Alice Gerard

On Monday, I went to the Grand Island Farmers Market, which is a weekly occurrence during the growing season. Here is the story of Sheila Olmstead Daminski, who owns Island Dreams Farm with her husband, Jerry. How long have you been a farmer and how did you get into it? I’ve been farming for one […]

Yesterday, I finished a seven-day black and white photography challenge. Each day, I had to post on Facebook a black and white photograph. The rules were: no color, no people, and no explanations. In this blog post, I will offer the stories that accompany the photographs. Black and white photography is seen by many as

Yesterday’s request for questions met with a great response. Thirteen, to be exact. I’m going to answer all of them by grouping them into themes. 1. Plants, flowers, and trees. from Shalz75: Seeing the gorgeous fall pictures I am wondering if you could share the names of these trees and perhaps share some more such pics.

Dear Readers, thank you so much for visiting my site and for reading the stories and looking at the pictures that I share. Thank you for the thoughtful and insightful comments that you offer. They are so much appreciated. Today, I have a favor to ask of you. I would like for you to ask

It is now day 21 of the October 2017 edition of the Ultimate Blogging Challenge. Today’s suggestion was to discuss the election campaigns. This year is considered to be an “off year,” meaning that the elections are mostly local in nature. Local elections generally attract fewer voters than national elections. In my opinion, this is

For week 35 of the 52-week photography project, the challenge was to “get up close and personal with nature in this natural beauty shot.” Suggestions for subjects include flowers, bugs, bees, and spiders. Here is my microcosmos, which I found in gardens and other places. All of these photographs were taken in Grand Island, New

Yesterday, I talked to Suzi Bognar-Langenfeld, who is the owner and operator of a food truck called Oarhouse Eatery. She was parked outside of Momma De’s Mixing Bowl on Whitehaven Road. I asked her what motivated her to own and operate a food truck. I love to cook. It doesn’t feel like work when you

The harvest came in with orange and golden hues October bounty. Screaming winds cause fear to sit deep within my heart October nightmare. Juicy red apples cooking in a large kettle time for applesauce. A world of beauty starting to lose its color autumn’s last hurrah. The queen bee searches for a hibernation home the

Yesterday, Dr. Tara Cornelisse came to Riverside-Salem Environmental Chapel in Grand Island to talk about insects. Tara is assistant professor at Canisius College, where she teaches courses in animal behavior, ecology, and conservation. She is working on a monarch butterfly habitat project in Western New York and she is a member of the board of