Writing about summertime in a blog would not be complete without a post about the garage sale. These outdoor sales, usually done on Fridays and Saturday, are ways for people to get rid of stuff that is still good but that they no longer need or want. It fits in well with the concept of […]

Saturday was a warm and sunny day. I decided to walk to the cemetery, where my dad has been buried. It has been almost four years since he passed away. Sometimes, it seems like yesterday and, sometimes, it seems as if he had been gone for years and years. I chose to take the “scenic

On Sunday, July 31st, Amy and I went to Buffalo’s Garden Walk. It is a big event that involves hundreds of gardens and dozens of volunteers. The garden walk gives Buffalo gardeners the chance to show off a wide variety of gardens. Some of the urban gardens were very tiny. The gardeners were able to

On Saturday, July 30th, the eleventh annual Paddles Up! event was held at Beaver Island State Park in Grand Island, New York. This event is the result of cooperation between the Town of Grand Island, the Niagara River Greenway, and the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation. The day started off

On Saturday, July 30th, the eleventh annual Paddles Up! event was held at Beaver Island State Park in Grand Island, New York. This event is the result of cooperation between the Town of Grand Island, the Niagara River Greenway, and the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation. The day started off

On Sunday, July 24th, I started the last week of my 366-day photography project. I felt very good about having had the opportunity to document my world in such a way. It has been a great experience for me. I would definitely recommend it to any of you who are thinking about it. One of

The Ultimate Blogging Challenge month is nearly over. It has been another good experience of blogging, and I have really enjoyed it. Every day, I get an email with suggested ideas for blog posts. I will have to admit that I don’t follow most of the suggestions because I usually already have an idea for

Today’s blog post is a celebration of the insects and snails that I’ve photographed in the last few weeks. I have truly discovered the beauty of insects as they go about the routine of pollinating. The snails are fascinating little creatures. I hope that you enjoy these little delights of nature. Lovely bumblebeevisiting a conefloweron

Today, four members of Daughters of Creative Sound, an African-American women’s drum and percussion group, came to visit the Riverside-Salem Environmental Chapel. They performed a variety of drum songs, told stories, and sang songs. The four who came were Yvonne Harris (“Big Mama Blue), Sharon Holley, Karima Amin, and Sandra Williams Bush. They started with

Today, I went to downtown Buffalo, New York, to check out the Downtown Country Market. It operates on Tuesdays and Thursdays from May 12th through October 27th. The hours of the market are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine. The whole country market experience was made more entertaining by a band performing