At last, spring has sprung, and I got to go to River Lea during daylight hours, instead of in utter darkness. It is wonderful to see the gardens that are filled with spring flowers around River Lea. The presentation at the meeting on May 7th featured Frank Gallagher, town historian of Wilson, New York, who […]
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Last Thursday, I completed my first A to Z challenge. It was an adventure and an… um… challenge. I never did come up with a theme, but, then again, my mind works in random ways so I might have felt stifled by a theme. The challenge was made even more challenging by the fact that
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Diane and a 200-year-old oak. Spicer Creek’s water levels are very low. Bird motel. Another display of the low water levels of Spicer Creek. Yesterday, Diane, Roy, Ron, and I went for another walk along Spicer Creek. This time, the weather was cooperative. It was warm and sunny. Last week, it rained so I couldn’t
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Bridgett Braunscheidel chops up strawberries for smoothies after the April 25th Zumbathon at Saint Martin in the Fields church in Grand Island This morning, I went to my Zumba class. The class meets every Tuesday and Thursday. It is good exercise and loads of fun. Basically, you do a variety of dance moves to upbeat
This picture was chosen random but, in journalism, the choice of photographs can affect how you perceive the story. As an example, an unflattering picture of a person may cause you not to like the person and to see the person in a negative light because people are very influenced by physical appearance. Dear Reader,
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the letter X was giving me the blues I have to admit… I was stuck. X is not a very common way to begin a word. Or a name. I went to the Oxford English Dictionary and felt sad that it wasn’t the Xford English Dictionary because I could then write about my love for
Today, I went with Diane, Ron, and Roy for a walk along Spicer Creek. It is one of a series of creeks in Grand Island. The creek, like all of the rest of the island’s creeks, is not in the best condition. The four of us wanted to view the creek and see what was
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This is the boss of my human’s suster. note: I asked Zoe to be the guest blogger for today. She has a lot to say about humans. I’m afraid that it’s not all complimentary. Zoe has decided to dictate her story to me, her human. My name is Zoe. I am the superior species, namely
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A number of years ago, I decided to improve my vocabulary. I started looking at lists of unfamiliar words. The only problem was that I couldn’t pronounce the words because I don’t read phonetically. People read the words to me so that I could repeat. But the definitions… that was a different story… I decided
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Having a cup of tea is a pleasant way to slow down, relax, and enjoy life. Tea is a very versatile beverage, and there are many ways to enjoy it. There are five major groups of tea. They are black, white, oolong, green and puer. I like herbal tea but, technically, it is not tea
