Today, the prompt was for me to talk about how I got started doing what I do. Well, actually, I became a photographer by accident. When I was in journalism school, I was not interested in photography. That wasn’t because I didn’t want to take pictures. It was because I thought that carrying around heavy […]
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Today is the start of a new year and a new Ultimate Blogging Challenge. I do four of these challenges a year, and many of my blog posts are all about photography. This blog post is about the fun of using an app to manipulate photographs. It’s an enjoyable wintertime activity, especially when the weather
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This past Saturday, I had so much fun visiting local small businesses and seeing the creative ways that they chose to celebrate Small Business Saturday. My adventure took me to five Grand Island businesses: This store is all about plants and artsy things and crystals. It’s a happy place to visit because the owners go
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Today, I went to the east side of Grand Island with my friends Debbie and Nancy to pick up rubbish along the road. It was quite an adventure. Within a small area, we filled just a little more than eight garbage bags with refuse. Here are some pictures of the area that our little Anti-Litter
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Last week, I went to a place called Rustic Buffalo. It’s a bunch of shops in a group of buildings in Sanborn, New York. It specializes in fun Buffalo-themed stuff, with some other things thrown in for the sheer joy of it all. A few of the things that I saw looked like they belonged
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Today, my friend Debbie and I went to the Randy Becken Farm Stand to buy some of their luscious produce. This farm stand is located on Upper Mountain Road in Sanborn, New York, and this was my first visit. What a delightful place! I hope that it won’t be my last visit. So, I am
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Part four from last time: Wolf walked on. Just then, he got very hungry. He wondered if he would feel hungry while sleeping. Abruptly, he woke up. He walked into the kitchen, where his mother was weeping over an onion. Or maybe something else??? prompts: skeletal, lesson, vacant, award “I had a nightmare last night,”
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What creative ideas people have! This vendor fair at Leaf, Stone, and Steel in Grand Island was a great way for people to share their creativity and make some money while doing so. Here are pictures of some of the things that people made or cooked or grew. I hope that you enjoy this Wordless
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Joyful shopping Earlier this month, I went to a vendor fair at a small business called “Leaf, Stone, and Steel,” located on Grand Island. This business is truly delightful. They sell a wide variety of plants, many of which are succulents. Because of this business, I have become very fond of succulents. They are beautiful
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It’s mid-autumn now, and the colors are warm and vibrant, as opposed to the gentle pastels of spring. I thought that today would be a good day for a walk, to explore autumn. One of the great joys of autumn is that it’s the season when so many foods are ripening, such as apples and
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