Kindness is powerful

A dino-flower made me notice the campfires of gentle people

“Look, Grammy! A dino-flower!” My granddaughter Ellie exclaimed.

“What’s a dino-flower?” I said, humoring her. We were taking a walk in my hometown of Buffalo, where I, two siblings and Ellie’s family were staying in the city’s Allentown neighborhood.

The Allentown section is known for its love…