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Category Archives: The Wonder of It All
Running North to Save My Soul
So last week I ran away for a day. To Michigan. Just because I needed to visit my heart’s home, the Lake. If it is only for a day I usually end up in the vicinity of South Haven and … Continue reading
Posted in On the Road Less Taken..., Tales from the Road, The Wonder of It All, Uncategorized
Tagged Lake Michigan, Michigan
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Tales from the Road: The Lincoln Highway in Illinois
Sometimes I just have to run off. And so, even though I had done little preparation, I headed out to hit the Lincoln Highway in Illinois. Actually, full disclosure, my original plan was to do Illinois and Iowa, but fate … Continue reading
On the Road Again: In Search of the Lincoln Highway in Pennsylvania, Part THREE
As it grew light I was eager to leave the charmless motel outside of Trenton, with its broken security lock and lack of any coffee anywhere. Having determined the first day of this adventure that I could not make New … Continue reading
Posted in On the Road Less Taken..., The Past is Ever Present..., The Wonder of It All
Tagged Lincoln Highway, nostalgia, Pennsylvania, roadside attractions
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A Cacophony of Cranes: A Symphony in Three Parts
Part 1 The wonder of the earth fills my soul. Ritual interactions with seasonal events are not to be missed. And so, every fall for many years … Continue reading
Posted in Encounters with Wildlife, The Wonder of It All
Tagged cranes, George Archibald, International Crane Foundation, Jasper-Pulaski FWA, nature, Wisconsin
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Snow Wonder
Early January: It is snowing–a big, old-fashioned snow as pictured on the Christmas cards. The snow of my dreams, the snow of my childhood–at least as I remember it. I grew up in Michiana glacial lakeland where the prevailing winds … Continue reading
Posted in Country Girl in the City, The Past is Ever Present..., The Wonder of It All
Tagged lake effect, New Carlisle, sledding, snow, snowdrops
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The Road Less Taken: The Lincoln Highway in Eastern Ohio
I do so love old highways, especially those that have become byways, bereft of their numbers. How much people miss by not taking just a bit more time along the way! As mentioned in earlier postings, I grew up … Continue reading
Dancing with Snowdrops
Today, while dancing amidst hundreds of snowdrops in the pre-spring sun and brisk breezes, I spotted a honeybee. Well, no, that’s not true. I wrote that line a little less than a year ago and never completed the essay. Today it … Continue reading
Posted in Country Girl in the City, Encounters with Wildlife, The Wonder of It All
Tagged nature, snowdrops, spring
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