It’s (almost) Wordless Wednesday, so it’s all about the prettiness of color and the happiness of the outdoors. Today’s spring unfolding images are of a season full of gorgeous colors, which is why spring is my favorite season. It’s not always warm, and sometimes it rains for hours on end. But it’s beautiful and colorful, […]
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Happy Food Friday! Today it’s all about rhubarb! Rhubarb is a plant with an identity crisis. It doesn’t know whether it’s a vegetable or a fruit. It looks like a vegetable, but it has the yummy sour flavor of a fruit. This confused plant is available in the spring, and, when I bought it at
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It’s (almost) Wordless Wednesday, and here are a few images of the colorful loveliness of spring… Come back next week to see spring continuing to unfold!!!
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On Saturday morning, I joined a small group organized by the Grand Island Nature Alliance, also known as GINA, for a bird watching walk in Beaver Island State Park, guided by Alec Humann. He is an expert birder who has taken groups to see birds in such places as Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Europe and
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Food Friday… Ramps, which are an early spring plant, have a relatively short season. Their growing season is from late March to mid-May. When I was able to obtain another batch of ramps at Tom Thompson’s farm, I was really happy. Today, I used most of the ramps for two dishes… The first thing that
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One of Grand Island’s newest nature trails is located at Veterans Park, a busy town park that hosts Little League games, the Miracle League (a place for kids with special needs to enjoy playing sports), a concession stand, and various other amenities. There is already a paved trail at Veterans Park. In addition, the Grand
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Today, I am sharing recent images of this beautiful season. It’s so wonderful to see how nature continues in such a joyous way, despite the nightmares created by human beings. I hope that you like these pictures that I am sharing on Wordless Wednesday.,
Recently, I’ve been having all sorts of kitchen fun, so I thought that I would add a new feature to this blog and title it “Food Fridays.” It will appear anytime I have purchased something really cool at the nearby farm or at various farmers markets. And the really cool thing that I am featuring
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It’s Wordless Wednesday, and it’s also the last day of the Ultimate Blogging Challenge and the A to Z blogging challenge. I’ve really enjoyed these challenges, and it’s hard to believe that they are over. They’ve taken me from the coldness of April 1st to the loveliness of spring. So, to celebrate, I decided to
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Yes, you can. Yes, I can. Do you really want to do something? Are you committed to practicing and putting the time and effort into making it happen? Well, then yes, you can do it. Notice, I didn’t say you will get rich at your new skill. Because, for sure, I haven’t figured out that
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