Cayuga College Nature Trail

Sign at the Trail Entrance

Decided to visit the Cayuga College Trail to see if there were any dragonflies around. Was not disappointed.

Damselfly - Aurora Damsel

Dragonfly - Blue Dasher

Dragonfly - Common Whitetail

 Dragonflys  - Common Whitetail & Emerald Spreadingwing

Also viewed several birds.

American Robin

Song Sparrow (First Pond)

Red-wing Blackbird (Second Pond)

Gray Catbird

As usual there were deer on the trail.

Feeding near the Second Pond.

 

Always a great day for visiting this trail.

Previous walks on the Cayuga College Trail:

Monday, October 19, 2015

Wednesday, May 6, 2015  
Tuesday, April 7, 2015  
Wednesday, May 7, 2014   
Friday, April 25, 2014  
Monday, September 10, 2012  
Thursday, August 23, 2012   
Monday, January 30, 2012   
Sunday, October 23, 2011  
Monday, August 8, 2011  
Sunday, January 17, 2010   
Monday, June 01, 2009   
Monday, October 20, 2008

Week Twenty-Six - 26 To Go

What a great storybook to read aloud to a child. Beautiful art (amazing illustrations), great storyline and charming writing make for a winner.

Read 52 in 52 Weeks 2016

Story Walk 2016 - The Snatchabook

The Story Walk features pages from a picture book placed on stakes along the walkway of Hoopes Park.
 

This summer's first book:

The Snatchabook
by Helen Docherty (Author), Thomas Docherty (Illustrator)

2016 Story Walks:
Bear and Duck
Let's Have A Tree Party

 The Snatchabook
Diary of A Spider

2015 Story Walks:

Hurry Up and Slow Down
Monkey And Duck Quack 
The Bear Ate Your Sandwich
I Don't Want To Be A Frog

Wild About Books

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Books! 

 

2014 Story Walks:

Diary of a Worm

If You Give a Dog a Donut

A Pet for Fly Guy

Week Twenty-Five - 27 To Go

No badge, no problem. Lucas Davenport is back doing what he does best - investigating.  A clever assassination scheme plus a job offer at the end, will keep the reader on point.

Read 52 in 52 Weeks 2016

Week Twenty-Four - 28 To Go

This is the second book in David Baldacci’s Amos Decker series.  While Amos’ unique mental condition makes for a complicated plot (racism, a father-son relationship and capital punishment), some readers may be put off by the slow pace of this action thriller. Wonder if the Mars-Decker relationship will reappear in a future Baldacci work.

Read 52 in 52 Weeks 2016

Week Twenty-Three - 29 To Go

Barbara Parker is a terrific storyteller. This legal thriller is proof. While the first half tends to be repetitive and the legalese is at times overwhelming, the second half is well paced and believable. Plus, Gail and Anthony’s tempestuous relationship takes a turn towards understanding. Parker uses this novel to point out that the criminal justice system is flawed and to show that when the police and the courts make mistakes that they rarely admit them.

Read 52 in 52 Weeks 2016

Oklahoma!

This evening Joan and I attended our first play of the 2016 season, Oklahoma!.  Entering the Merry-Go-Round playhouse we were greeted by a smiling, pleasant usher who took our tickets and welcomed us to the theater. Before taking our seats were conversed with a couple from Geddes. Once in our seats we surveyed the crowd which was somewhat scarce. 

Oklahoma! was the first musical written by the team of composer Richard Rodgers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II. The original Broadway production opened on March 31, 1943.

The ensemble’s dance numbers were well done and the dream sequence was well concieved.

The song, Pore Jud is Daid, was not needed. Not only was it condescending to mental health, but it would have helped to reduce the length of the play. As it was, we almost missed last call for food at Parker’s.

Good start for this year’s musical productions. We look forward to the rest of the season.

David Wilcox’s review in The Citizen.

Len Fonte’s review in The Post-Standard.

Linda Loomis’ review.

Other shows of this season:
From Here To Eternity
Crazy For You
Treasure Island
Million Dollar Quartet
Tenderly
Smokey Joe’s Cafe

Church of the Good Shepherd

Elizabethtown NY

Rectory

More interpretations at InSPIREd Sunday.

Ringo Starr & the All-Starr Band

Ringo Starr & his All-Starr Band

Warren Ham (vocalist/saxophonist), Gregg Rolie of Santana, Ringo Starr, Steve Lukather of Toto,  Richard Page of Mr. Mister, Gregg Bissonnette (drummer), Todd Rundgren of Utopia

(Photo by Katrina Tulloch)

Michael and I left for Lakeview Amphitheater around 6 PM. Arrived early. Parking not a problem - long walk to where the crowd was in a queue waiting for the doors to open. Once the line moved we were in quickly. A long walk to the our seats. 

Looking for our seats - Section 206 Row F Seat 15 & 16. LiveNation took the above photo and put it up on their Facebook page. 

Good seats. People behind us were complaining about the venue and the price of beer and T-shirts. The gentleman made a comment, "Do they think senior citizens are rich.?" I commented, "We're not?"

Saw Mike and Lori walked down to visit. 

The stage.

View from the near the stage. Onondaga Lake. By the way there were no unpleasant odors.

Ringo and his All-Stars did good.

Richard Page on bass - Todd Rundgren on guitar - Ringo on Drums

Gregg Rolie on keyboards

Crowd

Ringo on the large screen

Leaving was quixotic - people were impatient. We waited for our turn and went out smoothly. Stopped at Dorian’s for a slice of cheese pizza.
 
Joan and I got home around 12:30 AM.

Ringo Starr & the All-Starr Band set list:
Friday, June 3 at Lakeview Amphitheater
Matchbox (Carl Perkins cover) Willie Nelson
It Don't Come Easy (Ringo Starr song) Single
What Goes On (Ringo Starr The Beatles cover) Rubber Soul
I Saw the Light (Todd Rundgren cover)
Evil Ways (Willie Bobo cover)
Rosanna (Toto cover) Toto IV
Kyrie (Mr. Mister cover) Broken Wings Album
Bang the Drum All Day (Todd Rundgren cover)
Boys (The Shirelles cover)
Don't Pass Me By (The Beatles cover) Big Maybelle
Yellow Submarine (The Beatles cover)
Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen (Santana cover)
You're Sixteen (Johnny Burnette cover) Photograph album the very best of Ringo Starr
I'm the Greatest (Ringo Starr song)
You Are Mine (Richard Page cover) Peculiar Life
Africa (Toto cover)
Oye Como Va (Tito Puente cover) Santana
I Wanna Be Your Man (The Beatles cover)
Love Is the Answer (Utopia cover) The Bil Welch Band
Broken Wings (Mr. Mister cover) Broken Wings Album
Hold the Line (Toto cover)
Photograph (Ringo Starr song) Photograph album the very best of Ringo Starr
Act Naturally (Buck Owens cover) Photograph album the very best of Ringo Starr
With a Little Help From My Friends (The Beatles cover & Joe Crocker
Give Peace a Chance (Plastic Ono Band cover)


Review

Ringo interview

Amphitheater Report