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Insects! Dr. Cole Gilbert, who teaches entomology at Cornell University, gave us a lot of information about insects. Insects belong to the animal kingdom. In fact, 75 percent of the animals of this earth belong to Class Insecta.  Unfortunately, the relationship between humans and insects is not always harmonious. As an example, when I was […]

Documentary film maker and author Jacqueline Albarella visited the Grand Island Historical Society yesterday to do a presentation on the restoration of the Hotel Lafayette. She spent two years photographing the work in progress. She has written a book and has made a documentary film of the project. If you are interested in buying the

I just read on Facebook that today is National Poetry Day. How cool is that? Well, my sister Diane loves to write poetry and she even self-published a book called Poetry from a Creative Mind. You can find it at Amazon or at Barnes & Noble or on ebay. Oddly enough, poetry gets put into the “nonfiction” category. I’m not sure

Salamander tries blending into a human’s fashion statement. During the weekend of September 19th through the 21st, I had the opportunity to participate in the Master Naturalist program at the Arnot Teaching and Research Forest in Van Etten, New York. The master naturalist training was organized by Kristi Sullivan, a certified wildlife biologist, who works as

We showed a picture of us posed with the wine bottle but were still told that we were too young to vote! by Maya Bear It was primary day on September 9th, and our human, Alyce… or is that Alice (as in wonderland), was headed off to the Fire Truck House to perform her Big

Dave Baker’s boat. I got lucky. Dave Baker offered me a trip in his 31-foot Sea Ray Sedan Bridge. Yep, it’s a boat! And not only was I offered the opportunity to take a boat ride, the boat ride actually occurred, which was the lucky part. The skies were gray on September sixth. It had

Busy in the historical building On the last day of the Erie County Fair, my friend Mary and I went to see the sights and to see the objects that we had entered into various contests. She had entered potted plants and vegetables, and I had entered paintings. The last day of the fair is

I’ve been staying close to home this summer. The weather has been conducive to gardening and I have been fortunate enough to get plenty of calls from people who need their gardens cleared of weeds and their overgrown shrubbery pruned. It is great work, and it keeps me outside for hours on end. Needless to

Late in the afternoon of August 9th, the Japanese Gardens at Delaware Park were full of walkers, runners, and several wedding parties. The brides and grooms and their families and friends were busy having their pictures taken in that very idyllic setting. The Japanese Gardens are located on mirror lake behind the Buffalo History Museum

On a beautiful June day, we walked from Paw Paw to Kalamazoo. My feet had adjusted to the daily pounding, and I was feeling good. The On the Ground to Ground the Drones group had bonded and it felt good to walk through Michigan with my walker family. little pieces of sunlight by the side