A lake lies in wait

If you dare make your way down the street, over the snow pile, across the icy lawn and to the dock, there is a reward to be found on an afternoon break walk from the library desk. Onondaga Lake at its wintry best awaits past the silent docks. Icy, yes. Beautiful, most definitely.

The color of winter

White snow, gray skies, ice a mix of slate. You’d think that an afternoon break walk from the desk at the library could bring nothing but a stark picture of the season. Even without the sun or a blue sky, you’d be wrong. A ribbon of glory awaits where the sky and land kiss and…

The snow, she piles up

Even if one should decide to venture down for a look at Onondaga Lake during the afternoon break from one’s desk at the library, well … Snow this winter has piled up at the Tulip Street walk-in. And melted. And piled up again. The stack looks high from the lake side, too. Wait! Doesn’t that…

I can’t dead-end my break walks forever

It’s been cold this January. Too cold to take a walk during my afternoon break from the job at the library, do you think? With Onondaga Lake and its wintry sights right down that hill? We all need our outlets, I say.

Hope Cafe Coffee and Tea House serves big tastes, more

My Communications Corner co-workers and I may be in the market for a new once-in-while business confab/lunch spot. Bangkok Thailand has announced its official owners-retiring date of Feb. 17, with a somewhat hazy mention of a possible buyer in the wings. So boss Diane, Librarian Assistant Edina and I took the short walk to Hope…

All is well in the World of Nichols

You know the folks who take care of the prime spot in front of Nichols in the Village of Liverpool gussied it up for this holiday. Coming or going, they’re making sure you have more than your cup of morning coffee or sack of groceries. Great spirits, yes.

These signs point toward a good holiday

The punny folks at our Village of Liverpool pet store are at it again. There special signs have taken on a holiday flavor. That breeds a smile. And for the cat lovers, they nail it.

They keep holding on

Some trees won’t let go. Some look as if they’ve been bare forever. This makes for an interesting combination outside the Cobblestone in the Village of Liverpool.

Sun on the water

Even at this time of the year, the sun and Onondaga Lake can make quite an impression when I take a walk during a break from the library. It makes me want to continue toward the water. But back to the office I must go.

Dance the night away

A new dance studio has popped up on the block around the corner from my library workplace in the Village of Liverpool. They make an interesting claim on the signboard outside. Somebody somewhere has something to say about this. I’m not interested, thank you.