(Photo by Laura Bittel)

Driving through Syracuse a few weeks back I saw this house. Something about it caught my eye and I imagined it with rain running down the horizontal boards. It intrigued me. So later I went back and took a picture of it. After some experimentation working with both Photoshop Elements and Macromedia Fireworks this is … Continue reading Susannah tries something different

A couple of weekends ago Charlie and I traveled to Ithaca where we did lots of hiking and relaxing. On Sunday we stopped at Sapsucker Woods to check out the birds and hike the trails. This red-tailed hawk flew by several times, finally landing in the tree. I managed to get close enough to get … Continue reading Seeing Red(tails)

Finally got to see the eagles at Mud Lock this year. We'd visited in mid-February but saw no eagles - the weather was cold and windy so they might have been hiding in the nest. But yesterday - there they were! At first there were none, then I spotted two flying - an adult and … Continue reading Mud Lock 2010

It's been nearly a year, but the monster puzzle is finished! ( http://utterloonacy.blogspot.com/2009_01_01_archive.html). It sat idle most of the summer but I've been working with a vengeance for the past few weeks. There was only one missing piece - I thought for sure I'd lost more than that. But here's my New Year's resolution: no … Continue reading 5000 pieces, 339 days

Last weekend Charlie and I drove down to Oneonta to the Franklin Mountain Audubon Sanctuary where they hold an annual migratory raptor count. November is prime time for migrating golden eagles. It's such a gamble as to whether you'll actually see goldens. Some days there may be 1 or 2, the next day 25, and … Continue reading Golden Moments

Saturday, Syracuse vs. West Virginia, a tough game but we've been doing so much better this season. We had a chance. The team has heart. The team has determination. They are motivated! So excited to be a part of it - not great seats but I was THERE!Somewhere between the coin toss and the interception … Continue reading GO SU! oh…..SU (sigh)

A record bike ride for me today. Although we did not initially plan such a long ride we completed 36 miles. We started at Camillus Airport and rode to Weedsport to say hi to Ben, Laura, and Kelsey. Well, geez, after all the route took us to Jordan so what's another few miles? We dressed … Continue reading 36 miles. Uphill. Into the blustery wind.

Weekend before last Charlie and I went apple picking and hiking in the Catskills on a visit with his daughter in New Paltz. It was a great weekend but clumsy Susannah managed to step in a woodchuck hole and further damage an already tender shoulder. Turns out it might be a torn rotator cuff.....MRI was … Continue reading Apple Pickin’ Time

One of the many good things about Charlie is that he gets me off my duff and out doing things. Things I love to do but am too lazy to do alone. We've been biking this summer, and I'm loving it. I didn't have a bike as a kid and have ridden only sporadically since … Continue reading Rolling, rolling, rolling…