Alice Gerard

seen in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Ten years ago, I was set free, turned loose from the federal prison camp in Danbury, Connecticut.  It was time to seek out new adventures and new experiences. It was also time for me to reflect on the prison experience and on the protest that led me to prison.  I crossed the Fort Benning fence

from left: Devin, Vivian, and Diane As I mentioned in my Friday adventure post, I was surprised to see my nephew Devin at my sister’s house. On Saturday, I went back to my sister Vivian’s house for another visit with Devin. My sister Diane came over, as well. The four of us decided to have

This morning, I wondered what I wanted to blog about today. What stories were there to be told? What images to be shared? I looked out the window and saw that it was truly a radiantly sunny day, just six days before the start of autumn. I thought… why not document my adventures here in

The sunflower is an amazing plant. Its botanical name is helianthus annus. It’s a very tall plant, with an average height of 9.8 feet (three meters). The tallest sunflower plant on record was an astonishing 30.1 feet (9.17 meters). It has large flower heads, and the flowers could be a variety of colors, including yellow,

The topic for week 31 of the 52-week photography project is “frame within a frame.” It’s a picture within a picture. The Dogwood photography studio describes it as “a classic compositional tool to frame the subject within the frame of the image.”  I originally learned about framing the shot as a compositional tool when I

On Sunday, September 3rd, I had the opportunity to experience a slice of Grand Island’s past. I traveled by ferry from the River Oaks Marina in Grand Island to the Long Homestead in the City of Tonawanda. The ferry service, operated by Niagara River Cruises, is the first such service in approximately eighty years.  To

from left, Andrew Rabb of the City of Buffalo,Lt. Col. Adam Czekanski, U.S. Army Corpsof Engineers Buffalo Division Commander,and Brian Higgins, U.S. Member of theHouse of Representatives (26th NewYork district) On Thursday, I went to Unity Park, in Buffalo, to observe a ribbon cutting to celebrate the completion of the ecosystem restoration work performed at

The topic for week 30 of the 52-week photography project is “patterns.” The suggestion from Dogwood Photography, which created the project, is to “get inspired by the rhythm that patterns bring to your images.” Everywhere I look, I see patterns. I see patterns in man-made objects, and I see patterns in nature. I see patterns