These suggestions are made in no particular order! The first one is fish! If you have enough space in your garden, you might want to install a fish pond. If you have guests over, they will be highly entertained by the fish activity, especially if they get to feed the fish. Entertained guests are guests […]
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flowers, flowers, flowers! My friend Karen, her grandson Lennox, and I went to visit three gardens during the July 9th Grand Island Garden Walk. The three gardens showed a diversity in style and in focus. All three were beautiful, interesting, and very unique. Today’s blog post is a collection of floral images. Enjoy!
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As I was walking home from the chicken barbecue at St. Martin in the Fields Episcopal Church, I saw a rabbit. It might have seen me or it might have been spooked by car noises, but it suddenly ran into a very weedy area and peeked out from its hiding spot. So I took a
if you don’t see me, do I exist? Read More »
The prompt for today (day 37 of 61 of the Daisy Yellow Index Card a Day challenge) is metallic. So I made a color wheel and cut it apart and attached it to a representation of a mirror, which is a metallic surface. When I attached it to the “mirror,” I realized that each color
Betty Bear and Boo Boo Bear arrived at the library on the Big Day to enjoy a program titled “Bearland’s Favorite Tall Tales.” They were especially excited because Bearnacle Bear was going to tell a very Fishy Fish Story. He had never told either one the tale at home, and they were very curious to
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… and the sky is colorful. But was the vivid color of the sun a good thing? Well, apparently, a few weeks ago, the bright orange ball in the sky that was the setting sun was actually that vivid because of smoke from wildfires in Canada. As I was out walking, shortly before sunset, I
The Independence Day Parade is a huge deal here in Grand Island, New York. It features a wide variety of people, organizations, and interests. There are musicians and dancers and people who drive old cars. There are police on parade and fire trucks and marching firefighters. There are girls who throw batons in the air
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Yesterday, I was talking about the twists and turns of my life, most of which were accidental. Still, the accidental twists and turns made me who I am. That even includes forgetting my key at the most inopportune times. As time wore on and I wasn’t realizing my plans, I became more bitter and more
Changing perspectives Read More »
It’s day two of the July Ultimate Blogging Challenge (or will be day two for the next 50 minutes, lol). The suggestion from Paul Taubman, who is the facilitator of the challenge, is to describe how I got into this niche. Okay, hmmm. I don’t really know. A long time ago, and longer than I
So… in April, I packed up my computer and traveled off to sunny southern California, where I spent a week. I had every intention of continuing the blogging challenge there… except for one thing! I forgot to bring the power cord for the computer. insert buzzer noise here Needless, to say, my blogging challenge abruptly
Mapping your mind, mapping your dreams… Read More »