Now we’ll see even more backyard color

My dear wife Karen has picked the backyard places for more of her cherished new plants. A pair of purple Mother’s Day presents have side-by-side residence. And a rose we chose at Ballantyne Gardens went in across the walk. Yes, all three carry the same sort of hue.

A nice place to hang out

My dear wife Karen picked lovely spots for her new hanging plants. Our cherished rescue mutt Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle agrees from her view on the futon under the alcove.

Wednesdays become pizza friendly

Wednesdays along the trail at Onondaga Lake Park are now more interesting. The Wolf’s Patio Pizza truck will pull into the lot adjacent to the Salt Museum, just off the lake, at 3 p.m. that day weekly. It makes for an interesting scene. Hover over a gallery photo for a description. Click on an image…

Here come the red roses

The new rose bush is in the ground, thanks to the hard work of my dear wife Karen. This variety caught our eye at Ballantyne Gardens because we had one in the backyard of A Little Bitty in the Syracuse neighborhood of Eastwood. We’re hoping this baby thrives nearly as well in the Liverpool neighborhood…

Now bring on the sun and warm weather

The pool people visited on Thursday. The backyard oasis is ready. In name and looks, anyway. Nice job opening the pool. Better them than us. It still isn’t warm enough here in our Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville as we enter June. My dear wife Karen and I did sit after work in our red Adirondack…

Chicken or the egg?

I wondered what came first as I encountered this fallen giant on our work break walk along the trail at Beaver Lake Nature Center. Did the tree fall because the trunk had been hollowed out by nature? Or did nature hollow out the trunk after the tree had fallen?

If a tree falls in the woods

I wondered, during out work break walk at Beaver Lake Nature Center, how these trees managed to fall in such a way that they stayed up in this pattern. Magnificent, nature is.

A good day for bird watching

My two stops at the bird watching station on our Staff Summit Day at Beaver Lake Nature Center paid off well. Before reporting to the morning session, I spied a gorgeous red cardinal. Come the afternoon break, I came upon two cavorting yellow beauties. Oh how fortunate I felt. Can you help me figure out…