Category Archives: walking

Hearts Aplenty.

On Tuesday, November 11th, we pause to remember our brave veterans.  Veterans Day is a day to honor all our military personnel who have served, whereas on Memorial Day we only honor our war dead.  In today’s post I want … Continue reading

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A “Walktober” stroll that was …

… both merry AND scary. October stretched before me, my favorite month and favorite season.  What’s not to like about October?  You have the wee nip in the air, the tastes, the smells, abundant colorful leaves, even the sound of … Continue reading

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Mother Nature’s gift:  the ditch bouquet.

As mentioned in previous posts, on July 21st I returned to Lake Erie Metropark after a six-week absence due to the heat, humidity, stormy weather and wildfire smoke.  On July 21st I visited this venue, not once, but twice.  The … Continue reading

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Beauty and grace still exist in our sometimes-upside-down world.

Ever since I was a little nipper, I have been fascinated by swans.  Was I captivated by their majestic beauty in the images found in my fairy tale books?  Or was it because when we still lived in Toronto, my … Continue reading

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“Adulting” ain’t easy sometimes!

Ya, some days life is just ducky … … and other days there are obstacles to overcome, dilemmas like when you get into a pickle and sadly neither Google nor chatbots have an easy fix. I think we never knew … Continue reading

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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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