#WordlessWednesday (almost) My camera has a setting called “creative shot.” You take a picture and it gives you five variations of the same image. It is a super fun setting to use, and I always love to see the results. black and white version. so big, bright, and vivid. See how lovely I am? (humble, …
A Grand Island Adventure with Alice! Today, I took a hike along the roads and trails of Beaver Island State Park with the Grand Island Rotary Club. Diane Evans was the docent who shared information about the trees and other plants, as well as some of the birds, along the route. My phone, with its …
That time of year is upon us yet again. It’s the time when we all realize that someone has planted way too much zucchini and we are going to be eating zucchini almost forever. And, of course, we won’t because we don’t eat zucchini for Christmas, but still… when the zucchini apocalypse is upon us, …
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One of the things on my bucket list was the Renaissance Festival in Sterling, New York. It’s in New York’s Finger Lakes region, a very scenic part of Central New York. But, once you arrive at the Renaissance Festival, you leave New York State behind as you enter into England in the latter part of …
#WordlessWednesday It’s a fun little place in the southern part of Grand Island, near Beaver Island State Park. It is located near the former Bedell House, a three story hotel that burned down in 1877. It was rebuilt and the second Bedell House was opened ten years later. That hotel burned down in 1935. The …
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According to the Buffalo Garden Walk website (https://www.gardensbuffaloniagara.com/garden-walk-buffalo), Buffalo’s garden walk, which was held this weekend, is the largest garden walks in the United States. It features hundreds of gardeners who open their gardens to the self-guided tour. There are many types of gardens to see on this tour and not enough time to see …
Today, my topic suggestion from the Ultimate Blogging Challenge is to write about upcoming goals for my website. Which would be goals for my art and writing projects. I was also asked to mention what I plan on doing in 90 days. Well, I will get to that in this blog post. But first, I’ll …
I really love sea glass. It has this translucent quality that few other things have. Usually things are either transparent or opaque. Its texture is frosty, unlike beach glass, which is more shiny. It’s beautiful to use in jewelry or for artwork. It can be found on beaches along the oceans, but it’s often illegal …