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Mother Nature is my nemesis sometimes …

The rain, the Park and other things The jury’s still out on whether Spring has arrived yet.  We’ve had a few more 70-degree days, as well as thunderstorms that typically whip up with all that heat and humidity, but tomorrow … Continue reading

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Tuesday Musings.

This morning it was just 47 degrees when I stepped out the door.  For at least an hour beforehand, I heard the foghorns making their low, long and mournful call down at the Detroit River, but I guess they were … Continue reading

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Spring Offspring!

If I had written a post yesterday, it would have extolled the virtues of a warm and sunny Sunday, a day that was just picture perfect.  The Park was busy with most of the regular walkers, all there to enjoy … Continue reading

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Nutty Buddies Revisited.

The rain finally stopped late Friday afternoon.  It had been raining or storming off and on for two days, and, when there appeared to be a lull in those incessant showers, I laced up my walking shoes and set out … Continue reading

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Birds of a feather …

… flock together. It was crowded on the perimeter path at Council Point Park this morning, despite my earlier-than-usual arrival to beat the heat.  Yes “beat the heat” … you read that correctly.  It was already 62 degrees when I … Continue reading

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Tuesday Musings.

Mayday!  Mayday!   Spring is missing?  Where did it go? We zoomed from our chilly Spring weather to a whopping, summery-feeling 85 degrees – whew!  The weatherman said it was the first time we hit a temperature of 85 since October … Continue reading

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Hurrying and scurrying along the perimeter path.

There was increased activity on the perimeter path yesterday and today.  Not only has the warmer weather brought all the regular walkers back from their basement treadmills and the local shopping malls, but I believe every single squirrel at Council … Continue reading

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The Early Bird Catches the Worm.

Saturday began with a soggy start and the entire day was nothing special weather-wise.  I just walked in the ‘hood and decided not to write a post about it. But today was a different story.  There’s nothing like bright sunshine … Continue reading

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Spring blessings.

This morning had a Spring-y feel about it. I walked out of the door and noticed the neighbor’s miniature weeping cherry tree had erupted into frothy pink blooms, so I decided at that very moment that perhaps Spring had finally … Continue reading

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March winds and April showers.

The morning weather was nasty on Tuesday and Wednesday, putting the kibosh on walking due to drizzly, dreary, damp and dismal conditions.  How’s that for a description dripping with alliteration? As I walked along the perimeter path this morning, I … Continue reading

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