Tag Archives: #Sunday Stills Photo Challenge

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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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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When goslings appear in triplicate!

This walk was taken on Sunday, May 3rd. I had bopped over to Council Point Park earlier in the week on my quest for goslings. I was also hopeful the few remaining Redbud trees would be blooming to add a … Continue reading

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Reflecting on 2025 while steppin’ bravely into 2026.

I was in a hurry for 2025 to end … I mean, couldn’t it just flit away quietly like a delicate dragonfly?  Nope – it kept dragging on and on. It wasn’t just our wobbly weather that haunted me, (a/k/a … 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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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 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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On the road again …

… well technically I was just leaving the Trapper’s Run Trail, bopping across the parking lot and heading toward the Cherry Island Trail, which, thankfully, would provide some very welcome shade, at least for 75% of the trail anyway.  This … Continue reading

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Plight, Fight and Flight!

Well I had a little fun with this blog post title.  Terri’s Challenge this week is the word “flight” but we’ll get to that topic in just a minute.  First, I have an update on the “plight” of the Canada … Continue reading

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