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A beguiling tree and Mama Nature’s Index
Most of my greatest pleasures have something to do with wandering around in the woods and fields of Antrim County, dipping down to the creeks and the riverbanks, peering into the depths of the lakes, walking the shores of Grand Traverse Bay. I keep an eye out for wildflowers, clouds, birds, furry critters, salamanders, trees, […]
Miss Sadie and the Cowboy re-open for the season
May 4, 2012
Back in 2008 Miss Sadie and the Cowboy started a lucrative tourist-season enterprise. They offered tour guide services, referrals to their favorite secret places to find the True Up North Experience, and tourist picture-taking. (That last was difficult, as they lack opposable thumbs, but they secured the services of an assistant at a very reasonable price.) […]
Hidden treasures, dandelion jam and parsnip bread
April 26, 2012
I cannot resist an invitation that promises I can learn about foodstuffs like wild leek, trout lily, spring beauty, cattail, wild parsnip, dandelion, and burdock - AND offers me a sample of dandelion jam on parsnip bread.
Blind leading blind
April 24, 2012
Another of my little cameras appears to have bitten the dust. Or more likely the sand. I don’t think it’s good for cameras to take them down to the beach to take pictures of the Bay whipped into whitecaps, or the tiny flowers growing in the shelter of the bluff. It’s good for me, though, […]
Over in the meadow in the sand in the sun
April 22, 2012
I tell you, no one has more fun getting out and about than Babs Young. She writes: These six little guys and gals live in an undisclosed location not too far from me. To protect their privacy the exact location will remain a secret.
Spring flowers and shooting stars
April 21, 2012
So off we went on our late afternoon walk. I wanted to see if the trilliums had opened, and I wanted to take some pictures with the little old blind camera. In spite of its useless display, I am fond of that camera. There is something freeing about using the viewfinder to frame the shot and hoping for the best.
Carsten in Denmark
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Torch Lake Views 
May 5, 2012
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