Ghost in the forest

August 1, 2010

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Yesterday was an unpromising, drizzly sort of day.  Dulleyed and droopytailed, we trudged along the road.  But wait, wait—what is that?  Deep in the swampy woods something white glowed.  Well.  A person who goes walking with a terrier and a spaniel becomes intrepid.  Off we went into the swamp. Indian Pipe!  I had never seen […]

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Cat’s Eye View

July 31, 2010

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I am Miss Puss. I will be your guide this evening while Gerry is off committing poetry at Stone Circle. We have some interesting neighbors in the vicinity of the Writing Studio and Bait Shop. Here, for example, is Daddy Loooooong-Legs. You will notice that he has only seven legs. He had an unfortunate encounter […]

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Little green orchids invade Antrim County

July 30, 2010

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I noticed them earlier this month.  Itty-bitty green, or lavender, or purple flowers—who knows, maybe they change color—blooming along the trail to the Bay.  The darned things are hard to photograph, let me tell you. (The dear departed little camera, I keep muttering under my breath as I crawled around in the underbrush, would have gotten […]

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Vacation Day

July 29, 2010

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Those of you from Away probably don’t realize this, but people who live in a Summer Vacation Paradise do not get much Summer Vacation, on account of this being the busy season and all.  No, we generally look forward to September, when we can take a little minute to enjoy Paradise on our own terms, […]

Reporting from the front

July 29, 2010

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You have met Loreen Niewenhuis in these posts before, and walked with us along the Lake Michigan shoreline of our Township.  Last night she posted stills and a video from her home river, the Kalamazoo.  That is the river that has been poisoned by a spill of more than a million gallons of crude oil. Please […]

Public Service Announcement

July 27, 2010

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I know this is late notice, but I think you might want to meet some people who will be over at the Township Hall at 7:00 on Thursday evening (July 29).  The Upper Torch Lake Association has set up a meet-the-candidates night where you can look over a selection of offerings for State Representative and County […]