Turning leaves, chapter one
Seen on a stroll through Onondaga Lake Park: leaves changing color. Not mild yellow or mild red, I’d say, but quickly brown. It has been so very, very dry. It’s that point of August in my part of the world.
Summer breeze, makes me feel fine
Strolling through Onondaga Lake Park on a lovely July day, it strikes me that Jim Seals passed away at the age of 80 in June. Thank you for giving us the song <em>Summer Breeze</em> during my teen years of the mid-70s, Seals and Croft. It resonates in my soul on sublime summer days still.
Quite a salty past
Here’s to keeping alive the memories of those who toiled to bring salt to the nation and give Syracuse its nickname of The Salt City.
Walk on out
One doesn’t need to go out on a boat to get the full feel of Onondaga Lake, what with this ready public dock walk.
I’ll walk around it
At first I thought it was a cute little replica of a lighthouse. You know, being so close to shore and all. But, no, this collects stuff someway, somehow, above my waterside knowledge level.
All square
To think that I am not a boat person. Ships I got to like, if I wore the patch to ward off my chronic seasickness …
Happy at the lake we are
My dear wife Karen and I took a moment to savor our happy stroll at Onondaga Lake Park. It was midway, on a bench, close to the shore. May can be a happy month indeed.
Hello lake-loving people
Good time it is to find just the right amount of like-minded let’s-get-out people on a May stroll with my dear wife Karen at Onondaga Lake Park.
Lake trees bloom
It’s a nice day in May when I notice the white blooms on the trees on a stroll with my dear wife Karen at Onondaga Lake Park.
Peaceful even in the puddle
Yes, I’ll even take a before-work walk down by the lake when it’s a tad soggy this spring. The few minutes of reflection pay off.
Mark Bialczak 