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Tuesday Musings.

I wish I could tell you that the small snow event we had Sunday was Winter’s last gasp.  But alas … the weather forecasters are all aflutter, while trying to firm up whether Opening Day will remain as scheduled for … Continue reading

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The seasons are sparring.

Winter refuses to depart and keeps leaving its calling card behind.  Like this morning, when I went outside and it was 22 degrees F (-5 C) with a northeast wind making a “real feel” in the teens (-10 C or … Continue reading

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Hmm – It sure is hard to get traction …

… on the ice, or regarding my walking regimen.  Grrrr! We’ve got another crummy weather day here in Southeast Michigan.  The rain has been falling since last evening.  The weather folks tell us we’ll get up to two inches of … Continue reading

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Home Tweet Home.

Last week I wrote about all of Spring’s nature offerings and how this season doesn’t disappoint … image-wise anyway. But down at Council Point Park, Spring is still MIA.  The desolate and barren landscape remains.  Those buds I spied a … Continue reading

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March madness and gladness.

The month of March leaves you scratchin’ your head sometimes.  It makes its debut, either lamb-like or lion-like, and it’s anyone’s guess how March will exit – sometimes it doesn’t exit quickly enough!   Here in Southeast Michigan, it could be … Continue reading

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Rejoice ‘cuz they say Spring is here …

… so that means we get to act a little silly or frivolous and we’re definitely lighter in heart (and on our feet as we hopefully need not trudge forth with snow boots until November … that’s a big draw … Continue reading

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Kickin’ up my heels for St. Paddy’s Day …

What a gorgeous day it was today!  After a week filled with two high-wind events, (with tornadic conditions expected on Thursday), and getting caught in a snow squall yesterday, this St. Paddy’s Day weather was the perfect tonic for all … Continue reading

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Tuesday Musings.

A perfect Winter day. I left the house with a little more pep in my step than usual, due in part to that flawless blue sky and the birds serenading me from the trees.  My favorite nature nook lured me … Continue reading

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Mother Nature gets an A+ (but with an asterisk).

Finally … back-to-back days brimming with sunshine, which made for two perfect walks in my favorite nature nook.  I was happy that I could have belted out “Hail, Hail, the Gang’s All Here!”  That would be for my furry friends … Continue reading

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Pretty please, could I have some peanuts?

Ahhh … there’s nothing like the smell of fresh peanuts.  Whether it hearkens back to the vendor hawking packets of fresh-roasted peanuts at the circus, or a baseball game [“peanuts, peanuts … get your fresh-roasted peanuts”], or simply ripping the … Continue reading

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