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Perhaps this faded photograph of me sporting pigtails and my cat-eye glasses, circa late 60s, would have been more fitting for “Way, Way Back Wednesday”, “Throwback Thursday” or “Flashback Friday”, but I decided to dig it out and use it … Continue reading →

Well I stole out of the house and headed to Council Point Park for my infusion of nature that has sorely been missing now for one day shy of two weeks. I arrived and found myself solo, only to be … Continue reading →

The frost is not yet on the pumpkin, and, on the heels of the recent heat wave, the stores are already clearing a path to herald in the Halloween supplies. As I passed through the hallowed aisles at Meijer today, … Continue reading →

Um … I think I’m ready for Fall. How rude of Summer to finally show up, bringing with it this wicked humidity and daily rain and thunderstorms. I must concede that I am a weather malcontent. Despite my stance during … Continue reading →

It was another nothin’ special weather morning … a bleak-looking sky and the high humidity wasn’t too inviting either when I rolled out the door to start my walk. Where should I go this morning? Not to Council Point Park … Continue reading →

Today was one of those lazy-hazy-crazy days of Summer they sing about. When I left the house this morning, it was still a little foggy … and that’s no description of yours truly. I decided to walk down Emmons Boulevard … Continue reading →

Summer might have finally arrived! I meandered out in the murky and muggy morning to run a few errands on foot. I was almost sorry that I ventured out, but for that ultimate 500-mile year-end walking goal, I went. I … Continue reading →

Thinking of that song “Rainy Days and Mondays” by the Carpenters from back in the early 70s and how they sang about how “rainy days and Mondays always get me down” … well, I guess truer words were never spoken. … Continue reading →

At the risk of sounding like I’m losin’ it … every time I pass this big ol’ gnarled-up tree on Emmons Boulevard, I’m confident that this is the Michigan version of “The Hollow Tree” where the Keebler elves bake their … Continue reading →

It was another Saturday morning to savor and put in the memory books for when the weather turns ugly down the road. I left early, and it was still a little chilly, but nothing like yesterday, so I made the … Continue reading →