Drop the puck

Hockey! Yes, live ice hockey gets me going, I thought again as I watched our hometown Syracuse Crunch tangle with the Laval Rocket in this year’s visit to the old barn in downtown Syracuse. The War Memorial was crisp, the skating was fast and I got to yell a little bit, as I’m sure my…

Honor the moments

Great moments at the arena. Thank you, Onondaga County War Memorial, I thought as my dear wife Karen, terrific daughter Elisabeth and fantastic George Three took our trek to downtown Syracuse for what’s become an annual visit to see our American Hockey League team, the Syracuse Crunch. Good sir! Our first stop was the new-to-us…

Worth the early look

Good morning, sun. Getting up first to let our cherished rescue mutt out the back door for her first gotta of the day has its perks if I get my eyes open and focused. The sun peeking over the back tree line to start the mid-January day reminded me of the wonders of early winter…

Tracking the dog

Working her way out. Here’s how I can tell the marching direction of our cherished rescue mutt as she escapes the back deck and heads toward the back fence.

Snow on the side

A beaten path. Our cherished rescue mutt appreciated that the alcove allowed her some leeway from the big snow. The pesky wind let some of the white stuff in nevertheless.

The other angle

Waiting for the icicles. More proof that I cleared just enough to open our back door to allow the cherished rescue mutt to escape that way.