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A number of years ago, my sister and her friend planted two apple trees in front of my parents’ house. Both grew tall and strong. But then, one day, lightning struck one of the apple trees, and it toppled over. After it was removed, there was an empty place where there was once a tree. […]

A long, long time ago… and maybe in another galaxy, when I was very young, my mom taught me how to make applesauce. It is a fun and relaxing project for a cold day, when you find yourself looking for an indoor activity. The first thing that you need to do to make delicious applesauce

July 4th was a beautiful summer day, a good day for a parade. Here are some bagpipers who are ready to share their music with the crowds assembled for the parade.  These are cowboys who do regular shoot outs at Fantasy Island, an amusement park in Grand Island. They are prepared for a shoot out

Today and tomorrow, I am sharing some of the images from 2015. I started the year with a one-month painting project. Every day, I painted pictures of bears in different settings, and I wrote stories to go along with the pictures.  This project kept me busy during a very cold time. The media that I

Christmas time has come. It’s time to take a break from the usual routine and celebrate. It’s time to celebrate the change of seasons. It’s time to celebrate the winter solstice. This picture was taken on December 22nd, which was the shortest day of the year (winter solstice). The days will slowly start getting longer,

Christmas is coming! I spent much of the week taking pictures of Christmas decorations. On Tuesday, December 15th, I took a picture of ornaments on the Christmas tree at the Grand Island Dance Center. This tree has a golden tinge that glows nicely. You can see vague reflections of people getting ready to do Zumba

Another week in December without snow! We are setting records for the latest first snowfall, and it doesn’t look as if the snow is coming anytime soon. Chances for a white Christmas are not good. In the card that I am mailing out, there is plenty of snow… This is the painting that has been

It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas. The decorations are being put up. Santa Claus has already visited Town Hall. There’s only one thing missing… snow! As far as I am concerned, that is OK. If it begins snowing on Christmas Eve, I will be very happy. A lovely snowfall does make for a

On Tuesday, November 24th, I went to the Grand Island Memorial Library to interview Lynn Konovitz, the director of the library, for an article about him. After working at this library for 32 years, Lynn is retiring. When he was first appointed as the librarian here in Grand Island, the library was located in a

Monday, November 16th was a sunny warm late autumn day. It was a good day for yard work. I went to Jean’s house to rake the leaves, which were plentiful because she and her husband Paul have a very tall red oak tree in the yard. The winds of the previous week blew down the