Happy dogs at Onondaga Park stay on the leash

Midway through our return leg on our stroll with cherished rescue mutt Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle at Onondaga Lake Park this past glorious Saturday, a woman ran past going the other direction on the inner trail path with her unencumbered dog trailing her. I turned my head and shouted at her. “Leash law!” Indeed.…

A snowmobile kind of week in Galeville

Ellie B did not give chase, and for that I gave thanks. My beloved rescue mutt and I came upon an interesting sight not one block from A Bitty Better during an after-work walk this week in our Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville. A kid and a parent were riding a snowmobile on the snow-filled triangle…

Which way does your tree face?

Walking on the block perpendicular to A Bitty Better in the Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville last week, Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle and I stumbled upon a tree most interesting. I stopped. My cherished rescue mutt stopped. It was almost as if somebody were calling our name. I’d not seen this scene before on any…

Digging the fall colors around Galeville

I’ve been able to let Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle walk me around the blocks surrounding A Bitty Better in the Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville almost every day since we moved in. It’s a colorful place this time of year. For a day or two, at least. I can’t leave my iPhone 6 in my…

I see the truck clearly but the business is fuzzy

On a walk around the blocks surrounding the Little Bitty in our Syracuse city neighborhood of Eastwood with my dear wife Karen and Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle, I lagged behind a minute or so toward the end. There was a scene that struck my fancy. I could tell right off what this truck owner…

Good dog, you

Normally when Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle comes across another canine in our walks around our Syracuse city neighborhood of Eastwood, she goes at least a little off the center stripe. But not when the old dog above crossed our path. Or didn’t bother to get in our way, rather. And I don’t know if…

Bearly hanging out

I’m really glad it wasn’t a real bear that Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle and I stumbled across during yesterday’s leisurely walk around the blocks surrounding the Little Bitty in the Syracuse city neighborhood of Eastwood. Or perhaps this cute little front-yard decoration out for a May swing is situated in Lyncourt. The pretty house…

Beware the deep hole

Some stop signs are just there. And some stop signs scream out for you to obey them. On a recent walk around the blocks surrounding the Little Bitty in our Syracuse city neighborhood of Eastwood, Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle and I came up short at one particular marked street corner. Past the shouting red…