Walking at the Onondaga Lake Marina in January, the return of the boats to their warm-weather berths seems awfully far away. I’m rooting for Memorial Day …

The sign I showed yesterday warned about the thin ice. I knew if I looked hard enough I’d find some building up at the Onondaga Lake Marina. No time for boating or walking out there. I’ll stick to my shore strolls.

The winter sign hanging at the Onondaga Lake Marina makes lots of sense in January. Even without an obviously big ice buildup, I’ll keep my distance.

Even with the bustling of Lights on the Lake steps away, the Onondaga Lake Marina sits quite still this time of year. As it must be with wind and chill.

May September bring us safe travels, here and there. I’ve seen the far less pretty scenes the past few days for too many of our neighbors. May they get to safety and recover.

The boats have not left the Onondaga Lake Marina just yet, I am thankful on a library work break stroll. They still make for a nice scene.

Sometimes I have to find just the right spot for the Onondaga Lake Marina boats to look their best to me at that given moment.

On a pre-work stroll around Onondaga Lake Park, I noticed this big boat in the Marina parking lot. What is ATL, I wondered. The accompanying truck gave me answers. They apparently are finding the invasive species noted on the contraption I showed you in yesterday’s post. Work hard, ATL staffers.

Those fishing in Onondaga Lake must watch what they pull in, I discovered during my recent pre-work stroll. I hope they clear the lake of what’s not good for it.