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From Gerry Sell's Writing Studio and Bait Shop
Babs found the Sandhill Cranes
A dozen years ago my friend Carol Park took me to see the Sandhill Cranes at a park near Chelsea, Michigan. Some of her friends were ornithologists who liked sharing what they knew, and lugged spotting scopes the size of small cannons to the park so that everyone could see closeups of the star attractions […]
Posted in: Adventures outdoors
Adventures with Rob the Firefighter and the Lady Alicia
April 25, 2010
I can spend an entire morning watching the trees grow, but Rob the Firefighter and the Lady Alicia are made of sterner stuff. They are people who like to be up and doing. Here is part of what we got up and did on Saturday: Dog-walking through the woods, where we discovered what was most […]
No flipflops allowed in the chestnut orchard, and no Cowboys either
April 24, 2010
Bob Haack came into the market one day last week and bought a roll of painter’s tape. It turns out that he has an orchard with 200 nut trees, most of them chestnuts, and he was going to do some grafting. Could I, I asked, come see the orchard? Indeed I could. So yesterday morning, there […]
Posted in: Adventures outdoors, Local foods
Three promises
April 23, 2010
It sounds like a selection at a Chinese restaurant, doesn’t it? “Three Promises: Shrimp simmered in Black Bean Sauce, Steamed Lobster bits with Ginger, and Baby Carrots suffused with Orange Blossoms.” Nuts. Now the Cowboy and I are hungry. Anyway, our Three Promises are far more mundane. This morning I am going to: Investigate the […]
Posted in: Adventures outdoors
Going after the bad guys in Torch Lake Township
April 21, 2010
I was headed to breakfast at Friske’s with Katy Newman when I came to a screeching halt, made a U-turn, and pulled up at the old Township Hall. What the heck? The parking was a staging area for quantities of Serious Law Enforcement. OK, fairly relaxed Law Enforcement. I found Sgt. Travis Chellis of the […]
Posted in: Antrim County Government
Too big to fear
April 21, 2010
It was a fine day for a walk on the beach. Far out on the Bay ducks paddled in pairs, making duckly conversation, keeping a wary eye on Miss Sadie and the Cowboy. Closer at hand, much smaller creatures seemed completely oblivious to the enormous beings that had invaded their planet. There were ladybugs all over the place–different […]
Posted in: Adventures outdoors
Carsten in Denmark
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Torch Lake Views 
April 26, 2010
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