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Mother Nature gets an “Atta Girl!” #Wordless Wednesday #A perfect Eastern Tiger Swallowtail atop a perfect Coneflower (Echinacea).

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It’s all about baby steps sometimes.

This post is about a walk taken on May 30th. It’s my usual meander when visiting Dearborn, i.e. a trip that always begins at Ford Field Park, then finds me trekking along the Rouge Gateway Trail, stopping at the Fair … Continue reading

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Mama Wood Duck and her ducklings in the murky marsh. #Wordless Wednesday #In 2026 the Wood Duck became Michigan’s state duck.

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Walking in the wild with the masters.

Every year the Detroit Institute of Arts (“DIA”) posts their venues in Southeast Michigan’s Tri-county area where there will be displays of weatherproof reproductions of some of the Museum’s famous paintings. The Inside/Out displays are fun to visit and photograph … Continue reading

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When you pose your little heart out, but the photographer takes too darn long. #Wordless Wednesday #Impatient House Sparrow

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When critters gawk at you …

… do they get a warm and fuzzy feeling like when we gawk at them?  From time to time I wonder about this – of course, I ponder these heady thoughts only in my mind, because to say it aloud … Continue reading

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Camera clicks (and blog fame) vs. kids offering Cheez-its. #Wordless Wednesday #I didn’t stand a chance. :)

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Just chillin’. #Wordless Wednesday #The heat wave’s over, but now we have another one on the way – ugh!

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Mutual admiration. #Wordless Wednesday #Say, do you have a sister – asking for a friend?

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Buggies and blooms.

The weather was wonderful, just another day in a slew of days that were picture-perfect, coolish, humidity and rain-free, so I decided my first trip to Fair Lane in 2026 was in order. This was a long jaunt, which began … Continue reading

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