Tag Archives: walking

Oh boy, Koi!

Summer is fading fast! I mean, how the heck did we get to Labor Day weekend already? Wasn’t it just Memorial Day, the unofficial gateway to Summer and now we’re at the unofficial gateway to Fall? Not that Summer wasn’t … Continue reading

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Soaring!

Back in July everything was soaring! Let’s just say that July in Southeast Michigan was truly nothin’ special. Like many of you across the U.S., we were subject to that heat dome that made us miserable the tail end of … Continue reading

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Musings re: Metropark meetups.

Originally, I planned to entitle this post “Mayfly Mayhem” but I decided perhaps that was a poor choice and, besides, the mayhem would be momentary, only as to those creepy-looking, featherweight creatures called Mayflies and/or Fishflies. Besides, it wasn’t like … Continue reading

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It was a good shadow day!

“Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson  For many years, while walking on a sunny day, I’d take a photo of my shadow and pronounce it “a good shadow … Continue reading

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Happy Soles = happy and satiated souls.

This post is about my participation in the 17th annual Fish & Loaves Community Food Pantry Happy Soles 5k Run/Walk/Bike and Virtual Challenge. The event took place on Sunday, June 7th and there were 182 participants that crossed the finish … Continue reading

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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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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 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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Flags aflutter.

Flags were flipping and flapping in the breeze – a sea of red, white and blue. The Lincoln Park Exchange Club, in conjunction with the City’s Historical Society, posted on social media about a special event to be held in … 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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