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Birdie Nirvana

The memorial tree at Elizabeth Park where all the birdies hang out, beckons me to visit while bearing treats and toting along my camera. I’m drawn to it like a magnet. You will recall I had an earlier visit to … Continue reading

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Nature’s Gifts.

On Saturday, December 7th, I spent my day visiting three parks. First, it was Council Point Park for a quick jaunt to feed my furry and feathered friends, then there was a foray to Lake Erie Metropark, followed by Elizabeth … Continue reading

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My Nutty Buddies.

The weather outside’s been a bit frightful, as is often the case on a holiday weekend.  But, rather than whine about the weather, as I am often wont to do, I just skipped Saturday’s saturated walk, even though I am … Continue reading

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The Rain, the Park and…

… Wild Wings, er … Other Things. In between the intermittent bursts of sunshine and raindrops, I have managed to get my steps in, and take some photos as well.  Woo hoo, considering  how most mornings are about as gray … Continue reading

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An Easter Sunday to Savor.

Finally, after eight days of rain, Easter Sunday dawned, just as it should, with bright sunshine.  I was chomping at the bit to bop down the bunny trail at my favorite Park. But first, treats awaited me … Before I … Continue reading

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Home Tweet Home.

Last week I wrote about all of Spring’s nature offerings and how this season doesn’t disappoint … image-wise anyway. But down at Council Point Park, Spring is still MIA.  The desolate and barren landscape remains.  Those buds I spied a … Continue reading

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Mother Nature gets an A+ (but with an asterisk).

Finally … back-to-back days brimming with sunshine, which made for two perfect walks in my favorite nature nook.  I was happy that I could have belted out “Hail, Hail, the Gang’s All Here!”  That would be for my furry friends … Continue reading

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Friday Frivolity.

Mother Nature has been a bit of a drama queen lately. Perhaps my favorite meteorologist, Paul Gross, said it best in the first line of today’s forecast: DETROIT – Last night’s cold front sure created some weather whiplash. He’s right … Continue reading

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Season’s Eatings.

I originally planned for this post to appear on December 25th.  I wanted to use Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s quote about the joy of Christmas bells, which goes like this: I heard the bells on Christmas day Their old familiar carols … Continue reading

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Fun in the sun with my furry and feathered friends.

It’s a good thing it was beautiful and sunny yesterday, because it sure made up for this morning’s blustery and bone-chilling 18 degree-wind chill and very gray sky.  But all was not lost in today’s dull and dreary day, because … Continue reading

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