. My dear wife Karen and I had found a nice parking spot on Marshall Street, 45…

Oh, my, Maryland wins in front of my eyes

Go to the Carrier Dome with my dear wife Karen to watch my alma mater play the hometown squad in men’s college lacrosse? I’d say I was smiling on Sunday afternoon for the noon faceoff between visiting Maryland and homestanding Syracuse. It’s been awhile since I’d gotten the opportunity to root for the ”that’s where…

My wife has many hobbies

The new store in nearby mall Destiny USA was calling my dear wife Karen’s name. Yes, of course we’ll take our first trip inside Hobby Lobby. Michael’s, a fantastic store to fuel her passions — and a place I liked to roam the aisles with her — has closed its Destiny USA doors in the…

Big pileup near the park

I showed you the clear paths of Onondaga Lake Park, where nature enthusiasts and those in pursuit of health work their way east and west all winter long. Now I show you where snow goes as I walk back to the Village of Liverpool.

Tracks unknown

While walking past the lonely picnic tables during my morning stroll in Onondaga Lake Park, I wonder if a cross-country skier worked its way past. Or was it something narrow with a motor, maybe?

Lonely exploration

Anybody who chooses the early morning hours to spy what Onondaga Lake Park offers in February is likely to have plenty of space to spread out. Other hours perhaps not so much, as the previously left footprints indicate.