Andrew Szalay
@andrewszalay.bsky.social
Baseball fan and out-of-shape climber running a home-building nonprofit in a beautiful place, albeit a bit peakless.
https://medium.com/@andrewszalay (Also:
https://suburbanmountaineer.com/)
https://medium.com/@andrewszalay (Also:
https://suburbanmountaineer.com/)
I woke to a winter wonderland outside my door.
December 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I woke to a winter wonderland outside my door.
Intrepid machine.
December 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Intrepid machine.
December 1, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The pies and fried chicken (yes, fried chicken) were the highlight of the Thanksgiving meal, the charcuterie platter was an outstanding surprise.
November 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The pies and fried chicken (yes, fried chicken) were the highlight of the Thanksgiving meal, the charcuterie platter was an outstanding surprise.
I'm thankful for all the right things, I think, but after food, shelter, clothing, health, and well being, I am pleased to wake to enjoy snow in the town I grew up. Have a Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. (Don’t eat too much and be sure to get outside.)
November 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I'm thankful for all the right things, I think, but after food, shelter, clothing, health, and well being, I am pleased to wake to enjoy snow in the town I grew up. Have a Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. (Don’t eat too much and be sure to get outside.)
This guy was waiting for me when I got home from a dawn patrol this morning.
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
This guy was waiting for me when I got home from a dawn patrol this morning.
Found a golf ball with a cover peeling off on the golf course on my morning walk. I'm going to hit it and compare a similar ball with its clothes on. Dimples should help it carry farther, but I want to see.
November 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Found a golf ball with a cover peeling off on the golf course on my morning walk. I'm going to hit it and compare a similar ball with its clothes on. Dimples should help it carry farther, but I want to see.
It was a long wait to get the traffic commission approval, but at least I got a little reading in my book while I waited until weee wete called on the agenda.
November 11, 2025 at 10:40 PM
It was a long wait to get the traffic commission approval, but at least I got a little reading in my book while I waited until weee wete called on the agenda.
I haven't made a point to attend a Veterans Day celebration in a while. This morning, I went to the First Reformed Church service with the VFW. It was nourishing. Jim Fisher, in this pic, shared the day's history, starting with Armistice Day, which its silence has been likened to the Voice of God.
November 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I haven't made a point to attend a Veterans Day celebration in a while. This morning, I went to the First Reformed Church service with the VFW. It was nourishing. Jim Fisher, in this pic, shared the day's history, starting with Armistice Day, which its silence has been likened to the Voice of God.
Here is the uncropped image.
November 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Here is the uncropped image.
Here were some of the chrysanthemums at Longwood Gardens yesterday...
November 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Here were some of the chrysanthemums at Longwood Gardens yesterday...
Longwood Gardens mum special exhibit was nice, but the trees on the grounds are always my draw.
November 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Longwood Gardens mum special exhibit was nice, but the trees on the grounds are always my draw.
...I really loved it here too, but that's not where I am now.
November 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
...I really loved it here too, but that's not where I am now.
Come on, Jay's. You have this. #BaseballFan #WorldSeries
November 1, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Come on, Jay's. You have this. #BaseballFan #WorldSeries
It's behind their paywall, but this IS a new type of adventure -- skirting the rules, I'm referring to, not the base jumping.
October 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM
It's behind their paywall, but this IS a new type of adventure -- skirting the rules, I'm referring to, not the base jumping.
My review is in there too.
October 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
My review is in there too.
October 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Rock climbing as stock image, example #425,245.
October 22, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Rock climbing as stock image, example #425,245.
There's a beach-like quality reading in this field with the rhythmic breeze.
October 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
There's a beach-like quality reading in this field with the rhythmic breeze.
August 17, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Nice hike this morning. Started out as 53°F and wore a vest for the first mile.
August 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Nice hike this morning. Started out as 53°F and wore a vest for the first mile.
Feels good to ride Amtrak out of town. See ya later...
June 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Feels good to ride Amtrak out of town. See ya later...