People often complain about geese. They are described as being aggressive, territorial, and messy.  They are considered to be annoying. People use all sorts of techniques to keep Canada geese off of their property, including stringing wire to keep the geese away from their ponds. They can also replace much of the grass in their […]

It started snowing yesterday afternoon. The enormous flakes fell on flowers and creeks and on not-very-green grass. Today, the rain came and the snow followed, and it was kind of a wet, miserable day.  The ground was soft and a bit water logged from all of the rain and snow that has fallen in the

My father loved elephants and he loved elephant sculptures. He collected sculptures of various sizes and colors, and he displayed them on the mantelpiece in the family room. The elephants on the mantelpiece offer me a happy memory of my dad. They are beautiful objects in a place where beauty might be unlikely: a room

The wind blew hard all day. It caused trees to fall over onto cars, streets, electrical wires, and houses. It caused shingles to fly off of roofs and furniture on porches to tip over. I’ve been taking care of a dog, and the wind scared the dog.  On a stormy day, everything looks dismal. The

At the beauty parlor, I try to figure out how to take a picture of my camera, and I decide to take this selfie in the mirror. Today’s post is about my camera. My camera is one of the tools that I use to capture beauty in likely and unlikely places. Other tools that I

On Saturday, my search for beauty in likely and unlikely places took me to the public library. While the library is a useful place to visit, is it a place where I am likely to find beauty? Of course, the library is full of books and books will take me to places and times that

Today, I am starting a month long blogging challenge. Actually, I am starting two month-long blogging challenges: the Ultimate Blogging Challenge and the Blogging from A through Z challenge. The theme for the month is finding beauty in likely and unlikely places. Where can I find beauty? Can I find it everywhere or can I

view from the Niagara Power Vista

On March 16th, Douglas Tallamy, professor and chair of the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware, came to the Niagara Power Vista in Niagara Falls to talk about the benefit of native species in the environment. The talk was sponsored by the Western New York Land Conservancy.

The last Lenten luncheon of the series was held on Wednesday, March 21st. The Rev. Carla Kline, pastor of Island Presbyterian Church, talked about the power of social justice in our individual lives, our communities, our nation, and our world. She said that her life was profoundly changed by a ten-day trip to El Salvador,