The Thai New Year, called Songkram, is traditionally celebrated between April 13th and April 15th. At the Buddhist Meditation Center (Wat Prodketchettharam America) on Grand Island, New York, Songkram was celebrated on April 26th. It is a festival that features almsgiving, a water blessing for elders, a shared meal, dancing, and much more. I was […]
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Yesterday, I described my time in Buffalo on Wednesday. I was struggling to make sense of some of the things that I had witnessed during a walk that was meant to be all about photographing windows of really interesting older buildings. But life gets in the way of art. Or maybe, life and art are
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On Wednesday, I was in downtown Buffalo at an art class. After the class, I had to go to an appointment, but I had enough time to walk through downtown Buffalo and take pictures. My plan was to photograph windows of really interesting older buildings, as well as pictures of flowers. I thought that it
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Inktober occurs in October. The challenge of Inktober is to draw a picture a day in pen and ink for an entire month. I have actually completed the challenge twice. I had tried for several years but gave up partly through until two years ago, when I was able to complete the challenge. The project
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Behind the Buffalo History museum, there is a Japanese garden with a good number of cherry trees. Both the museum and the trees have an interesting history. The Buffalo History Museum was built in 1901. It was then called the New York State Building, and it was part of the 1901 Pan American Exposition, which
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Today’s blog post is all about one of my favorite insects, the butterfly Here are some interesting factoids about butterflies, according to AI. They can taste with their feet, drink liquids with a straw-like tongue called a proboscis, and they fly using four wings covered in microscopic scales. As insects, they have exoskeletons, which are
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There was once a time when I was terrified when I caught sight of a bee. I was afraid that the bee would land on me and then, suddenly, STING!!!!! Over the years, my fears lessened as I learned more about insects. I now understand that I wasn’t ever actually afraid of bees. I was
Over the past few years, I’ve had so much fun taking selfies and even more fun editing them on the computer. Oh, the wonders of modern technology! Before the digital camera, the cell phone, and the home computer, this sort of entertainment was not even a glimmer in anyone’s eye. I used to go into
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Buffalo is a city full of murals. It’s amazing to see ordinary buildings being transformed into works of art. Today, I’m sharing pictures of some of the downtown murals. They are bigger than life and in so many different styles. Each one has a story to tell and each one is engaging and beautiful. It
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at last… I was in downtown Buffalo yesterday, and I was so happy to see gardens full of thriving flowers. I saw daffodils, tulips, crocuses, and lenten roses, along with some little wild flowers. It was also warmer than it had been for a while. Since spring is my favorite season, I felt as if
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