When you bring your pets to work

The email from the Syracuse Mets said this season’s cut-outs were ready for pick-up at their NBT Bank Stadium offices. I took the short trip after a library shift on Monday and picked up the replica of our cherished rescue mutt Ellie B and Elisabeth and George Three’s rescue cat Ava. Instead of riding in…

Sometimes unwanted things grow

Sometimes things you haven’t planted grow in the backyard garden. We will not harvest nor eat this mushroom that has shown up just off the side alcove path.

Great painting, my dear wife

The table and hanger were painted by my dear wife Karen to match the chairs. Love the choice.

Stay tall, tree

This particular tree keeps catching my eye when I look up during neighborhood walks with cherished rescue mutt Ellie B. That spot holds no leaves while the rest, yes, stays quite full. Of course I wonder why this is so.

Sunset over the neighborhood construction

Cherished rescue mutt Ellie B and I said hello to stretching our legs for a nice neighborhood stroll and good night to the sun at the same time. Yes, we are noticing that the sunset is getting earlier and earlier.

This could be our last game at the dome

When Clemson comes to the Carrier Dome every other season, it’s a big deal. The Tiger are the class of the Atlantic Coast Conference, a national championship winner, a mainstay in the four-team playoffs, a fun game to watch because the hometown Orange plays up to the challenge. My dear wife Karen and I were…

A pleasant spot to hang

This corner of the Syracuse University quad surely looks wonderful at this exact intersection of life.

Blend of the seasons

So where can I readily discover corn stalks and blooming flowers in one easy stroll? Nichols in the Village of Liverpool comes through with late summer and early Halloween displays, yes.

We’re hoping the Dome will light up with a win

Syracuse has been oh-so-close the last two weeks on the college football field. And tonight Clemson comes to the Carrier Dome. The last time the traditional power of the Atlantic Coast Conference visiting our humble town for a Friday night contest, the Orange pulled off the huge upset. Can they turn that corner that fell…

There seems to be a Carrier Dome banner missing

Looking around the Carrier Dome this past Saturday as my dear wife Karen and I waited for the Syracuse Orange’s game with Wake Forest to kick off, I took note of the new placement for bowl game banners. Syracuse has been to half a dome’s worth, yes, some long ago, some not as far in…