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The latest from Our Little House in the Big Woods
- Spring is bustin’ out all over (and a blogging milestone)
- Traveling from little house in the woods to big city on the coast
- Healing a broken toe, watching the snow melt
- The maze is your labyrinth
- Mindfulness, equanimity–and a broken toe
- The perils and ecstasy of walking on snow
- Loss and gain
- Sad transitions
- Snow, snow, snow and it’s really __ __ __ __ __
- Vegetable scrap smiley for our company
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Tag Archives: Huron Bay
The joy of sauntering
So often in our society we vow to exercise, walk briskly, hike four miles, cover ground, get our hearts pumping for health and longevity. Nothing wrong with that. Our bodies may appreciate the vigor, movement, intensity. But I am in … Continue reading
Posted in January 2021
Tagged Huron Bay, John Muir, Lake Superior, meander, Michigan, nature, outdoors, photography, saunter, snow, Upper Peninsula, walking, wild turkeys, winter, woods
60 Comments
Kayaking with snake(s)
OK, friends, I have a story to tell. It’s Memorial Day weekend, 2018, and my friend Sherry messages. Would I like to go kayaking with her on Monday? Oh yes. Kayaking with Sherry has proven fun in the past! I … Continue reading
Posted in May 2018
Tagged friend, garter snake, humor, Huron Bay, kayak, kayaking, nature, snake, Upper Peninsula
50 Comments
Autumn colors turn, turn, turn
Lisa and I had to meet this morning at the Access Site to “exchange the goods”. No, dear readers, it was not a drug deal. We needed to accomplish our monthly switcheroo. I gave her the township’s pin drive. As … Continue reading
Posted in October 2013
Tagged autumn colors, fall, Huron Bay, leaves, photography, photos, Upper Peninsula
40 Comments
Native American Flute Blessing
Last night, in the early hours before midnight, traveling silently through the dark house, I heard a strange sound. Coyotes singing? Owls crooning? Wind danced through the trees, blowing yellow leaves onto the earth. Wind’s melody crescendoed everywhere, but what … Continue reading
Posted in October 2013
Tagged blessing, drums, flute, Huron Bay, inspiration, magic, music, Native American, woods
29 Comments
Escape
This week’s photo challenge at WordPress is: Escape. Just wanted to let you know. We’ve finally busted out of winter here in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula after almost seven months. We’ve successfully escaped. We can only hope someone hid the keys … Continue reading
Posted in May 2013
Tagged Escape, Huron Bay, life, Michigan, nature, outdoors, photography, spring, sucker, Upper Peninsula, weekly photo challenge
38 Comments
By the shores of Gitche Gumee, by the shining Big Sea water…
Thanks for the amazing support for yesterday’s story about My Enemy. You readers know how to make this wanna-be storyteller feel good! Today we’ll change the pace. I’ll show you some pictures from a magical wonderful delightful hike that my … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged eagle feather, earth, family, Gitche Gumee, Hiawatha, hike, Huron Bay, Lake Superior, life, Longfellow, nature, photography, photos, thoughts
97 Comments
Pause quietly on this blog and breathe deeply…
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged bald eagle, eagle feather, forest, Huron Bay, Lake Superior, meditation, nature, outdoors, photography, woods
17 Comments
Crooked thoughts & a straight horizon
“When I come up here, and I see that great big straight horizon line, all the crooked thoughts in me straighten out.” –Reportedly said by Birney Quick about Lake Superior. Mr. Quick was a painter and founder of the Grand Marais Art Colony, … Continue reading
Eyes in the woods
Branch in the woods…claw in the woods? Spring song of pussywillows Veil of trees in the dim underworld of the woods Tiny unfurling lupine. Not much bigger than your thumb. Last year’s green spruce needles in this year’s spring puddle … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Canadian geese, forest, healing, Huron Bay, life, meditation, outdoors, owl, photography, puddles, spring, Upper Peninsula, vernal pools, woods
34 Comments