You have to beelieve
Today, I am sharing pictures of bees that I have taken any time I saw a bee busy on a flower. Some bees are better at posing than others.
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Fun with Halloween art
What could be better than getting ready for my favorite holiday? It’s all about bright colors and fun. It’s about apples and winter squash and celebrating autumn, as well as getting to be any character you want to be. The only down side to Halloween is that it can be really cold and, as someone
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A tour of Larkinville
Today, my friend Anne and I took a tour of the area of Buffalo known as Larkinville. It is situated between downtown Buffalo, Canalside, and South Buffalo. Originally, many of the factories, as well as an administration building, belonging to the Larkin Soap Company were in that area. Streets in that area include Smith Street,
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Let’s goooooooo!
It’s time for the autumn version of the Ultimate Blogging Challenge. This month, I am going to share stories about some of the adventures that I’ve been on recently. In addition, I’m going to share pictures from the Inktober challenge. In this challenge, I draw a picture in ink every day for the month of
Grand Island’s Nike Base trails
Grand Island’s Nike Base was built during the Cold War as a missile defense site. At the base were Nike defense missiles. This was part of a network to protect major cities from Soviet attack during the Cold War. Since that time, the Nike Base. Here is some more information from AI: “The first Nike
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Christmas in July
Last Friday, I went to St. Timothy Lutheran Church to paint wooden ornaments. These ornaments were made by Paul, a local wood carver, and they will be sold at the Erie County Fair. All proceeds from the sale of the ornaments will go to the Make a Wish Foundation, which grants wishes to children with
Think ink year round!
Last October, I completed the one-month Inktober project for the first time in three tries. Drawing in ink every day for a month helped me to like the medium. And so, I decided to continue year round with Inktober’s second challenge, Inktober 52. It’s a really great idea and it’s been an opportunity to grow
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Up, up, and away…
Views from the airplane Yesterday, I returned to Buffalo from Norfolk, Virginia, yesterday. It was a pretty good trip, although I spent more time in airports than in airplanes. The view from the airplane, at times, was spectacular, and here are some of the pictures that I took with my phone. I am usually quite
Interesting plants in other places
I am in Virginia, visiting family. It’s really delightful to be here. I am so excited to be with my lovely family, as well as to explore different places. Well, not much exploration today because it was so impressively hot. Since I wasn’t taking a long walk on such a hot and humid day, I
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