Category Archives: walk

Ribbits and Rabbits!

It was serendipity that I discovered Council Point Park in April 2013 and it remained my happy place until May 8, 2024 when one shoreline of my favorite nature nook was decimated shortly after I left for home.  The purpose … Continue reading

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Bear with me …

… as I rewind to still another 5K event, the last to report on from 2025.  I am a wee bit late telling you about this 5K walk, but not because I was hibernating. 🙂   The 28th Annual Smokey … Continue reading

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Mixin’ and minglin’ on the cusp of Fall …

After lingering with the seagulls at Bishop Park, it was time to move on to the next leg of my journey, so I continued, on foot, along Biddle Avenue, enroute to BASF Waterfront Park, one mile away. Along this main … Continue reading

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A gull, er … girl can dream, right?

Well, I’m dreaming of an early Spring … is it out of reach?  We were cheated out of a long, lovely Fall after wintry weather began back on November 9th.  The groundhog’s prognostication of six more weeks of Winter made … Continue reading

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Friday the 13th – Pfft!  It was a lucky day for me!

Finally the wintry weather took a hike and so did I.  After weeks of snowy and icy roads, brutally cold temps, having muddled through Winter with a disgruntled mindset directed toward Mother Nature, I seized the day when conditions finally … Continue reading

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I only have eyes for you.

Well, it was Valentine’s Day and in the heart of Winter after all. So, was this mere infatuation or are these a mated pair? It is squirrel mating season in Southeast Michigan. For a quick minute, as I peered at … Continue reading

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Scoping out Lakeside Trail at Ford Lake.

This post is #3 in a series about a walk in Dearborn taken September 10th.  The January 25th post about the Rouge Gateway Trail, Fair Lane Estate and Jergen’s Meadow is here and my February 1st post about Ford Field … Continue reading

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An affinity for ducks.

This post is part two of three posts about a day spent in Dearborn on September 10th.  If you missed last week’s post about my meander along the Rouge Gateway Trail and around Fair Lane Estate and Jergen’s Meadow, just … Continue reading

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Winter weather weary? Let’s revisit Summer!

Winter marches on and on … and then some.  Here in Southeast Michigan, our wintry weather arrived at Thanksgiving, much earlier than usual and now Winter has become the gift that keeps on giving – ugh. We had a one-day … Continue reading

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Hmm. Fall is always so fleeting …

… yet Winter seems to go on forever. Fall has always been my favorite season.  Yes Fall, tinged with gorgeous colors, tantalizing tastes and smells and, of course, that welcome, gentle nip to the air, qualities that no other season … Continue reading

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