Alice Gerard

Part two: World War II started in 1939 and ended in 1945. It was a worldwide conflict that cost approximately 50 to 80 million lives. The higher estimates include deaths from disease and famine, in addition to direct war-related causes. Regardless of which number is accurate, the fact is that the world engaged in a horrific […]

On Thursday, November 5th, the Grand Island Historical Society met at Historic Trinity (Trinity United Methodist Church’s old building, formerly used for church services until the newer and larger structure was built. Historic Trinity is used for a variety of special events now). Planned was a very special event: actor Albert McFadyen was to portray

On Monday, November 2nd, I went to see the Niagara River. I took a short walk, maybe about three miles. My telephoto lens never ceases to delight me. Images seem so much closer.  I call this place my river world. Some of the trees still have their leaves. Their colors are not as vivid as

Week thirteen! I am now one-quarter of the way through the 366-day photography project. With today’s update, I will start with last Tuesday. I went to Zumba in the morning. I have been doing Zumba twice a week since last September. It has been a lot of fun to dance. I’ve heard that, in some

Happy Halloween! It’s time for a spooky creative writing exercise! Write nonstop for fifteen minutes, beginning with “It was a dark and stormy night…” Don’t worry about grammar or spelling. Just write for fifteen minutes and have fun. That’s what it’s all about. Below is what I did in fifteen minutes. Don’t let this picture

Note: On Monday, October 26th, I went to the groundbreaking at the Sandy Beach Park Club for the restoration of the club’s shoreline. The Buffalo-Niagara Riverkeeper is doing the restoration, which entails removing the hardened shoreline and replacing it with a living shoreline. A hardened shoreline has a lot of concrete and rip rap. Rip rap

Yesterday, I finished my ten-day experiment in keeping a gratitude journal. I have to say that it was a fascinating experience. I tried to name five things each day for which I was grateful. My goal was to be grateful for different things each day. On Sunday, I said:I am grateful for the sun, the

On August 1st, I began my 366-day photography project at Buckhorn Island State Park. It is a wildlife preserve and an important bird area. Many migratory birds come to Buckhorn in the spring and leave in the autumn. Buckhorn Island State Park is a spectacularly beautiful place. It has several types of wetlands, including swamps

It’s Monday! The day for the weekly update of my 366-day photography challenge. It is hard to believe that almost three months have passed since I began the challenge. I am nearly one-quarter of the way through this project. Summer has melted into autumn. My green world has exploded into warm colors and flying leaves.

Pumpkins large and smalldecorate porches and doorsOctober colors. Green leaves become redand then flutter from the treescarpeting the ground. Big muddy pumpkinafter a chilly rainfallit is harvest time. Deep red maple leavestime etched in jagged edgesshare silent stories. Taste of the seasonacorn and butternut squashbaked with brown sugar. Sit on a tree stump,by the calmness