Admiring the climbers
Great achievers. My dear wife Karen pointed out how high our backyard climbers have reached this summer. They’ve bloomed with a boom, I’ll say as we’ve wrapped up the holiday weekend.
Happy Fourth from Uncle Skelly
Holiday shenanigans. The neighbors around the block from terrific daughter Elisabeth and fantastic fiance George Three prepped their front-yard Skelly well for today. The July Fourth outfit and Old Glory motif brings a wonderful pop to the holiday, my dear wife Karen and I agreed as we stopped the car for this photo.
Nice addition, this Salt City Market
Corner of attention. Ever been to the Salt City Market? I asked my fellow downtown Syracuse adventurers after we’d decided to stroll from Clinton Square, our stomachs full of Polish food. Nope, agreed my dear wife Karen, terrific daughter Elisabeth and fantastic fiance George Three. My curiosity had been peaked since the long black building…
Nice stepping, colorful Polish dancers
Colorful swirling. As we four adventurers crossed behind the Polish Fest stage before taking a downtown Syracuse stroll, I spied a dance troupe ready to do its thing. I had to grab the iPhone camera to capture their colorful moment in front of an appreciative crowd.
Polish meals were enjoyed
Feast at the fest. Before I forget, we four happy wanderers indeed drove the short distance to downtown Syracuse’s Clinton Square to indulge in our coveted annual Polish Fest meal indulging. Worth the wait. The Utica Polish Community Home again served up our order of Polish platters, golumpki, pierogi and kielbasa sandwich after my dear…
We can’t escape the unhealthy haze
The sun battles the smoke from the north. I had to pull over the car on the way home from dropping my dear wife Karen at work Thursday morning, stopping at the neighborhood green triangle to capture the haze of the sun struggling to appear over the line of houses to the east. The barrier:…
Pretty plant pots all in a row
You know I like symmetry. Tomato plants donated by terrific daughter Elisabeth and fantastic fiance George Three successfully transplanted into the neat black pots secured at the nearby Lowe’s, my dear wife Karen and I decided a new backyard alignment with the strawberry pot and fig tree was in order. Long may you grow.
Still a knockout, our front red roses
Thank you for the bright red, roses. George Three took a look at the blooms of our front yard corner red rose bush and declared that they were nice. Their first summer of house ownership and careful tending of their gardens has sharpened his eye, for sure. And terrific daughter Elisabeth agreed, too, as my…
Smart spraying
I can hear that lovely sound. No more hand watering the big garden for George Three and Elisabeth. The sprinkler was a very smart addition for the big garden in this first summer in the new house.
Relax, dear dog
Thanks for bringing me. Who enjoyed the inside of our Cape Cod getaway rental cottage the most? Our cherished rescue mutt Ellie says it was worth six hours-plus in a car each way, sure thing.
Mark Bialczak 