Here are some views of Buckhorn Island State Park in January. It was a very warm day, but walking was a bit treacherous, with much of the path being covered by water, snow, and ice. Buckhorn is a wetland that was restored, and much of it is very swampy.It was quite an adventure to get […]
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During my walk, I saw a good number of Christmas trees that had been set at the curb.Wow, for sure, Christmas is over. It’s just a memory now. But a good one. I went to church, and I was able to sing. That meant a lot to me because, just two weeks earlier, I couldn’t
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This is my nephew, Jamie. He is a freshman at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. He likes boats, a lot.I have two nephews and they both like boats, a lot.There is something about the water that must attract people. I know that I like the water and I like boats… but, for me, the
This is my nephew Devin. He lives in San Diego, and he is an engineer. He likes sailing boats a lot. He has this giant boat that he has been working on rehabilitating. One of these days, he is going to live on the boat. I am looking forward to seeing this boat.Devin came home
It has now been nearly a month since Christmas, and more than two months since I last posted in this blog.Much has happened during that time. I embarked on a nightmarish journey through the world of illness, and I nearly found myself on the other side of the River Styx. Perhaps I dipped my toes
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November 10 was tree planting day in Grand Island. The town had received grant money to purchase the trees, and the town’s Conservation Commission had spent a good amount of time discussing what kind of trees should be planted and where the trees should go. The main stipulation that was given was that the trees
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Pictured above: Boy Scouts clearing dirt from a hole in front of the public library and Rochelle Smith instructing volunteers on the how to plant a happy, healthy tree. Before any of the volunteers got started in their activities, Rochelle Smith demonstrated the proper technique of planting a tree. Everyone crowded around her, and she
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Nicole, Caitlin, and I planted two trees on November 10. One of our trees was in front of the fire hall. Above, you can see Caitlin clearing dirt away from the hole that was made for the tree that would go into that spot. That tree was a crab apple tree. Crab apple trees are
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On the first of November, I decided to take a walking tour to Beaver Island State Park. Well, actually, my mother suggested it. I had been spending a lot of time at my Big Media Job. I’ve been writing the police blotter for both the Island Dispatch and the Niagara-Wheatfield Tribune, which is always very
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The damage that the October 2006 snowstorm wreaked is still apparent in the trees of Beaver Island State Park. It has been thirteen months since that storm, but I will never forget the startling sight of tree limbs, overburdened by the weight of 24 inches of heavy snow, crashing to the street, onto telephone and
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