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Oregon Alligator Lizard…i think
Pretty sure. This is a photo from June of 2008 and was somehow marked “private” on the blog. I was walking on the mountain and this guy was laying in the middle of the trail. He let me get really … Continue reading
I Have No Future…
no, it’s not a bleak as it sounds. It’s just that (at this moment) I am very aware that I cannot see the road that lays ahead of me. See the new photo at the top of this blog…I took … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging Events, Travel, future, photographs
Tagged Blog, Divergent Paths, Fog, Good God, Imagine, Upper Peninsula
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Redundancy…
When traveling I have a couple of kits that I call redundancies – I can just throw the kits in the car or luggage and go without having to worry about whether or not I forget some essential “stuff”. There’s … Continue reading
the Problem of Evil…
my term paper needs to get started at some point (very soon) I’m in Marquette until tomorrow morning, but have a few hours on my hands right now. Question: work on my paper? Or go hiking? okay…(edit)… MUST…WORK…ON…PAPER…
(almost) Wordless Wednesday
Alger Falls are so close to the road…the square shadow is my car.
Sugar Loaf
we got a nice view of the city and a nice view of the lake and a nice view of the mountains inland. We also enjoyed a pretty good climb getting up there. Dinner with the kids…and we’re opting to … Continue reading
Presque Isle River area (Porcupine Mountains)
– I love swinging wooden bridges. Tom and I got on this one and had it swinging back and forth…I forgot to take a picture from the end of it. -This is Presque Isle Falls from the foot bridge (after … Continue reading
Oops….
…I left my son in the dust…somewhere south of the bridge… (he got stuck in traffic behind a rolled over semi…I went to Mackinac and bought fudge. Right now I’m at the Burger King in St. Ignace waiting for him … Continue reading
OH! I know!
Wednesday…when Tom is at orientation… I’m going to swing by Canada and have me a Cuban. Use my passport for the first time. (I know…the whole cigar thing doesn’t really fit the whole “primal blueprint” thing…)
Camping on Atkins
I’m going to be going “away” for a while. A combination of driving time, camping time and most likely a hotel or two. How to do Atkins while camping? This afternoon: hard boil a dozen eggs make a list Breakfasts: … Continue reading
O! Canada!
Rarely have I wanted to go to Canada as much as I have now…that I have my passport and want to use it. When I was a kid, we used to go there to shop. My second date with Art, … Continue reading
Passport…
Now that we need a passport to go to Canada (we used to “swing by” Canada on a pretty regular basis)… My application is in (posting it here so that when I start to wonder where it is, I can … Continue reading
Photo Hunt: Favorite
My favorite campsite (lately). From South Manitou Island backpacking trip. the view of the beach… the view from my tent…
Posted in Blogging Events, Life, Travel
Tagged camping, photo hunt, south manitou island, Travel
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Photo Hunt: Colorful
I was in Indiana Tuesday with my sister-in-law Judy. We went on a “quilt tour” in Amish country and saw this mural and this (below) garden (the quilt pattern of the garden is “Lone Star”. For more information on the … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging Events, Crafting, Travel
Tagged Amish Country, Lone Star, photo hunt, Quilt Pattern, Quilt Tour
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Chicago…
We spent a few nice days in Chicago with my husband’s sisters. We spent a day at Arlington Race Track (I’m thinking that if I get sunburned enough to see where my cross sits…that makes me a “crispy critter”. Sunday … Continue reading
A few Vacation Photos…
we climbed “Castle Rock” (in the background). I remember it being so much bigger when I was a kid. But we all made it to the top. We also stopped at a place called “Oswald Bear Ranch“…okay…tourist trap, right? Not … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, photographs
Tagged Bear Ranch, Bears, Castle Rock, Chairs, Cubs, Grandpa, Newberry Mi, Oswald, Pacifier, Purr, Tea Tree Oil, Tourist Trap, Vacation Photos
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Whew…we’re home (early)
After a minimum of fussing even. A friend of my daughter is going to be in town unexpectedly and only for a few days (from Japan) so we came home early to allow for socializing. We stayed dry…a bear licked … Continue reading
Muskallonge State Park
Muskallonge State Park. (These are all possibilities…I may update as we go) Complete with agate beach.