Tag Archives: Winter

Winter is for the Birds; my 2020 Photo Birdie Bucket List.

Posted on March 5, 2020 by

With near-tropical temps on the horizon for Sunday, I thought I’d better hurry and do this post about the birds I encountered in frosty February, as well as my 2020 Birdie Bucket List. I scored a few lucky shots of … Continue reading →

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Sometimes Winter is just (s)no(w) fun …

Posted on March 2, 2020 by

… until Linda shows up with peanuts. The weather forecasters were correct this time – Ol’ Man Winter made a return visit, stopping by just long enough to whiten the landscape and put down a layer of ice that made … Continue reading →

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Cuddle Alert!

Posted on February 16, 2020 by

It’s Valentine’s Day weekend, so I will squeeze in one more post for this Hallmark holiday. I wish I could say I coined the phrase “Cuddle Alert” for those frosty and frigid mid-Winter nights here in Southeast Michigan; no, it … Continue reading →

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It’s a Marshmallow World.

Posted on February 9, 2020 by

When I was a little nipper, even in the dead of Winter, Mom would bundle me up in multiple layers, including a scarf, that made a wide woolen swath across my face, leaving just my eyes and those uneven bangs … Continue reading →

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Spring Fling!

Posted on February 8, 2020 by

I usually write a post entitled “Spring Fling” which is that first glorious day that I return home from walking with my coat undone, or even carrying it and my bare head uncovered after many months. Last Sunday, we enjoyed … Continue reading →

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A brrrrrrisk walk.

Posted on January 28, 2020 by

I mentioned in my recent post “The Faces of Winter” that after what seemed like an eternity, I returned to Council Point Park five days after our first major snowstorm of the new year and decade. I am attaching Saturday’s … Continue reading →

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The Faces of Winter.

Posted on January 25, 2020 by

A week ago today was the big snowstorm. There have been worse snowstorms here in the Mitten State, sometimes with twice as much snow, but this storm was unusual since it snowed an inch an hour, then it rained, followed … Continue reading →

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