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Here in Grand Island, the current temperature is 90 degrees. It feels even hotter. I am back at home from a very toasty walk to the library to pick up a book. It is about a five-mile round trip, mainly because I take the “scenic route.” It’s nice to see the busy bees and the […]

Yesterday evening, I went to the river to take pictures of the moon, just one day past the full moon. The reflection of the moon in the water is beautiful. At some point,I will use this picture as a reference photograph for a painting. Today, though, I decided to play a little with the photograph,

Yesterday and today, I took some pictures of the sky and of the moon, which will be full today. The sky looks different every day. When I was a kid, I liked lying on my back on the ground and watching the movement of the clouds. It was very relaxing. Here are some images of

Note: In May, two local writers came to speak at the Grand Island Memorial Library. Sandra Block, the author of Little Black Lies and The Girl without a Name, was the guest speaker at the annual meeting of the Friends of the Grand Island Memorial Library. Her story is here: link to yesterday’s blog post Later in May, Brian Castner,

Note: In May, two local writers came to speak at the Grand Island Memorial Library. Sandra Block, the author of Little Black Lies and The Girl without a Name, was the guest speaker at the annual meeting of the Friends of the Grand Island Memorial Library. Later in May, Brian Castner, author of The Long Walk, came

On Sunday, I began week 50 of my 366-day photography project. Father Earle is leading a group of youth on a pilgrimage to France. Here, Father Earle, the youth, and their two adult leaders are being commissioned for their pilgrimage. They are traveling with another church group from Western New York. I am sure that

During these past eleven months of my 366-day photography project, I have taken pictures of a wide variety of subjects, including parks, rivers, trees, flowers, people, sunsets, buildings, and more. Today, I thought that I would share with you some of the animal pictures that I have taken recently (or not so recently). The butterfly

Today, I am sharing some of the pictures that I’ve taken of the Niagara River. Some of them depict lots of activity, some show human-made construction (bridges, houses, factories, etc.), and some just show the water and trees and plant life. It is relaxing to look at water. It feels good to see the movement

My friend Amy asked me to paint an image that represented the words “Friends become our chosen family.” She wanted the words on the painting, as well. I thought about it for some time. What image would represent those words? I didn’t have a clue. One day, when Amy was visiting, she looked through one

Sometimes, people ask me why I am so fascinated by bees. They see that I take pictures of bees and that I actively seek out bees. Usually, my bee portraits are of bumblebees, because they actually stick around to be photographed. Here are some interesting facts about honeybees. Bees are social insects and bee society