April 2022
The Thing Is
to love life, to love it even
when you have no stomach for it
and everything you’ve held dear
crumbles like burnt paper in your hands,
your throat filled with the silt of it.
When grief sits with you, its tropical heat
thickening the air, heavy as water
more fit for gills than lungs;
when grief weights you like your own flesh
only more of it, an obesity of grief,
you think, How can a body withstand this?
Then you hold life like a face
between your palms, a plain face,
no charming smile, no violet eyes,
and you say, yes, I will take you
I will love you, again
by Ellen Bass
boys at the park 
Grant and Delavan 
Vera 
step toegether 
Darren 
The Black Irishman 
The Black Irishman 
car washing in the laundromat parking lot 
at Nietzche’s 
photo by Tess 
Paul 
David 
Tess jumping 
Darius 
Shea’s 
my toes 
Simone and Amiras 
Jaily 
CC and Mia 
CC, Lynn, and the kids 
riding on Grant Street 
couple on Grant Street 
Shelly and K. 
Gerry and Jeff 
Loren 
Nate and the guys 
frog 
Leslie and Bill 
boys at the park 
Nora 
Timmy 
do not knock on this window 
family portrait on Grant Street 
Cindy and Eski 
Ruben 
greeting a friend 
Claire and Maria 
Slim 
Slip 
Will Everlasting Harlequinn Universe and Nick 
Will 
Aiden and Wyatt downtown 
Nayra 
CC 
West Delavan bus stop 
Marcus and Walter 
Jackrabbit 
Brandon 
Lubna 
Ronnie Valentine 
Hampton and Ronnie 
Hampton 
Koala 
Wanzi 
Farrow 
Pablo 
DD 
from the car window 
Tony 
Carrie and Joanna 
Happy birthday Jeff! 
Lubna Brian Tess and Eric 
Grant Street 
barbershop on Grant Street 
Darren 
Sophia 
Kem and Tess 
karaoke at Gypsy 
Spud the Band 
accidental twins 
Cara and Jett 
Cara 
Allentown 
at Hoyt Lake 
Nate 
from the car window
You are a remarkable photographer,!
You are a remarkable photographer!
Thank you Sarah! I’m glad you are in this set!
Wow. So many amazing images of people and places – open and vulnerable and a good reason to just keep going. Love the ones of Rachele too!!!
These photos really show you the heart of Buffalo. Thank you Rachele!
love.