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On Tuesday morning, I was invited to hear Governor Andrew Cuomo make a big announcement. The event was held near a fishing dock near the south Grand Island Bridges, called Fisherman’s Landing. It was a warm, windy day. I brought a “fat book” and a camera so that I could document the events of the […]

On Wednesday, August 16th, Tara Cornelisse, an assistant professor at Canisius College in Buffalo, was invited by Grand Island’s Citizens Coalition for Wildlife and the Environment to speak about insects. Here is some information about bees and butterflies. Note: Take a look at part one here. The bee story: honeybees are not a native species. They

Note: To check out part two of the series, click here: the bee and butterfly stories On Wednesday, August 16th, Tara Cornelisse, an assistant professor at Canisius College in Buffalo, was invited by Grand Island’s Citizens Coalition for Wildlife and the Environment to speak about insects. Here are some of the highlights of the presentation.

The topic for week 29 of the 52-week photography project is “water.” man made pond Approximately 71 percent of the earth is covered by water. Woods Creek Nearly 97 percent of that water is salt water, found in oceans. The water that we can drink is scarce. Just about one percent of the earth’s water

Today’s #Mondaymusing depicts the colors that I find in abundance at this time of year. The colors are bright or muted or a combination of the two.  I am sharing these photographs to remind you to take a five to ten minute break. Go outside and explore what’s closest to you. You may be surprised

Note: I am participating in a seven-day blogging challenge, called the Write Tribe Festival of Words. Write Tribe is an online community of bloggers that “urges you to write bravely.” The day six prompt is to either feature a guest blog post or to interview someone. I am sharing parts of two interviews that I

Note: I am participating in a seven-day blogging challenge, called the Write Tribe Festival of Words. Write Tribe is an online community of bloggers that “urges you to write bravely.” The day five prompt is to write a letter to someone. I’ve chosen to write a letter to all of my art teachers over the

Note: I am participating in a seven-day blogging challenge, called the Write Tribe Festival of Words. Write Tribe is an online community of bloggers that “urges you to write bravely.” The day four prompt is to feature a day in my life or someone else’s life. I’ve chosen to feature two activities/events from today. (link