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I feel fortunate to live near the Niagara River. In fact, because I live on an island, I am surrounded by the river. No matter which direction I go, eventually, I will reach the river. On Friday, I headed south to Beaver Island State Park for a plein air painting class, organized by George Smith […]

It’s time for the July Ultimate Blog challenge! Today is the first day of the July Ultimate Blog challenge, so I thought that I would start off with a bit of fun, featuring some chickens. One day, a chicken went to the library. Well, OK, he was a rooster. He walked around the library, crowing with

Note: It is summer again. The world that I share now is bright and colorful, full of dramatic colors. The pastels of spring are finished. They were sheer delight but fleeting. That is one of the reasons for taking photographs… to capture those fleeting moments.  It is warmer now, and I keep myself busy in people’s

Note: In my last post, a sample of the photographs that I took during week 46 of my 366-day photography project, I focused on the world of the garden. Today, I continue to focus on the smaller, more intimate world of the garden. So I will share a somewhat fanciful, not very scientific poem about the

On Sunday, June 12th, after an all-night bus trip, I returned home. Back to my garden. Back to all of the gardens that I tend. The walk in Illinois had been good. I enjoyed walking through countryside. It was good to see friends and to make new ones. I am very happy that I went

Sunday, June 5th. It was time to get ready to go for my Big Adventure, the De-incarceration walk with Voices for Creative Nonviolence in Illinois. I had to say good bye to my garden and to home. I had arranged to spend a week away, exploring different scenery and sharing a message about the foolishness

The last Sunday in May was warm, wonderful, and full of color. For me, just sheer delight. Spring is my favorite season because it is the season of rebirth and of beautiful pastel colors. By the end of May, the trees are dressed in green, and some of them are still flowering. Plants grow through

I think that Father Earle King is the longest-serving clergy person in Grand Island. He came to Saint Martin in the Fields in the mid-1980s. Younger members of the church have known him all of their lives. Father Earle encourages and supports the youth of the church. On Sunday, he gave the youth an opportunity

Week 42 of the photography project started with Father Earle baptizing little Cecily, one of the calmest babies that I’ve ever seen anywhere. She was very relaxed and seemed completely at ease. Father Earle has a special gift with babies. Even the crabbiest, most frustrated baby becomes calm and easy going with Father Earle. This

The promise of springtime is reflected in the trees that blossom. The blossoms are delicate and don’t last long. I am grateful for the photography project, in giving me a way to keep these short-lived blossoms in front of my eyes and in my heart. The new leaves, too, are delicate. They are a pale