Protected spot

Ready and waiting. The picnic table and benches are set up for lunchtime visitors outside the Onondaga Lake Marina, but, during my stroll, no takers. The shade looks perfect, too.

That August park feel

Busy marina season. Ah, August, and the boats fill the slips at the Onondaga Lake Marina. Some are out for a ride, I see, looking past the guarding tree.

Meanwhile, back up toward life

Squeezing a leftover in while it’s still spring … Bright spots above. The snow plow pile persisted. But the Village houses looked ready for what’s ahead.

Windy?

Slight adjustment needed. Finding a leftover to share before spring ends … My eye told me that something got that rooftop antenna off line just a tad. Some worker needs a ladder and a sure-footed climb up the shingles.

End of this loop

Long and winding trail. Theoretically, I could start at the visitor’s center much closer to my dear wife Karen and I’s house and walk my way on our side of the shore of Onondaga Lake all the way to here. Actually, I’ve jumped in my car and parked in three different parking lots as I’ve…

Cool boats

Interesting crafts. These babies are docked and ready for people to board way down on the west end of Onondaga Lake Park.

Other side of the bridge

Perspective. All of the crew collection is stored on the other side of the bridge I’ve shown you in previous strolls. It’s pretty over here, yes.

That’s a boathouse

Ready for rowers. On a warm day recently, I decided to take a stroll on the extreme west end of Onondaga Lake Park, a stretch I visit least frequently of the big trail next to our local lake. This segment sits next to the boathouse set up by Syracuse University for the use of its…

Everybody walk

A fit day to be out for people and critters. The sun and warmth brought out walkers, two legs and four. The squirrel at right decided the path to the lake was more fitting at this moment than all those leafless trees.