of Reinstein Woods Reinstein Woods is a nature preserve in Depew, New York (although it’s also listed as being in Cheektowaga). The land for this nature preserve was given to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation after the death of Dr. Victor Reinstein (1894-1984). Dr. Reinstein graduated from the School of Medicine at […]
In a land and a time not too much unlike our own, there was a mouse who sought adventure. The Land of the Humans had become very inhospitable for mice, with all of those mousetraps and other objects guaranteed to… kill all mice and other vermin!!! “I am not any kind of vermin,” thought the
What would you like to know about me? Have my blog posts in the past two weeks made you curious? In the comment section below, ask me any question you like, and I will try to answer it in a blog post on Friday, July 22nd. You’ve got a week to come up with questions!
the daisy yellow index card a day challenge Today is day 44 of the Daisy Yellow Index Card a Day Challenge, and I am still as happy about it as I was on day one. Each day, I get a new prompt, and I have that day to come up with a concept for the
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#blogboost #WordlessWednesdays I love work. Supposedly, working hard is better for you than hardly working. Well, maybe. In this Almost Wordless Wednesday, I share some pictures of people working outside on big and small equipment. Take a look at these pictures, and you will see how work is the best. I love being an audience
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… full of dreams and colorful skies There was a time when I dreamed of living in a big city. I loved seeing the lights and the pictures of the city streets, with store windows full of wares and products. You don’t need to drive everywhere. You just walk out of your house or your
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Now that I’ve shown you a variety of cars, I have a Car Story to share. One day, I was out for a walk. It was a warm day, and I was taking the Scenic Route by the Niagara River. That meant that it was a Slow Walk because I tend to stop frequently to
I worked on this in stages, whenever I felt like doodling or playing with shapes and colors. It tells a story that I have found to be too difficult to tell with words alone. It was not planned, but my heart led me in this direction. Back in 1921, an advertising executive said that a
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“I must have! I took its picture!!” As a journalist, I am constantly taking pictures. And when I’m not working, I’m still taking lots of pictures. Some of the pictures that I take are a bit startling. Which is a good thing. It keeps me asking questions. I believe that the most important thing that
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