It’s a National Park

Take us to the top. My dear wife Karen and I jumped in her sister Jana’s car with her friend Karen (yes, that made it easier to learn but slightly more confusing during conversation) for a nice sightseeing tour of Hot Springs. Jana moved down from Alaska a bit ago to join Lynne and family,…

It’s all relative for us in Hot Springs

The new store. My dear wife Karen set us up with a cool trip to Hot Springs, Ark. She’d gone solo two years back for niece Kimi’s wedding to Kevin, but I was still too shy to fly because of Covid. This time around, I was over all that at eager to see my sisters-in-law,…

It wasn’t that warm

Personal greeting. Our Rosamond Gifford Zoo camel is not shy. When a split off from my dear wife Karen on our stroll and said I have to go see the camel now, I was rewarded by an enthusiastic hello. This camel looked me straight in the eyes and seemed to want me to stay and…

Way up there

A climber. My dear wife Karen and I truly appreciated spotting our Rosamond Gifford Zoo animals in the far reaches of their habitats. This beauty was way up there. I cried wolf. Meanwhile, the sly white fox didn’t mind venturing right next to us by the fence.

A big show from the elephants

Oh, mama! My dear wife Karen and I knew that our Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse has for decades been known for its care of a line of elephants. Recently, twin babies joined the compound. A good bath. We counted five beautiful elephants, big and small, and spent a good chunk of time watching a…

Tiny dancer

Pretty baby. Here’s the point of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo stroll with my dear wife Karen that I most certainly should have listened to her pointed suggestion that I also take photos of the descriptions at each stop we made to admire the animals. I’ll remember, I thought. I do not remember. No, this is…

Birdland

Bird brain. As my dear wife Karen and I strolled the early part of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in our home city of Syracuse, I wondered how they kept the birds in this pen. Then my thoughts gathered and I wondered further if that bird on the post flew in from the neighboring city streets.…

Let’s stroll Syracuse’s zoo

Step right up. Where to go is a question my dear wife Karen and I can bounce off each other freely these days. Well, we agreed, the zoo has been on our list on our trips to San Diego and Denver. But we’ve never taken advantage of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo right here in Syracuse.…

It doesn’t completely block our lake view

Busy, busy, busy. The workers who cleared the side hill beside the town offices that gave us a better lake view didn’t stop there. Now they’ve put up a shed-like building to … well, I think we’ll learn better what exactly it’s for in the weeks and months to come. I like the fact that…

October needs a fest

Welcoming. Our friend Georgia texted an invitation to dear wife Karen to join her on a short drive west to neighboring Central New York city Auburn for a visit to Oktoberfest. We’d never been to the host site, Prison City Brewing. Karen and Georgia approve. A bunch of Georgia’s relatives had already claimed a big…