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Photos of the Day – March 14th
UGH!!! Mother Nature has tossed in an “almost too late” snow storm to ensure we didn’t get out of this winter season without some nasty weather! We came “that” close to having the kind of winter people in WNY usually only dream of! But….it couldn’t be that easy, could it? Oh, well……we still haven’t had it that bad and we certainly can’t complain about this winter over all. Let’s just hope this is the only biggie we will have to endure!
With that said……here are the Photos of the Day for March 14, 2017:
# 73 Photo Prompt – In Motion:
“Great Job, Guys! Thank You!”
#inmotion
One of several hard working Village of Albion DPW workers keeping our streets safe!
# 73 Caught By My Lens:
“Downtown Albion – March 2017 Blizzard – Before it got really nasty!”
And…….a couple shots of the view from my den window this afternoon:
Lenten Photo Challenge – Lent (Day 14) – Writing:
“Keep Cursive in Schools”
#writing
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Photos of the Day – March 13th
Well, winter is rearing its ugly head in WNY this week! If the forecast holds, my snowblower just might see some action this season, after all! Let’s hope the weather reporters are just trying to have some fun with us and will give us a more appealing forecast, soon!
In the mean time…..here are the Photos of the Day for March 13, 2017:
# 72 Photo Prompt – Horizon:
“Icy Lake Ontario”
#horizon
# 72 Caught By My Lens:
“Cold Ducks”
Lenten Photo Challenge – Lent (Day 13) – Letting Go:
“It Wasn’t Easy Saying Goodbye”
#lettinggo
In April 2015, the congregation of the Albion First United Methodist Church left our beloved, historic building due to overwhelming costs of necessary structural repairs. It broke our hearts to move from this building, but we found a wonderful new home about a block away at the Christ Episcopal Church, whose congregation welcomed us with open arms to share their building with us. (CLICK HERE for our story). It wasn’t easy to move on, but we found strength in each other and found a way to let go. The building will soon be sold and be given a new life of its own for another church family who can afford to repair the building for their use.
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Photos of the Day – March 12th
Here are the Photos of the Day for March 12, 2017:
# 71 Photo of the Day – Glass:
“Reflections”
#glass
Lenten Photo Challenge – Lent (Day 12) – My Church:
“Special Friends Reception”
#mychurch
Kelsey and I have been special friends since 2014. Today, we celebrated Special Friends Day with a picnic breakfast with all of Kelsey’s favorite things!
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Photos of the Day – March 11th
It was a big day, today…..scroll to the next post to read all about it…..so, I’m late getting the Photos of the Day up and I’m really beat!!! Think I’ll get this posted and go curl up in front of the TV and see how long it takes me to start snoring!!!
Here are the Photos of the Day for March 11, 2017:
# 70 Photo Prompt – Two Tone:
“Chocolate and Red Sweet Treats”
#twotone
I got lucky in the basket raffle at the Albion Wine Walk, today — this is one of two baskets I won!!! I also won the free store raffle basket from Uptown Browsery! (maybe I should buy some lottery tickets tomorrow…..if my luck hasn’t worn off by then!)
# 70 Caught By My Lens:
“Shimmering Wine Glasses”
Lenten Photo Challenge – Lent (Day 11) – Mentor:
“Spiritual Teacher”
#mentor
I didn’t think I would find a way to represent today’s Lenten Photo Challenge topic…..then, I was at the Pullman Church registering for the Wine Walk and got my inspiration!!! And, I can never enter that church without taking a photo of this amazing Tiffany Stained Glass Window, so win/win!!!
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2017 Albion Sip and Stroll Through History Wine Walk
Today was the Fourth Annual Sip and Stroll Through History event – Albion’s Wine Walk! The first three years, they held the event in August, but this year they were urged to give it a try in March and see how it goes. Well……after a very mild and mostly snow free winter, today Mother Nature decided we needed to be reminded that it IS winter and we do live in Western NY and she dumped a nice little snow storm on us! I was afraid it might put a damper on the turn out for the event, but I was very happy to see it didn’t stop a nice size crowd from braving the weather and coming out to support our Albion Merchants Association and enjoy some amazing wines from some of the best local wineries around!
Here are some photos from the 2017 Albion Sip and Stroll Through History:
Registration and VIP Reception was at the Pullman Church, this year – I took this from my nice warm car just before I headed in to get started!
My friend, Lori Laine, looked adorable in her hairy boots and matching purse!
And, here she is with her cart…..all ready to shop! She started with cabbage from Vendetti Farms – one of the vendors at the Farmer’s Market at the start of the event!
Each participant got a commemorative wine glass. Glasses were beautifully displayed by Laura Bentley of Classic Tea Cups Vintage Rentals.
Nicole Bellnier, owner of Breeze Inn Again, served up the food for the VIP Reception!
New to the event, this year, they also had a basket raffle – this is one of the tables of baskets attendees could buy chances on to win! I sure hope I get a call telling me one of them is MINE!!!
Nice size crowd during the VIP hour!
You know I love to take photos of groupings of sparkling wine glasses! 😀
So…..the time came to venture out of the nice, warm Pullman Church and start the walk downtown! One of the wineries was Midgard Winery of Corfu, NY. They make their wine from honey and it was oh, so good! This is the first time I’ve had an opportunity to try wines from Midgard……I bought a bottle and a couple of their signature glasses, so I guess I approve! Midgard was stationed at Dance Reflections.
My brother and sister-in-law choosing which wine they wanted to taste from the Midgard Winery options!
Inside Five Star Bank was the Flight of Five winery from Lockport, NY. This is another new winery for me and I was very impressed – I purchased a bottle from this winery, as well.
My friend, Becky Dillenbeck of Five Star Bank was on hand to greet strollers and give out door prizes and tickets for a free drawing (sorry, neither the door prizes or raffle basket had any of Five Star’s cash in them!)
The ever gallant Jeremiah Knight of Knight’s Pride Woodworking was out making sure the sidewalk was safe for strollers!
Victorianburg Wine Estates from Wilson, NY had a nice selection of wines inside Xpress Fitness and Tanning.
Even Peyton Manning joined in on the Wine Walk fun!
Uptown Browsery hosted Lake Ontario Winery out of Hilton, NY
Black Bird Cider Works from Barker, NY was serving at Krantz Furniture……I don’t usually like ciders, but their’s was actually pretty good!
The snow really came down…….
……..but, that didn’t stop people from enjoying this wonderful annual event!!!
I bought two wines, this year – one from Flight of Five Winery and one from Midgard Winery. I also got two of Midgard Winery’s signature wine glasses – love the bee logo showing that their wines are made from honey! Also pictured is my commemorative glass in the glass sling I used to keep my hands free to take photos (the sling let’s you wear your wine glass like a necklace – I got this one at the Downtown Browsery – it is much nicer than the two others I have) and the wine bag (holds 4 bottles in separate sections) that was available for purchase to carry any purchases we made.
I didn’t get a photo at every stop and I didn’t stop at every location (I gave up after visiting all the stops on Main St and didn’t get to the Bank Street stops). So, here is the complete list of the participating merchants and wineries. Thank you to all……it was a wonderful event!!!
- Pullman Universalist Church – Registration, Farmer’s Market, Basket Raffle, and 50/50.
- Hazy Jade Gift Shop – Midgard Winery (Corfu, NY) and Burning Asphalt Appetizers and Virgin Bloody Mary’s
- Dance Reflection by Miss Heather – Midgard Winery (Corfu, NY)
- Shay’s: Lake Effect Ice Cream (Lockport, NY)
- Arnold’s Auto Parts / Napa Auto Parts – The Winery at Marjim Manor (Appleton, NY)
- Five Star Bank – Flight of Five (Lockport, NY)
- Xpress Fitness and Tanning – Victorianburg Wine Estates (Wilson, NY)
- Uptown Browsery – Lake Ontario Winery (Hilton, NY)
- Pratt Works (Knight’s Pride Woodworking and MMIM) – Coffee Bar
- Krantz Furniture – Blackbird Cider Works (Barker, NY)
- Downtown Browsery – Chateau Niagara Winery (Newfane, NY)
- Tease – A Gust of Sun (Spencerport, NY) – also at Tease was Come on Get Snappy photo booth and LuLaRue Fashions
- U-Need-O-Burrito – Long Cliff Winery (Lockport, NY)
Kudos to the organizers of this event — it just gets better and better every year!!!
Photos of the Day – March 10th
Hello and Welcome……I hope you enjoy my Photos of the Day for March 10, 2017!
# 69 Photo Prompt – Draw:
“Six of One, Half Dozen of the Other”
It’s a #draw!
Lenten Photo Challenge – Lent (Day 10) – Fish Friday:
“Haddock Sandwich and Chips for Lunch”
#Fish Friday
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Photos of the Day – March 8th and 9th
WOW – yesterday (March 8th) WNY was hit by a horrendous wind storm and our county took a beating from it! I’m hearing that the wind had 80+ MPH gusts and near 70 MPH sustainable winds! It lasted throughout the day and well into the night. Lots of damage, trees down, debris all over, and many lost power! Some power is slowly starting to be restored and the clean up efforts are making impressive progress. As for me…..I and my neighborhood were lucky! I lost power a couple of times, but only for short periods – just long enough to kick on the generator and let it run a bit and then the power was back. My house creaked and rattled and whistled and howled from the wind, but no damage……Thank the Lord! I did lose my Time Warner services – cable, internet, and phone, though! So….I guess you could say the worst that happened to me, personally, was that I couldn’t post my photos of the day and I missed my Wednesday night TV shows…..I know, it was a real hardship and I was bored to tears, but do know how very lucky I was – could have been much worse! But, all is back on here at my house, now…..still others waiting to be back online and powered up!
So……since I did get yesterday’s photos taken before the worst of the storm, I will catch up the blog now with yesterday and today’s photos!
Here are the Photos of the Day for March 8, 2017:
# 67 Photo Prompt – Fave Part of My Day:
“Anytime I Can Sing and Be With Friends”
#Favepartofmyday
Wednesday’s Lenten Lunch at church
# 67 Caught By My Lens:
“Recent Craft Projects – Completed!”
Too bad all but the two nightlight covers are meant as gifts!!! Might have to make more for myself!
Lenten Photo Challenge – Lent (Day 8) – Nurturing:
“Soup and Sandwiches”
Lenten Lunch at church – they are put on every Weds during Lent!
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Here are the Photos of the Day for March 9, 2017:
# 68 Photo Prompt – Miniature:
“Munchkins and a Small Sweet Tea – YUM!”
#miniature
# 68 Caught By My Lens:
“Sitting on Top of the World”
Lenten Photo Challenge – Lent (Day 9) – Walk:
“Watch Your Step”
#walk #blocked sidewalk #windstormcasualty
This is the corner of State and Ingersoll Streets in Albion…..the Merrill Grinnell funeral Home.
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One more thing I want to share……a dear friend and fellow blogger and his wife sent me the most gorgeous bouquet of flowers all the way from Hawaii! They are simply breathtaking……and they are so huge and there are so many that I didn’t have a vase large enough for them all, so I had to split them into two arrangements! I am so blessed…….and so thankful for this very kind gift! ❤ I am so excited to see them once they fully open and show off their ultimate beauty! Thank you, Tom and Janette!!!
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Photos of the Day – March 7th
Here are the Photos of the Day for March 7, 2017:
# 66 Photo Prompt – On:
“Light to Read By”
#on
Lenten Photo Challenge – Lent (Day 7) – Solitude:
“Alone on the Trail”
#solitude
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Photos of the Day – March 6th
Here are the Photos of the Day for March 6, 2017:
# 65 Photo Prompt – In the Air:
“Burning Brush”
#intheair
# 65 Caught By My Lens:
“Dreaming of Warm Days at the Lake”
While out driving around along the shoreline, I happened by the infamous shoe trees……I’ve seen photos of them, but never have seen them in person! Now, I have!
“Shoe Trees”
Local Folk Art
Lenten Photo Challenge – Lent (Day 6) – Favorite Verse:
“Be Kind To One Another – Ephesians 4:32”
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Photos of the Day – March 5th
Hi, there……it is a gorgeous Sunday afternoon here in beautiful Western NY! Hope you all are enjoying your day in your own little corners of the world! 🙂
Here are the Photos of the Day for March 5, 2017:
# 64 Photo Prompt – A Picture of Me:
“Self Portrait”
#apictureofme
I thought I’d have some fun with this one…..instead of just doing a typical “selfie”, I drew this self portrait…….looks just like me, if I do say so, myself! 😀
# 64 Caught By My Lens:
“Peaceful Marsh Overlook”
Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge
Lenten Photo Challenge – Lent (Day 5) – Wilderness:
“Wilderness”
And…..one more to represent Sunday and/or Lent:
“Communion Table”
Our communion table was decorated especially pretty this week!
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