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Ice goes out – spaceships come in – just another day on the Bay

April 2, 2009

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People who are not here but either (A) wish they were or (B) want to have confirmed for them that Florida is a better place to be in April, ask for updates on the ice on Torch Lake and the Bay.  Miss Sadie, the Cowboy and I had a lovely walk on the beach early […]

Five treasures in a green envelope

April 1, 2009

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Kathy, Da Blogger from Da UP, was in search of a cure for cabin fever, not to mention an idea for a post. She thought a scavenger hunt for signs of spring would be just the ticket. Find these five items, she challenged, and send them to me in a green envelope. First one in […]

Making the best of Mud Season

March 30, 2009

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Not one to be discouraged by a little dismal weather, Katherine has been out and about examining the shoreline of Torch Lake. She writes:  This is the ice on the shore along Torch that melted and started to reform and it looked like dancing people or hands waving and gesturing, or fanciful animals, or muppets, […]

The measure of Mother Nature’s perfidy

March 29, 2009

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Last night Miss Sadie, the Cowboy and I went for our evening walk on bare roads. We did not dilly-dally, because the Weather Widget had warned us what was coming. And indeed it came. Now I ask you, is this fair? It is not fair. But then as Jean Pitchford’s mother used to say, “Nobody […]

The Rock of Eastport

March 25, 2009

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On a recent morning the air hinted of spring and the beach was passable.  Miss Sadie, the Cowboy and I had a wonderful time on our walk.  I was particularly pleased with some of the snapshots I took, including this one: Then I saw what Greg Jolliffe had done with his rock over on the […]

Red sky in the morning

March 23, 2009

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This morning was good medicine for the color-starved.  Miss Sadie, the Cowboy and I enjoyed our walk very much.  Then we got in the car and went over to the Day Park for more.  Dawn at the Writing Studio and Bait Shop   Sunrise in the woods   Sunrise reflected over Grand Traverse Bay   Sunrise over […]