January 2017

Note: On January first, I started a new photography project. I will take at least one photograph a day for the entire year, following a program called the 52-week photography challenge for 2017. It is being organized by Dogwood Photography, located in Wilmington, North Carolina. Dogwood Photography operates a photography school in Wilmington and it runs […]

Today’s blogging suggestion from the Ultimate Blogging Challenge was to “share your two cents.” Express your viewpoint on things that are happening in the world. Today, I chose to write about racism as something that is happening in the world that is creating horrible problems. I am an American, and I see racism as a

Today’s topic suggestion from the Ultimate Blogging Challenge was: “What is on your bucket list? Share with your readers something that is on the list of things that you want to do before you ‘kick the bucket.’” I’ve never actually written a bucket list, so the first thing that is on my imaginary bucket list

One of my memories of my dad, Roy Gerard, has to do with the work that he did as a consultant. He frequently was called upon to do economic impact studies and demographic studies for governments or for private businesses that wanted to complete projects. Projects might include new schools, shopping malls, farmers markets, apartment

Today, I am sharing Angela Gorecki Hamilton’s story. She teaches reading and math at Huth Road Elementary School in Grand Island, New York. This is the fifth story in my series about teachers, their work, the things that they share with their students, and the things that bring them joy.  How did you decide to

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”–the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1957) Today is the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day. It is a day of service and a day to remember a man who made a big difference

Last Sunday, I announced a photo caption contest by saying: “It’s time for some audience participation sort of fun in this blog. I have posted two pictures below. Your task is to make up captions for the pictures. They can be serious, silly, poetic, or anything that you like. Use your imagination, and have fun.

Note: On January first, I started a new photography project. I will take at least one photograph a day for the entire year, following a program called the 52-week photography challenge for 2017. It is being organized by Dogwood Photography, located in Wilmington, North Carolina. Dogwood Photography operates a photography school in Wilmington and it runs

Today’s topic recommendation from the Ultimate Blogging Challenge is process. How do you do what you do? Share the process. Today, I will talk about the process of creating a photo essay. Here are my steps: 1. choose the topic 2. schedule for a day when there’s plenty of free time for the outing. 3.

If a person has ugly thoughts, it begins to show on the face. And when that person has ugly thoughts every day, every week, every year, the face gets uglier and uglier until it gets so ugly you can hardly bear to look at it. A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly.