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Well … hello there Mr. Heron.

When I scurried out the door for my walk this morning, I quickly hurried back into the house to grab a heavier coat after the cold hit me like a ton of bricks. Yikes! The frost is not only on … Continue reading

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Ducks on a log.

It was a stellar Saturday weather-wise, and you’ll not hear a comment or complaint from me about the chilly temps. The sun was shining brightly when I left the house, and, as I arrived at the entrance to Council Point … Continue reading

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Bye-bye … gotta fly.

Another brrrrrrrrisk walk this morning. It was 41 degrees when I left the house, so I added warmer gloves. I felt like one of the ladies at the Red Hat Society as I was sporting a red knitted headband and … Continue reading

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Mother Nature mooned us again, and …

… she isn’t in the least red-faced about it! So, did you peer out the window, clad in your pjs, early this morning to catch a glimpse of that Blood Moon and the moon eclipse, or did you hit the … Continue reading

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Acorns and Indian corn.

What’s that? Did I really see a wisp of breath in the cold morning air? Well, I guess so, since it was only 43 degrees when I left the house this morning. It seems that Fall’s chilly temps arrived much … Continue reading

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Leaf peepin’ at the Park.

I was positive, that after the gusty winds from the past three days, all the leaves would have wriggled free from the branches and would be scattered on the grounds and trail at Council Point Park. Well, happily that wasn’t … Continue reading

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Octobrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

It was blustery and the winds were gusting mightily when I left the house this morning on my walk. I left later as I wanted to pop in at the Lincoln Park Farmer’s Market to take some pumpkin photos, but … Continue reading

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“Just you wait – you’ll see!”

It is nearly five years since my mom has been gone, yet her various “momisms” still ring true, and, I am often reminded of them. I define her “momisms” as those voice-of-experience pearls of wisdom, dispensed in small doses, as … Continue reading

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The gales of November came early …

That wind was whipping around at 22 miles per hour when I departed for my walk today. Not many leaves had fallen around my house as of yesterday, but they sure were scattered here, there and everywhere by the time … Continue reading

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Pea soup again and fans keepin’ the faith.

The fog came on little cat feet once again this early morning. I always loved that poem by Carl Sandburg. Here in Lincoln Park, there wasn’t as much pea soup as the other ‘burbs – it was just mighty misty. … Continue reading

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