Category Archives: May 2014

Slapping mosquitoes, picking off wood ticks and welcoming spring

Posted on May 31, 2014 by Kathy

Happy weekend, readers. The last day of May beckons. I just slapped a mosquito here in the house, ending its short buzzing life. They rise in clouds in the woods, singing their blood-sucking songs.  Barry thinks I exaggerate about the … Continue reading →

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Tea in a wicker chair overlooking the lake

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Kathy

We shall sit outside, shall we, on a wicker chair overlooking the lake on a still morning in late May.  We shall don sweatshirts and baggy pants and sprawl contented as waves lap nearby. Birds twitter and sing and a … Continue reading →

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Plot twist!

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Kathy

The WordPress Weekly Photo challenge is:  Twist. I laughed out loud when seeing this. Does anyone else remember a funny cartoon or status passing through Facebook recently? Although I can’t recall the exact words, this is the sentiment: Whenever anything … Continue reading →

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Please do not drown.

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Kathy

I used to sing this song to my wee babies: All day, All night, Angels watching over you, my babe, Pray the Lord your soul to keep, Angels watching over you. Last week I stumbled upon this angel looking over … Continue reading →

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Amazed

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Kathy

Today’s photo-of-the-day still remains obsessed with Marquette, Michigan’s Ore Dock from last Wednesday. Much of what this photo suggests is an outright lie. #1: It was NOT a dark and stormy morning. (The clouds roiled ominously, but no storms rose.) … Continue reading →

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No swimming yet, kids

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Kathy

You may feel tired of seeing ice pictures. Many here in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are weary, too, of the broken ice which swells into the bays of Lake Superior, then blows outward, then returns to us in patterns and reflections … Continue reading →

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Almost Memorial Day weekend walking Marquette’s Lower Harbor

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Kathy

I so enjoyed a three-mile walk along Marquette’s Lower Harbor on Wednesday. ‘Twas another foggy day with chunks of ice melting in Lake Superior. Snapped fifty pictures of the ore dock, harbor, fish house, lighthouse, fisherfolk, marina, you name it. Am … Continue reading →

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Alone, yes.

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Kathy

Six people asked me in the last 24 hours, “Are you going to Marquette alone?” Varying expressions and tones accompanied this question.  Disbelief, dismay, amazement, astonishment and approval. I love to be alone.  I feel like a bird flying free. … Continue reading →

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A photo a day keeps the doctor away.

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Kathy

I am pondering taking this blog in a new direction for a while. Feeling inspired to dust off the camera again. To share photos. Perhaps even daily, at times. A photo a day keeps the doctor away. No need to … Continue reading →

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Morning fog

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Kathy
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