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Out on the hills

October 15, 2012

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I’m always going on about the Flat Road, but Babs has been taking the high road.  She writes: This was taken about two weeks ago when the color was just beginning. We’ve had very little sun since then, and lots of rain, so even though the color is good a sunny picture is hard to come by.  […]

Babs makes a run for it

October 9, 2012

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OK, strictly speaking the title is not accurate, but I couldn’t resist. Babs Young spent the weekend in Chicago cheering on her niece Cyndi, who ran a marathon and did very well. Babs herself did a lot of walking and exploring and picture-taking. She writes: Chicago is on Lake Michigan so I think Chicago counts […]

Sailing, sailing, over the bounding bay . . . .

September 30, 2012

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Babs writes: Saturday I went sailing on the Tall Ship Manitou. We were out for a couple of hours on the West Bay of Grand Traverse Bay. It’s easy to see that it was a beautiful day. There was a wind and a good time. Well I guess so. September is a fine time to […]

Next up, flying monkeys?

September 23, 2012

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Babs is intrepid. She has been out and about in these perilous times. She writes: We have had very strange weather up here this week. Lots of Rainbows, rain, hail, and wonderful clouds. The sun is shining one minute and it’s raining the next. You gotta love Michigan. Well . . . I do love […]

Up with the birds

September 17, 2012

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Babs Young writes, Sunrise on Pyramid Point in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. In the distance are the Manitou Islands. I had to leave home about 5:00 am to get there for the 7:00 sunrise, but it was worth it. It’s easy to see why this park was voted by ABC’s Good Morning America […]

Babs and friends in Bellaire

September 10, 2012

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Photographers Babs Young and Dana Vannoy led a group of intrepid amateurs on a morning adventure on Wednesday.  Babs writes: I had an opportunity to photograph in Bellaire last week and took this photo of a bed and breakfast called the Grand Victorian. What a wonderful example of Victorian architecture. This home was built by […]