Category Archives: On Buffalo and The 716

Sun and Moon (and clouds)

Posted on April 8, 2024 by ksedinger

In Buffalo, the eclipse was simultaneously an astonishingly powerful and deeply disappointing experience. Clouds were in the forecast all along, but for the last several days, local meteorologists were constantly offering up reasons for optimism…which turned to “Sorry, we’re not … Continue reading →

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The Worst Shopping Center Ever Built

Posted on March 24, 2024 by ksedinger

I’ve had this post in my head for years, and heck, it’s time to get it outta my head and into here. (Why haven’t I written it? No real reason.) Anyway, a few miles from Casa Jaquandor is a big shopping … Continue reading →

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The trains don’t run anymore….

Posted on March 17, 2024 by ksedinger

Photos from a short walk at the Orchard Park Railroad Depot yesterday. The Depot, you may remember, has been lovingly restored after years of neglect after the trains stopped running, and the tracks are now a rail trail. These weren’t … Continue reading →

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About Town

Posted on February 16, 2024 by ksedinger

Last weekend was a good time to be out and about in Buffalo. We visited the new Buffalo AKG Art Museum, which is the renamed, updated, and expanded Albright-Knox Art Gallery. The Albright-Knox was always a favorite place of ours, … Continue reading →

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If God meant for us to shovel snow, we’d have shovels instead of hands!

Posted on January 20, 2024 by ksedinger

If you’re at all familiar with what’s been going on in the Buffalo Niagara region lately, you probably already know why I took an unplanned hiatus from blogging this week: Lake Erie decided this was a good time to remind … Continue reading →

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Thoughts as I watch the snow pile up

Posted on January 14, 2024 by ksedinger

As I write this, we are nearing the second 24 hours of this winter’s first big lake-effect snow event. (Or we might be actually into the second 24 hours, as I’m not entirely sure when the snow began falling yesterday.) We … Continue reading →

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Misty morning at Knox Farm

Posted on December 27, 2023 by ksedinger

December has not been a good month for photography. The weather has been incredibly reliable this month: on any day when I have time to get outside someplace and walk about and take photos, the weather has been absolute garbage. And unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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Scene from Knox Farm, 11-16-23

Posted on November 29, 2023 by ksedinger

I was at Knox Farm State Park the other day, and a theme that emerged in that day’s photography was “Fallen Giants”. I took a lot of photos of fallen trees and decaying stumps. I’m of the view that trees … Continue reading →

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To the eternal flame

Posted on November 20, 2023 by ksedinger

Erie County’s Chestnut Ridge park is one of my favorite places and has been for years. This park, larger than New York City’s Central Park, is set on the side of one of the higher hills to the south of … Continue reading →

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At the Botanical Gardens

Posted on October 30, 2023 by ksedinger

Night-time at the Botanical Gardens is always magical, especially when they have it all decked out for Halloween. More here.  

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