View from Beaver Island State Park. Acrylic panting by… me! I am fortunate enough to live near one of the greatest wonders of the world, Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls is actually the name of three separate waterfalls that are all at one location. These falls are called the Horseshoe Falls, the Bridal Veil Falls, and […]

It is raining. Quietly. Here are a few haikus about rain, quiet or otherwise. The sky turns deep gray, smell of moisture fills the air, rain will soon approach. Spring flowers close up, clouds cover the yellow sun,  darkness in daytime. The birds stopped singing as they anticipate rain all becomes quiet. Still-naked trees dance

Below are some of the pictures that I took during the Western New York portion of the Walk for a Nuclear Free Future. The people who are doing the complete walk, which is still continuing, began in San Francisco in March 20th. They will arrive in New York City on April 26th. Their goal is

“I’m ready to hear a fractured fairy tale!” Time for some more writing fun!!! Here’s a new writing exercise. You’re going to write a fractured fairy tale!!! Ready to get started? Here’s the activity. You’ll get started by going to a random name generator. The one that I chose is at get some randomly chosen names!!! With

Note: I was attempting to write about all things nuclear because I went on a walk for a nuclear free future but my brain nearly fried in the attempt. So, after being demolished by the details, I decided to start over again. I know more about food than about nukes, so food it is. Food

Water is life because we can’t survive without it. We are made up of water. In addition, it is a precious resource for us. We can see areas, such as California, that are struggling because of drought. Severe water restrictions are in place there, and that makes people even more aware of the life-giving properties

Komesta-shoni of Japan offers a blessing to the Cattaraugus Creek. For many years, I have lived near Lake Erie. I have sketched pictures of the Buffalo lighthouse, and I have walked around the marina in downtown. I’ve also walked on the breakwater off the shore of the lake on the Buffalo side. That led me

I’m home! Sunburned and footsore and happy. The Walk for a Nuclear Free Future was a good experience. I stepped out of my comfort zone. I made new friends and was able to reconnect with friends that I made during the Walk for a Nuclear Free Future in 2010. I even learned a few words

In previous blog entries, I suggested various creative writing exercises and discussed ways to use random word generators. This time, I am going to talk about something called a “story prompt.”  Last month, I was visiting friends in Cleveland, Ohio. We had a busy weekend. One of the activities that we enjoyed was a storytelling