This is a gerbera daisy, on the patio area in front of Bev’s home. |
After a wild adventure of traveling in a car and getting lost, we made it to Coca Cola Field. We had wonderful seats, right behind home plate. |
When I took this picture, I couldn’t actually see the ball flying but, in the picture, the ball is quite visible. |
In addition to watching the game, I also enjoy a little people watching. |
Buffalo Bison at bat. |
Score board… downtown Buffalo. |
She is focused on selling various goodies to people in the stands. |
It is the famous Conehead. |
Buster Bison is a popular character at all Bisons games. |
It was an exciting game. |
The audience yelled, cheered, and did the wave. |
But, alas, the Bisons lost by the score of 3 to 2. |
The game was over and the post game festivities were just getting started. |
The audience was enthusiastic about the rest of the evening at Coca Cola Field. These two young men showed their enthusiasm with a dance. |
As the celebration of Independence Day started, the pictures of some well-known people who passed way during the previous year were shown on the scoreboard. |
We remember and celebrate their talent. Actors, athletes, musicians, and so many others. They are no longer with us but they are not forgotten. |
We remember all of the people whose names and faces were shown on the scoreboard and we remember people whose names were not shown on the scoreboard. Not well-known but still well-loved. |
The evening’s activities included a salute to the military. |
It was fun to watch the fireworks. |
They were very dramatic. |
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus offered musical selections. It was a good evening of baseball, music, and fireworks. |
Back at Bev’s home, Amy enjoyed the company of one of the two dogs that Bev is pet sitting. They are Chihuahuas, and their names are Cha Cha and Lola. |
Bev shares quality time with a dog. |
Monday was Independence Day. I went to Grand Island Boulevard to watch the parade. Actually, I went to Grand Island Boulevard to chase and photograph the parade. |
Tom Thompson on a float, with his pitchfork. He is part of the Grand Island Farms Cooperative. |
Trish Birtz enjoys riding on the second farm cooperative float. |
This horse-drawn carriage is part of the wild west show at Fantasy Island. |
This is a group of dancers from the Grand Island Dance Center. |
Kayla, who is a dance teacher at the Grand Island Dance Center, leads the dancers in their outdoor performance. |
School Board President Lisa Pyc walks with the new superintendent of the Grand Island School system, Dr. Brian Graham. |
Knight of Columbus (with sword) |
It’s the Teenaged Mutant Ninja turtles!!! |
Liz Wilbert (on the right) with her daughter enjoy the parade. |
On Tuesday, I was back in a garden. Here is an eggplant blossom. |
This is a plant in my garden that has become tall and radiant. |
Healthy, happy plants. It was a warm Wednesday, and I worked in a shady garden. |
On Wednesday evening, I went to Riverside-Salem Environmental Chapel on West River Road. There are a variety of raised beds, where vegetables are being grown. |
They look healthy and, in a month or so, there will be plenty of good things to harvest, cook, and eat. |
Very tiny cosmo. |
cone flower. |
I think that this is a whorled tickseed. It attracts birds and butterflies. |
I’ve collecting stones from riverbanks and from lakes, from forests and from pathways. |
On Friday, I went to visit a garden. It rained a little bit. Next week, I will start to rehabilitate this overgrown garden. I found this black-eyed susan vine plant in that garden. |
Delicate flower. |
Painted jars. |
painted rock. |
This is a cactus flower. |
Creative and cute insect. |
Mike wears the sombrero, decorated with lottery scratchoff tickets. People could bid on the tickets. They did not get the sombrero. It is a tradition now for Mike to wear it, every year at the chicken barbecue. |
Elizabeth enjoys the weather. It was sunny and windy. People were chasing their napkins. |
Large scale chicken cooking. |
Ken stands at the side of the road and encourages people to come to the chicken barbecue. |
face painting. |
Larry Austin, editor of the Island Dispatch, is ready to enjoy a chicken dinner. |
William Franklin, Episcopal bishop in Western New York, and two friends. |
Wow! I love your enthusiasm and energy with taking all these images. The flower images are gorgeous. 🙂
Thank you so much, Maria.