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Prickly issues

July 23, 2009

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This bull thistle is an apt symbol for contentious Township meetings.  It’s shaped like a bullhorn, full of ouch, yet beautiful—not unlike democracy in action. (Someone said Democracy is a terrible system but the best one we’ve invented so far.)  As I waded through wet bull thistles taking pictures, I discovered a little drama at the […]

There’s hope for the Monarchs yet

July 21, 2009

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Last summer I tried to capture the whole life cycle of the Monarch butterfly and failed.  On top of it, in the course of the pursuit whole swaths of milkweed disappeared from the bayshore, fallen victim to Beach as Desert syndrome, or “beach grooming”—an infestation of large machines that dig out every trace of vegetation in […]

Not flowers

July 20, 2009

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For people who are sick and tired of blogs full of flower pictures—you know who you are—here are some bracing images of Not Flowers encountered on our morning walk. Whenever it rains lately – which is lamentably often – our road is full of slugs.  I do not know why they become suicidal in the […]

Cruising along on Torch Lake

July 15, 2009

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At the end of last week’s Torch River expedition I spent some time taking pictures at the boat ramp at the Torch River Bridge. It’s simpler than the one at the Day Park, but it does a brisk business in everything from jet skis to pontoon boats. Here’s a cheerful little gallery for you to […]

Torch Lake sunset by Mama Nature – photo by Babs

July 13, 2009

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This from Babs Young in the morning’s email: What better place to enjoy a Torch Lake sunset than the Dockside . . . I have never been to the Dockside at sunset. Does that not look like fun? It looks like fun. It is a lot of fun in the daytime, too, but clearly I need […]

Goin’ for a ride, Intermission: Pennies and Peas

July 10, 2009

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There are a lot of ways to get back to Eastport from Torch River, and I chose to detour through Bellaire.  I needed to run some errands, and the lemon bars at MOKA were calling me.  Inside the lobby at Citizens Bank I grabbed a cup of courtesy coffee to fortify myself for the ordeal of […]

Freedom: Verse I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

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