The red and the white

When my dear wife Karen and I were shopping for the cherry tree to plant in front of our cherished Little Bitty in the Syracuse city neighborhood of Eastwood, we spied our share of pink blossoms and white blossoms. And we debated the merits of each. Having visited Washington, D.C., for our first Cherry Blossom…

Let’s branch out with a name for our baby

So far, so good, the condition of this new arrival into the life of my dear wife Karen and I. Our little cherry tree has been rained upon. Big winds blew through the Syracuse city neighborhood of Eastwood. Lightning flashed and thunder rumbled. Bumblebees circled and frogs leaped. Squirrels teased Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle,…

Cherry tree picking

A cherry tree will be going into the backyard of the Little Bitty in the Syracuse city neighborhood of Eastwood. My dear wife Karen and I took the trip to Chuck Hafner’s Garden Center in North Syracuse this past weekend, walking the aisles under the sun out back and inside the greenhouses, too. We spied…

D.C. in Photos: Cherry Blossom Festival

The people of Washington, D.C., dig their cherry trees and the three weeks in which they flower. They hold a festival to celebrate. It was running full tilt on Easter Sunday when my dear wife Karen and I walked the ring of the Tidal Basin, hoping to see some magnificent cherry blossoms in bloom to…

Sweet city, our Capital

My dear wife Karen and I joined the tourist parade around the Tidal Basin and Reflecting Pool of Washington, D.C., Sunday. The Cherry Blossom Festival pulsed around the former, even though the East Coast’s tough winter had stunted the trees from yet reaching full bloom. Schedules of man must be made and kept no matter,…