Archimedes Russell: A Second Zett House

Archimedes Russell: One of the Two Zett Houses on Danforth St.

Archimedes Russell remains a strong architectural presence all around Syracuse a century after he reached his peak years. 

Today and tomorrow we have two important examples of his ideas about residential building. 

Fine resource for the student of local architecture and historic preservation, Sam Gruber, describes the history of this and tomorrow's post here.

Slow Late-Season Thursday at the Regional Market

Graffiti on West Street

It is entirely possible that this is a message, an obscenity, grotesque; and that I have become an unwitting messenger. To me it is just interesting, not easy to see, skilled and bright. Plus, I like the #1 DAD spot.

What a Tree!

Liverpool Library: Handpainted Chairs

Lake Durant: No Bears

View from Lake Durant: Blue Mountain

Prelude to Algonquin: Scene from the Visitor Center

Prelude to Algonquin

At the end of August we are going to Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario for a week! 

We will be with friends visiting from Germany and we've rented a cabin at Oxtongue Lake. We are almost guaranteed of seeing scenes like this and tomorrow's post. 

We visited Algonquin several times in years past and did a lot of hiking and canoeing. 

We're very excited. 

Plus, we go directly following Ed's retirement. What a way to celebrate!

Sackets Harbor: Tin Pan Galley

Great food, lovely outdoor dining areas including seating for people who bring their dog. 

The owner, Andy Taylor, entertains with delightful presence and great skill.

Thanks to a friend, here is a newspaper article about Andy Taylor and his work.

Syracuse Commons: Barber Shop Detail

Renovated Mill House at Elmwood Park

At Our Vet's: Does This Cat Look Like the United States (or Is It Just Me)?

Chaumont Barrens Preserve: Blooming!

Chaumont Barrens Preserve, a Nature Conservancy treasure, is in full bloom right now.

A main attraction, prairie smoke, is just past flowering 

and showing its fine, brilliant red fruiting stage.

Sisyrinchium, or blue-eyed grass

Potentilla

 The hawkweeds: devil's paintbrush and yellow hawkweed

 Columbine

 Wood lily

 Harebell

Viper's bugloss

Wyoming: Street Art

Grand Tetons

View from Signal Mountain toward the Snake River.

Yellowstone and Grand Tetons: Velvet

Elk

Mule deer

Yellowstone: West Thumb Geyser Basin

Yellowstone: Mammoth Hot Springs to Fishing Bridge

Pronghorn

Forget-me-not

Protected petrified tree. 

There are fossil forests, with trees like this one, standing in remote parts of the park, created by volcanism and ash maybe a million years ago, when cell tissue was replaced with minerals. Much more recently a fossilized tree is revealed by erosion.