Quite a hodge podge we have here...but mostly pictures of outdoorsy stuff, located in the tricounty area. (The hodgepodge of outdoorsy stuff outside of the tricounty area is located in Travel.)
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swallowtail on echinacea:index for butterfly pix (esp swallowtail). Goodie—now I have a collection of free-to-use reference images (& so do you, these are CC-licensed for mix/share/reuse) 25aug2014
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Shot a purple rhodie at the peony garden at Nichols a year. Now they're blooming again, so here 'tis. 02may2012
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These heart shaped leaves encompass the two opposing facets of the season for me: glorious golden light—symbolic of life; yet they also presage the death—or dormancy, at least—of winter. 19oct2010
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Some of Grand Rapids wonderful decorative elements—to wit, a neptune head carving on a downtown building
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I took this picture of a snowflake (or crystal) with my new xmas toy , one of those bendy-ball mini-tripods. Originally posted 26dec09. 26dec2009
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I shot this house with the gorgeous asian-inspired garden at the height of spring flowering tree bloom —my very most favorite time of year. Originally posted 05may09 05may2009
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I managed to make the sunrise ride again, and since the weather was splendid, I'm glad I did. Originally posted 25apr09. 25apr2009
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Beautiful pink ladyslippers . Local if that means ``within the region covered by the RTP field guide for midwestern flowers...'' Originally posted 14jun08. 14jun2008
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A dichro green bug is brilliant against a saturated red flower. Recycled an old 2002 image on an old 2008 page 30mar2014 and finally posted it 05oct2015
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One of the very few remaining northern Civil War barracks. Interiors only. Originally posted 24aug07 24aug2007
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Pintos and paints , plus sappy sentimentalizing over childhood toys. Yes, these two utterly disparate topics are related . Created and posted 25jun06, though some of the pix date from jun04. 25jun2006
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Two pictures of the Huron river taken during the height of fall color—one very close to sunrise, 05nov06 . file created 30nov05 01dec2005
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Another AABTS ride, to remember Charlotte Marcotte who was killed while cycling during aabts Saturday ride earlier this year. posted 25sep05 25sep2005
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Maybury Park is one of the tri-county (it's right where Wayne, Washtenaw and Oakland counties intersect) area's hidden gems . 05sept05 08sep2005
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Oooh, a variation on one of my fave color combos, Lime and lilac (created 19may05; posted 24may) 24may2005
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Yes, wooden clapboard has to be painted. But paint comes in so many more interesting colors than vinyl...created 05may05 10may2005
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People who ride in temperatures below 32d Farenheit are allowed to call themselves icebikers—even if they only do it once or twice a year. (And, yes, there really are people who do this regularly. Some of them live in places like Alaska, too.) 11feb2005
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