Category Archives: walk

Time’s a’tickin’ to make that walking goal! #Wordless Wednesday #Need more pep in my step and pop in my bop! #Keep on truckin’, er … duckin’ … forward march!

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What do Winslow, windows and …

… walking have in common (besides alliteration)? You’ll need to read on about my artsy-fartsy scavenger hunt of sorts taken August 26th wherein I spent half a day locating, admiring, then photographing various paintings on Grosse Ile, one of the … Continue reading

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Snowballs in Summer? Yes, please!!

After what seemed like an eternity since enjoying a long walk with my camera, finally the heat, humidity and wildfire smoke vanished and every local meteorologist promised a slew of coolish, sunny days on the horizon! That first day, August … Continue reading

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As Spring erupted, I was looking ahead …

… to six months of wonderful weather with lots of walking and photo-taking bliss, but, as we all know, Mother Nature did not cooperate. It was Easter Sunday when I took this walk, a gorgeous morning which kicked off a … Continue reading

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As the Fuzz Flies …

… (hmm, this title kind of reads like a daytime soap opera). This post is about a trip to Lake Erie Metropark on June 1st.  My three-hour visit yielded a lot of photos after a slow start; eventually I returned … Continue reading

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The third time was the charm.

Finally, after a myriad of funky weather events in June and July, Monday, July 21st was the perfect day for a woodsy walk and I hoped to fill my photo card with a few Osprey offspring pics before they fledged.  … Continue reading

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“The Earth is what we all have in common.” – Wendell Berry

I chose the above quote by environmentalist Wendell Berry as the title for today’s post because, in an ever-changing world chock-full of disparagement and dissension, perhaps this is a statement we can all agree on.  This walk happened on Earth … Continue reading

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Dishin’ about fishin’.

See this pair of fine-looking feathered friends that are posing so nicely for me?  Mere moments before I snapped this photo, these two were hugging the seawall while intently studying the water for fish.  You see Coan Lake may be … Continue reading

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Hmm – when the Killdeer gets in more steps/miles than you do. #Wordless Wednesday #Don’t ask! #Dog Days of Summer – Ugh!

Wordless Wednesday – allow your photo(s) to tell the story.

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It was a feather in my cap …

… that I decided to go to Heritage Park on July 16th.  I had an agenda of “wants” that included tiny ducklings, grown-up goslings and baby Barn Swallows. I knew that of these three “wants” the Barn Swallows would be … Continue reading

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