Category: Travel and Vacations

News from the Environment

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I saw all these stories recently. Mother Nature is more powerful than we are. https://twitter.com/volcaholic1/status/2023850637629481139?s=20 Hey, this is the time for Situational Awareness! https://twitter.com/volcaholic1/status/2023361802722001278?s=20 Hey drivers, watch where you're going! And from Ireland: https://twitter.com/cormac_mcginley/status/2023684176306991596?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/2023593252017111457?s=20 My readers might remember my photos of that same volcano when we were in Hawaii in 2018. That eruption was …

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Scenes from Rural Michigan, in the Snow

On By rushbabe49In art, Culture, History, Nature, photography, Random Musings About Life, Travel and Vacations2 Comments

Last week, we were in Hillsdale, Michigan, in the south central part of the state. It is a relatively poor region, with no big cities, mostly small to medium-sized towns. Allen, along US12, is a center of antiques, with many dealers along the highway. I never tired of the drive from Hillsdale to Coldwater, where …

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #383: Looking back to #174-Shapes and Designs

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I learned that "shapes" are what are found in Nature; "designs" are what humans make, often mimicking that Nature. "I think that I shall never see a Poem as lovely as a Tree" is a little snippet of poetry that I'll bet every school child learns (author is Joyce Kilmer, who was male-yeah, I never …

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Random photos, Hillsdale College campus

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We have never been on campus in the winter before. This time, the daytime temperatures hovered around 23F, and at night got close to zero. The campus is in the middle of a huge construction boom, with multiple areas closed off and full of construction equipment. Snow was everywhere. One of the new buildings going …

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It’s a First! Gotcha, Mr Cardinal!

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We are in south central Michigan this week for a Hillsdale College conference. The high temperature so far has been 23F. Until today, I hadn’t seen many birds at all, but when I looked out the window at breakfast this morning, I saw my first Northern Cardinal. Cardinal on branch I think I am lucky …

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #379: Favorite photos of 2025

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I think I took some very good photos last year, and I am quite happy to post them again. I'll start with my very favorites, the best ones I took last year. I think they would make good postcards. They are boats at the Everett Marina, which I took after dark in November. There was …

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #374: On the Move!

On By rushbabe49In business, Culture, government, humor, Nature, Photo challenges, photography, Random Musings About Life, technology, transportation, Travel and VacationsLeave a comment

I love Transportation, in all its forms. It started with my summer job when I was in college, working in the Traffic Department (in charge of shipping and receiving) at the Ford Motor Company Seattle Parts Depot in south Seattle. I worked there three years in a row, and I loved learning about the modes …

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #372: Ephemeral

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Well, Tina has chosen the perfect season for this topic, things that don't last! Changing skies and fall colors definitely are ephemeral! In my back yard, I have three Japanese Maple trees. Starting in mid-October, their foliage goes through two transitions, sometimes almost overnight. They start out green, and gradually turn from maroon to bright …

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