Light up the field

When the grounds crew was working on the NBT Bank Stadium field between innings of the Syracuse Mets game, their orange shoes and belts may have stood out a bit. My dear wife Karen and I left before the post-game fireworks display, but terrific daughter Elisabeth texted this photo as they got ready. Who knew…

It’s code

Traditionally, the area code in this part of the world is 315. So when I looked up while standing in line to buy sausage-pepper-and-onion sandwiches for Karen and I and spotted the section sign, I had to snap.

Ellie B, Ava guard the left-field bar

With people back in the behind-the-plate sections, the Syracuse Mets moved the placards under the left-field standing bar. So we went and searched for Ellie B and Ava. Our dog was easier to locate, near the foul pole. Ava, we discovered after a thorough search, had folded forward over herself. My dear wife Karen walked…

A winner from the Syracuse Mets, my terrific daughter

Have you ever grabbed a scorecard at a ballgame, leafed through it, and discovered that one of the ad pages had been signed? And know from all the previous games you’ve attended that this means you’ve won a prize when they make a between-innings announcement? Us, either. Until this last game when my terrific daughter…

We like family days

As the six of us waited patiently in line to enter the Syracuse Mets game, I decided it was fine time to take family photos. The ones with the same last name as George Three and George Two, please get together. That photo above makes me smile. The ones with the same last name as…

This name floats my boat

Much thanks to my library colleague Edina, who knows from our break walks together what kind of boat names make me smile. On a solo stroll she saw this new one and sent it to me upon her return. Good one, you know it!

That’s how to freshen your salad

While my friend John was tending to chicken on the grill, I noticed some bright red in his garden. He told me to reach over and pick some for my contribution to our dinner. Yes, the fresh tomatoes surely made the salad pop.