Bend in the road

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After being off work for over a week during the holidays, heading to work last Wednesday morning was nothing short of brutal. Until I came to the bend in the road. I’m pretty sure I audibly gasped when I made the turn and saw this more-than-amazing sight. These pictures are pretty, but don’t come close … Read More

Beach Loot

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My. Beach. Loot. With the assistance of my family, I managed to take home a <very> nice assortment of rocks. stones, fossils and sea glass from the shores of Lake Michigan. Yep.  I sorted them.  It was awesome. So awesome in fact, that I think I’ll do it again tomorrow! I’m not going to bore ya’all … Read More

Our woods

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Just across the road, behind our neighbor’s lot, is a secret path …  It’s pretty well maintained, but we have no idea who does the maintenance.  It is on what is considered to be “common area” set aside for our neighborhood — but the city doesn’t maintain it.  Our best guess is one of the … Read More

Geese on the big lake

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On our last day of our mini vacation we spent quite a bit of time walking the beach and taking in all the sounds and beauty all photos by my Mr. I could do it every dayand it would never grow oldor boring.

Eagle Nest

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This is so amazing that I couldn’t wait to share it with you! It is LIVE footage of an eagle nest in Decorah, Iowa. Unfortunately you have to wait for the commercial — but it’s fast. You can go here to the direct site. Live Streaming by Ustream.TV

Hoarfrost today

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Sometimes waking up to a winter Minnesota morning is pretty . . . especially when there has been a hoarfrost I tried to resist taking pictures but I took some anyway — if for no other reason than to show them to you . . . my blog friends in warm climates with beaches and … Read More

This one’s for the boy . . .

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Our boy that is.  Nate.  The ever curious, nature loving, question asking, trivia guru, knowledge seeker kid, I mean man.  Sheesh – man.  I just got a little older saying that.   To give a nod to school starting, and 2 kids on their way to being teachers, I’m posting the following photos taken by … Read More

PLUS 9

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Cheri and Nate + 9. Ha…not even close!  Nate and I are enjoying the process of watching the Robin’s raise their young though. The “Quads” (back of house) at around 7:00 pm were very hungry! …while the Quints (front of house) were sleepy . . . …It takes both momma and daddy Robin to feed … Read More

Just Breathe

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You don’t have to have a place like this to relax it definitely helps though I can relax here.  I have relaxed here.  this is where my friend lives ~ it’s the view from her kitchen window and front porch Light a candle.  Sit in the dark. Breathe.  Relax.

Who Dunnit?

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On a stroll around the garden to count still growing pumpkins, (they seem to appear daily)  I came across this . . . this pumpkin had a lot of promise — it had a unique shape, was getting larger every day, and was about ready to start turning orange. Who What does this to a pumpkin? We’ve ruled … Read More