Alice Gerard

 Today, Grand Island celebrated both Earth Day and Arbor Day. This morning, people were out in every part of the island, picking up litter, either by themselves or in groups.  Also, this morning, people could go to Veterans Park and pick up trees to plant in pots and, when big enough, in their yards. The […]

  A few weeks ago, I posted an interview with Janna Willoughby-Lohr about the paper flowers that her papermaking business, Papercraft Miracles, has been creating. Today, I am sharing the rest of the interview, which is about the seed bombs that Papercraft Miracles produces. Recently, Papercraft Miracles produced half a million seed bombs for Lowes, which has

  Today, I’m sharing some photographs of the Niagara River. It is a happy place for me, year round, and I want to share my joy with you. Even during the lockdown, when we were discouraged from getting close to other people, we were encouraged to have outdoor time, to walk, and to experience nature.

  My immune system works. I found that out twice. The first time was in February, a day after I received my second dose of the shingles shot. The second time was today, a day after I received my second dose of the COVID-19 shot. The reaction, for sure, isn’t the most pleasant experience in

  Sometimes, when I can’t think of anything to photograph, I choose me for a subject. During the first year of the pandemic, when I was isolated, me was my only subject option. I tried to find all sorts of different ways to pose me for a variety of effects. I have used cell phones

  This is a letter to me in the future, to a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has ended and life has gone back to “normal,” whatever that might be. You might consider writing such letters to yourselves, as a way of documenting what you are feeling and experiencing right now.  Dear Future Alice, I

  So… for some reason, I got stuck on the letter N. Which is odd. There are plenty of N words to write about. Among them would be niece, nose, napkin, nuts, newspaper, neighbor, nephew, nickel… But still, stuck. Until the idea came to me to write a poem. And use a poetic type that

For the past year, a mask has been part of our fashion statement. We wear masks to keep one another safe. But we are missing out on all sorts of facial expressions. So, in this blog post, I am posting pictures of faces. Some are photographs and some are drawn or painting. And some are

  Today, I went to see the cherry blossoms at the Japanese Gardens behind the Buffalo History Museum. These gardens were built in 1974, as a sign of friendship between Buffalo and its sister city, Kanazawa, Japan.  This year, the cherry blossoms have appeared early. Normally, in Buffalo, cherry trees bloom in late April to

  Three weeks ago, I became the foster mommy to a three and a half year old cat named Lucy, after her human mommy was placed in a nursing home and her human daddy passed away. Our start was very rocky. The cat had been torn away from all that she knew and was placed