Happy New Year, Nick and Meggy

No Two Snowmen Alike

View from Woodland Reservoir East Toward SU and the Hospitals

Clearing the Way for the New Centro Station

View East from Lipe Park

WSYR Radio's Historic Home

WSYR was always at the low end of the radio dial and where we tuned in to hear about snow-caused school closings.

Otherwise it was a boring station for children.

This building, the AM Transmitter, is still being used. I think it is a handsome building.

The studios are in downtown Syracuse.

Take a look at the link below for photos of many of the radio personalities and station staff that were household names for years. You will find many familiar names.

There is a photo of the station years ago, too, as well as photos of the studios when they were housed in the Syracuse Hotel, along with the station's story from its inception in 1922 in Cazenovia. 

http://www.radiotimeline.com/am570wsyr.htm

The Busy Man

Squirrel Creates Minor Havoc Defending Sixteen Square Feet

...the squirrel being the creature in motion just left of center. The crows mainly respect the squirrels' territory and when tempted to cross the line are quickly dispatched.

Winter Sculpture

Good Question, Seen in St. Louis

Center of Excellence: Two Are Early to Work

City Hall

Syracuse Savings Bank

The Syracuse Savings Bank is described here:  

http://syracusethenandnow.org/Architects/Silsbee/Drawing_on_Banks.htm

The Season of Light

Planter in Burnet Park

St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church of Syracuse

Syracuse Center of Excellence

Syracuse: Looking East From Upper Onondaga Park

Upper Onondaga Park Pavilion and Willow Bridge

Snow People

...at the snow carnival yesterday at Upper Onondaga Park.

Snow Dog

Fire Drill

Every thirty seconds someone sets off the alarm and they all flee into the trees, then immediately return to resume feeding.

I especially love the little diving bird at bottom center.

Some Paint, Some Not

Little Snow Joke

And It's Expected to Continue All Week!

Firefighter's Widow in Fayette Park

Fifth Day of Chanukah in Hanover Square

Early Morning Clinton Square

Neon Palette: Niagara Mohawk Building

A new and rich combination from the neon palette, taken this morning before seven with my brand-spanking new SLR. Am I pleased? Yep.

Grapes V

Theme Day: Time THE SHOT CLOCK

Just in time for basketball season, here is the honorary "Shot Clock"! 

This clock in the little green space at the center of Armory Square honors the rule and the people who made basketball at all levels a faster and more interesting game. It all started in Syracuse. The original shot clock is still at LeMoyne College.

More history on the plaque just below: 

Click here to view thumbnails for all participants

Corning: Shop Local

Blooming Today: Forsythia

Saint Lucy's Church on Gifford Street

St. Lucy's is the parish church in a old, diverse and poor neighborhood and home to peace makers, community workers and a devoted league of volunteers.

When the steeple came tumbling down in a storm the congregation decided rather than replacing it they would use the money in the community.

When the Community Choir sang here several years ago they temporarily changed the sign to read "Singers Welcome". 

    

Piliated Woodpecker at Green Lakes

Green Lakes State Park is rich ground for piliateds. Their usual habitat is the old-growth forest to the south of Round Lake, where the trees are so tall that it is hard to see much of them, much less get a picture, though they can be easily heard.

Clinton Square and Christmas Tree

Clinton Square becomes a focal point, especially during school breaks and weekends. On the day before Thanksgiving, with cooler weather coming on more strongly, workers turned on the cooling plant and began laying down the ice. So thin was the cover, I could still see leaves along the bottom layers.

A city crew is putting final touches on installation of the Christmas tree. 

Syracuse Post-Standard: The Package

Putting Up the Christmas Tree at Clinton Square

The city crew straightening and shimming the tree.

Good colors, nice font...sprucing up Canastota!

Niagara Mohawk Building

If you live in Syracuse, then you already know that the lighting of the tower on the Niagara Mohawk building is fabulous. 

The current combination of pale purple and vivid neon blue is strikingly beautiful. At times the lighting is programmed to cycle periodically through several combinations of colors. It also presents Valentine Day,St. Patrick's Day and other seasonal themes. 

The eye naturally seeks the building at night, ready to be surprised and thrilled.

Northern NY Sky

House With Mansard Roof and Heifer in St. Lawrence County

Beneath the Fountain at the National Gallery of Canada

Parker House B&B in Ottawa

Louise Bourgeois' Maman

This photo also shows the atrium of Moshe Safdie's National Gallery of Canada, a massive architectural reflection of the Library on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. (See my November 16 post.)

Canada's Parliament Buildings in Ottawa

The newly restored Library is in the foreground. The Tower of Victory and Peace holds the Books of Remembrance in a room high up near the clocks, honoring the many thousands of Canadians who lost their lives to war.

One Hundred Foot Line by Roxy Paine

People familiar with Saint Louis Art Museum will recognize this sculptor immediately for his shiny full-sized tree Placebo. One Hundred Foot Line is beside the National Gallery of Canada on Nepean Point in Ottawa.