tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79081883116742921802012-02-08T03:30:10.877-05:00<p>Just me, sharing thoughts, photos, quotes, adventures and daily life unless nobody reads it.</p> <p>Then it's just me. Enjoy. Or not.</p>wildmaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02042241358819317577noreply@blogger.comBlogger2901100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908188311674292180.post-12842822893341410362012-01-21T21:12:00.000-05:002012-01-22T21:15:41.887-05:00

It was dark and only 15 degrees outside but I wanted to  cross country ski so I took off for Petoskey State Park. I started on the Campground Trail in the woods.  It was dark but not  as dark  as this photo makes it look.  There were a few stars  out but  most of the light came from city and ski resort lights  reflecting off the clouds and snow. The lights in the above picture on the left

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We finally got enough snow to cross country ski and  spent two  glorious afternoons at Birchwood with Mark and Kathy.   Late afternoon sun on the treetops A heart imprint left by a ski pole Kathy, Mark - great people, I wish they lived closer! Just after sunset

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A beautiful pink rose from Image North after my mammogram 

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Taken with iPhone 4 edited with snapseed

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Erich took these photos in front of his house after a windy day sent sheets of ice up on the beach.  I love the turquoise hues in the crystal clear shards.

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Trying out some special texture effects on PSEEllis and Grama Mary very relaxed

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Walking the Petoskey State Park beach on a bright sunny mid-December day, Erich and I spotted some kites in the distance and got some pretty good photos as we got closer.  The surfers were thrilled to have such a nice sunny day with good wind so late in the season. Bright sunshine, fierce breeze, waves not too big - perfect day for kite surfing Can you see all three kites in this pic?

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Sally and Bob invited us to the Madrigal Singers Dinner at the Perry Hotel the weekend before Christmas.  Bob has played the role of King Robert, emcee and joke teller extraordinaire for over 20 years and he does it well!  The dinner was great, the students who sing are wonderful and their costumes were magnificent! Mary, Erich, Bob, Sally

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The last week of December is for "undecorating".   One more photo before I begin...something a little different.

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Ellis Michael One Week Old

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Thanksgiving Weekend Holy Childhood ChurchHarbor Springs, MI

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A sincere thank you to Jim and Jenice for inviting me to be in the birthing room when  Ellis was born.  It was one of the most amazing, heart warming, spiritual, and moving experiences I have ever had and is a memory that will live in my heart forever. A gentle kiss from new dad to new mom with baby'stiny fingers showing -just minutes after his birth Jenice holds Ellis just before he

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Erich and I had a nice Skype call last night that ended with a toast to Skype! This is the Skype Snapshot I took of it.  Ah, technology! *or..What life is like in an international relationship

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I vowed to enjoy one holiday at a time  this year (unlike Retail America!).  Now that Thanksgiving  is behind us I can remove all my harvest decorations and start thinking about Christmas.   It helped that we haven't gotten any significant snow yet this year.   Pumpkins and shades of orange are on their way out to make way for  evergreens, holly berries and  silver stars.

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Different people have different thoughts on Thanksgiving Day...                                                                                                                             For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night,              For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Thanksgiving,

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On this Thanksgiving Day I am thankful for the meeting of my  grandson Ellis with his Great Grandmother Priscilla. Priscilla, Jim, Ellis, Mary Hansen                                                                                        

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Maddie's super awesome sparkly shoes, way cool sox and pretty pink tights

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Mary and Maddie a the beach  making  long legged shadows 11-4-11

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Last week could not have been more different for my daughters in law.   Linda was in Costa Rica for yoga and surfing,  Jenice was in Big Rapids having a baby. Totally different experiences! Not Linda--this is an unnamed girl surfing in Costa Rica Jenice with little Ellis

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He's got Wild feet... ...and he's a Red Wings fan!                                                                                  

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New Grandma with her grandson soon after birth Mary and Ellis the second day   Love at first sight! The new little family, looking a little tired but happy!

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The new familyEllis with his Mama and Daddy New Daddy Jim admires his little son. Jenice looks amazingly calm and beautiful.  This is the easy contented smile of a happy new mother!

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My new buddy, the most perfect little boy on earth.  My grandson.  A new life.  New beginnings with endless possibilities.  Limitless potential.  There's something awe inspiring about a newborn.  I fell in love at first sight! Meet Ellis Michael Hansen Born 11-11-11 at 11:39am 8lbs 13.4 ou 21.5 in long

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Last weekend Heather, her mother Lynn, Maddie, and Brooke came to visit for a "Girls Up North Weekend"...the second annual I might add.  It was sunny and warmer than most November days so we spent some time at the beach, in the yard,  shopping around town, dinner out and all kinds of fun indoor stuff! The girls with their bag of beach treasures Maddie in the late afternoon sunPetoskey

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     My new favorite picture of us.. Mary and Erich at Chippewa Falls near Erich's home

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Vacation by Proxy?  Let me explain. A couple of places we didn't get to see in L. A. Years ago when Erik, Jim and I visited Mike in Los Angeles there were a few places we wanted to see but he apparently did not share our enthusiasm.  I suppose after having countless visitors who all want to see the same tourist attractions he was bored with most of them.  So he said,  "You don't have to go

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We celebrated Priscilla's birthday today!  The cake had three candles:  One was for 90 years and the other two were one year each.  You do the math.  We had a nice dinner and some lively conversation. A toast to 92 years! Priscilla has always been like a mother to me ~ What a sweetheart. It looks like Priscilla enjoyed the celebration!                          

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Chippewa Falls, at Batchawana Bay near Erich's house The Travel Bug we deposited at the Falls location Found it! Kathy and I had the idea to drop off the Travel Bug from our last Geocaching at a site in Canada so she found one online at Chippewa Falls  near Erich's home.  It was a great opportunity for us to try out Erich's new GPS and we found the hide in short order.  The little

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Kathy and I finally got back to the Offield Nature Preserve to find the cache that eluded us a few weeks ago.  This time she had her hand held GPS which took us closer to the its location.  The first one was difficult to find unless you're looking up! Mary retrieved the cache from above                                                       Encouraged at finding the first one we decided to

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We met nine of Erich's hometown friends at a restaurant for a little reunion.  It was nice but difficult at first as only one of them spoke English.  Erich mentioned that George has a good voice so I asked him to sing a song.  After a beautiful rendition of Strangers in the Night I said I'm surprised they weren't singing drinking songs.  They recognized that term and flowed into a list of fun

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We checked into a B&B for the next 10 days and spent part of the afternoon today with Erich's family in Trofaiach, Austria.  They are delightful people!  His sister Hermi is friendly and generous and was so welcoming - she made us a yummy home cooked meal with veggies from the garden even though they had already eaten (they eat their main meal at noon).  Her husband Karl is talkative and showed

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The bottle, painted dark for camouflage and a pile of canisters. Opening my 196th film canister                                                                              I was introduced to geocaching today!  Kathy took me to the Offield Nature Preserve a couple of miles north of here and thanks to the GPS app on her phone we found the first cache in short order.  That was the only

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The last time I was in Canada we took a little sunset cruise down the shore of Batchawana Bay and were rewarded with a good view of this regal pair of eagles.   We saw the first one flying above us with a jet in the background                                                                             The other one chose a tall tree on the shoreline so he could overlook the whole bay.

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I just heard the weather forecast for tonight.  September 6th and we may have frost tonight!   I have to enjoy my garden while I can! Grape Tomatoes Day Lily Fuschia Garlic Chive Blossoms Coleus

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The worse store tomatoes get the harder I try to grow my own.  Given that my yard is set in the shade of some very tall maple trees and I live closer to the North Pole than to the equator this is a real challenge.  Persistence is the key, and so is cutting down a few trees.  The last 2 or 3 years I've had a little luck but I still need another month in my growing season.  Here you see my first

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Found on Lake Superior at a place we call "Stony Beach" This guy's open mouthed, large nosed Easter Island-ish profile even has a white outline around his eye and a tuft of "hair" on his forehead.  To see more, see Faces Found in Nature from a couple of weeks ago.

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Photo MWildHansen Not the same deer I almost hit!  This was taken  at Jim's wedding reception, on the golf course. On our way back from a ride into town last night I came within three feet of hitting a deer.  It was evening and visibility was waning.  Did I mention I was riding my bike?  The doe was grazing just off the bike trail and I spooked her into running into the woods.  

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Jim, Erik      I'm the luckiest Mom!                                                             Yesterday I got to go kayaking with Jim for a couple of hours.  We Paddled to Harbor Point and went swimming.  The water was warm but refreshing, clear and pristine.  That's one of my favorite things to do and it brought back memories of when Jim lived at home and we could do that whenever.

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"What time is it?"  "I don't know, it's dark." My requirements for a watch: It indicates the current time accurately and is readable day or night.  It's waterproof.  I prefer analog to digital.   That's not too much to ask is it? My analog Eddie Bauer watch works fine and has withstood years of water sports with no problem. I can read it without my glasses during the day.  It has a light and

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Cute, huh?  I took this on the beach in Mears during Wild Reunion Week.  Something about this photo intrigued me so I "photoshopped" it into something more... Then last week, hiking the shore of Batchawana Island in Lake Superior I found these treasures...OK, so I added the stone noses, but that's all.  Otherwise this is exactly how I found them and no photoshopping : I think

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Why are a wooden spoon and a mosquito pictured on my post?  Do I swat the dreaded pest with the spoon?  No...  I lathered Benadryl Gel on the back of the spoon and globbed it on all the bites on my back.  I was desperate and it helped!

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Priscilla Long Hansen, 7-8-11 Sister Helen Werner, 7-8-11 Helen has a golden hint of red in her light hair, giving us a glimpse of the little redheaded girl she was 87 years ago when she shared a school desk with Priscilla.  At four years of age they were the youngest and only girls in the one room school house in Fowler, Michigan when they met in 1924.  It's no wonder they formed a

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Long time and far away  friends to be reunited!      Helen Werner and Priscilla Long met in kindergarten in their hometown of Fowler, Michigan in 1924.  Priscilla went on to become a wife, mother, grandmother and soon great grandmother.  Helen went on to become a nun in the Maryknoll Missionary order.  They kept in contact through letters, phone calls and rare visits all these years,

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Dee on the Bear River, 2009 Dee and I had a three year tradition of kayaking the Bear River  on the morning of July 4th until busy  lives and other plans got in the way.  The next Independence Day passed with no paddling.   Jack, Brian, Me, Carol before we ran into Jeff and Dee, 2011 Yesterday, as Erich and I finished a walk at the Bear River Recreation Area with Brian's

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She worked with us for more than six years.  She arrived on time, worked steadily all day, got along with everyone, and always behaved in a professional manner at the office.  She attended staff meetings as well as social events.  We all enjoyed  her easy smile and positive attitude.  Last week she called in sick for a few days then just stopped calling.  We heard nothing.  As suspicious as

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Found on a tiny island in Batchawana Bay near the mouth of the Chippewa River

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First swim in Lake Superior this year Photo Erich Schoahs

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While the girls were getting their manis and pedis I was goofing around  with the camera.

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Instead of a traditional shower we had a special day for Jenice that ended up lasting more than 12 hours.  A fun filled girl day!   I made Palatschinken (Austrian crepes) with fresh berries and maple yogurt cheese for breakfast for Jenice, Linda, Nicollette and I.   Jenice looks so relaxed after her massage Then we headed for Trillium where the girls were treated to manicures or

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I like to roast eggplant on the grill for babaganoush  but it's rained every day this week so I put one in the oven last night instead.  I forgot to prick the skin... Then I heard a muffled bang from the kitchen.  I'll remember to prick the skin next time.

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Linda was caught on a trail cam that was installed at a job site for observation of wildlife…..  

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The kayak tour Erich and I took two weeks ago was guided by Lost Creek Adventures, a new company in The Apostle Islands area.  I posted about our guide Alissa a week ago.  The other couple on the trip wrote to the company and it turns out one of Alicia's photos made it onto Lost Creek Adventures' website.  Erich and I are the couple in the red tandem kayak entering one of the sea caves!  Check it

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This is what's at the mouth of the Bear River where it reaches Lake Michigan  downstream from the paddlers in yesterday's post... Mitchell St. bridge The river narrows and gets fast and turbulent. I've never seen this volume of water at the mouth of the river before. Just before the Lake St. bridge where anglers fish for trout and salmon in spawning season                    

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Nice day for a paddle...                                                                                                                                                   So far so good... We saw these guys kayaking the Bear River last weekend.  After some heavy rains the river was running pretty swift.  They were novice paddlers but I give them a lot of credit - that water looked

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 We ran into a guy at Bayfront Park flying about a half dozen huge kites, some as much as 10-12 feet across.  When he would get one stable up in the breeze he simply tied it to a tree or post so he had several flying at once.  He asked if we wanted to try it and I was surprised just how heavy they were.

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Alissa was our guide for an amazing kayak tour of sea caves in Lake Superior at the Apostle Islands last weekend.  She has many years of experience paddling and guiding in Lake Superior and this was proudly displayed by the tattoo on top of her right foot.  When she told us where she had paddled and worked before she just pointed to the map on her foot!  It's the simple outline of the "wolf's

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Erich at the lagoonHow many other people do I know who would walk in the rain with me?

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An inviting path of Forget-Me-Nots leads to someone's home away from home.

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Don't run with scissors. Don't talk to strangers. Don't follow a man with a hack saw into the deep dark woods. I was always pretty good about the first two but yesterday I followed the man with the hack saw.   Turns out he just wanted to trim some branches so we could see the sun set over Calm Bay from a rocky cliff...some risks are worth taking! Photo M Wild HansenA quiet sunset over Calm

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When President Obama downed a pint of Guinness Stout in Moneygall, County Offaly,  Ireland he remarked that the Guinness in Ireland tastes better than the Guinness in  America.  I'm not the only visitor to Ireland who has observed this! President and Mrs.  Barack Obama drink Guinness stout in Ollie Hayes pub in Moneygall, Ireland, the ancestral homeland of his great-great-great grandfather, 

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Given a remarkable view or event or a situation deemed in the moment to be rare or fleeting I tend to take too many photographs.  Then I get home and download.  Sometimes I end up with lots of bad photos and wish I'd done things differently.  Sometimes I end up with lots of great photos and with or without editing have trouble deciding which are the best, which are worth sharing, which I should

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Sierra looks content Jenice and Sierra We went to visit Jared, Nicollette and their new baby. Congratulations Hammonds!    Little Sierra is just 3 weeks old and I got a taste for what it will be like to see my kids with their baby later this year....I think they're naturals!  Jim feeding Sierra

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My mother, Mary Kathleen Heffron Wild, 1949 My maternal grandmother, Cecilia Honson Heffron, circa  1920 My paternal grandmother, Hermina Schmadl Wild, circa 1945 Me, Mary Wild Hansen with my sons Erik and Jim on the Colorado River, 1995                                                                         

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Special Report at 10:45 pm that Osama Bin Laden is dead, killed by U.S. forces.  I cannot bring myself to post a photo.  ABC World News:      "Osama bin Laden, hunted as the mastermind behind the worst ever terrorist attack on U.S. soil, has been killed, sources told ABC News.      Bin Laden was killed in a ground attack by Joint Special Operations Command forces working with the CIA, not a

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Prince William and Princess Catherine, Duke and Duchess of CambridgeTitles are explained in detail HERE. The Fairy Tale I was not planning on watching the royal wedding of Kate Middleton and Prince William  but after a busy day we relaxed in the evening with a BBC Canada replay of the day's events for an hour or two.  The dress was simple and beautiful, the couple are very likable and

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Soon to be Prince William and Princess Katherine.  Hmmm.  To get up at 3am to watch the infamous royal wedding or to sleep late on my day off....sleep it is!  I'll catch the highlights later in the day.  Now to put on my big hat and brew some tea for my scones...

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I watched for 5 or 10 minutes as this pair of geese awkwardly sloshed their way through a slushy ice floe.  When they finally reached the water the lead goose reared his head back, stretched his long neck and honked his triumph to the world.  Well, at least to the disinterested duck ignoring the scene from a nearby chunk of ice.

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The first picture of my first grandchild.   Hmm, I wonder if it's a sonogram or a daughterogram...

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Six inches of snow on April 20th was not really welcome but not all that surprising either... 7am and the snow kept coming all day Spring in Harbor Springs? Think sunshine...the forecast is for 70 degrees by next week! Facebook Comments: Mary Margaret Hornbaker I'm in! Mary Wild Hansen You always were a hardy one, MMH. Must be the U.P. childhood! : ) Heather Nichols

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Mike, Kevin, Mark, Me, late 50's Dad, pointing out the Badlands in South Dakota I have a strange collection of photos of people pointing.  I think it may have been a sort of tradition for 50's and 60's family vacation trips, people pointing out landmarks for the camera. Mom, Mary, Kevin, Mike, Mark circa 1958 In the 21st century we still seem to do a lot of pointing and still

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My last post, Just Chillin' reminded me of this day (12-28-2009) on Batchawana Bay when Erich and I looked out the window and saw some neighbors floating by on an ice floe - remember, this is Lake Superior!  Of course we agreed they were just plain crazy Canadians.  Then we promptly went out and tried it ourselves! Neighbors floating with a drink and a rake for steering Erik got the hang

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A couple of seagulls floating on a little ice floe. Little Traverse Bay, Petoskey MI

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  I took a walk along the new river walk on the Bear River in Petoskey yesterday.  There are walking paths down on the river, a bike trail up on the bank, bridges, a boardwalk, landscaped stairs up the bank, benches, and a couple of picnic shelters.  It takes about an hour to walk from Sheridan near Clarion to the Mitchell St. Bridge and back.   Kudos, Petoskey! Bear River - It'll look

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We took a walk along the pier Sunday.   I was going to put Erich on top of the lighthouse  for a picture but I was afraid of dropping him in the icy water so I didn't.

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Urbex=Urban Exploration.  I like to think of it as hiking the Urban Wilderness.  Dave, Brian and I went down to the old Packard Plant in Detroit last weekend.  From 1899 to 1958 it was an assembly plant for luxury cars.  The Packard Plant in its heyday                             Now more than fifty years later it is an ever changing 3.5 million square feet of urban decay, a 40 acre

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I'm glad communication technology has evolved beyond tin cans and string because I got a phone call from Port Elizabeth, South Africa this afternoon!  Erich was on the shore of the Indian Ocean when he called my cell phone.  Well, it's a good thing I'm in the Detroit area for the weekend , that's 250 miles closer to South Africa... Port Elizabeth is about 400 miles east of Cape Town, South

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Jim and the Honda Magna 750 Jim took me for an early spring ride outside Big Rapids today.  The last time I rode a motorcycle must have been in my late teens with my brother Kevin.   I was terrified then.  Today's ride was different.  It was delightfully breezy, a little bit noisy, and completely exhilarating!  

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Petoskey State Park Swings Yesterday it was puddle jumping, today after a walk on the beach I couldn't resist the swings, as high as possible of course!  Am I reverting to my childhood or do I just have an ability to enjoy the ordinary as Mary said yesterday?

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I walked down my driveway to my mailbox after work today, the welcome spring sun warming my face.  The snow was melting into a puddle and my feet were headed straight toward it.   I had an irresistible urge to jump in the puddle.  So I did.  Wouldn't you?

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This is the snowman that Jack built This is the snowman that Jack built...three months later.

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I received a beautiful pen for Christmas, a gift from a friend who visited China.  The "present" was unique and lovely but the "presentation" was even more impressive.  The embroidered bag, the ornate hinged box and even the silky cushioned fabric the pen was nestled into.... you have to see it to appreciate it. Thank you, Wendy!

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A chinopod (like beets and spinach), quinoa is a seed, not a grain The irony of it all.  Bolivians and other Andes South Americans have been thriving on quinoa for centuries dating back to the Incas.  But now that it's becoming a popular food worldwide for it's complete set of amino acids (complete protein) as well as many other vital nutrients it has become unaffordable to many of those same

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"Supermoon".  OK, so it's not a scientific term coined by astronomers but more of a descriptive term used by observers.  This phenomenon is the coincidental occurrence of a full moon and perigee, the point at which the moon  is at 90% or greater of its mean closest approach to earth.  It is at the perigee that the moon appears largest.   By the way, apogee is the furthest earth to moon

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Just yesterday I said the swans were not back to Spring Lake yet.  Guess what I saw when I passed the lake today.  I think they were arguing about who would enter the cold water first.  Welcome back swans! You go first and let me know how it is.No, you go first!

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I actually do have Irish heritage so maybe it's a little less crazy that I celebrated by taking Green Food to work for everyone.  I made Broccoli Spinach Soup, Kale Chips, and Zucchini Bread!  It was all gone by the end of the day.  Sláinte! Zuke Bread, Broccoli Spinach Soup, Kale Chips

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Swans on Spring Lake April 06  M Wild Hansen Signs of spring near my house aren't much different from everywhere else but one I watch for every year is the return of a pair of swans to tiny Spring Lake between my house and town.  I haven't seen the swans yet but the temperature went above 50 today so I took a walk with a friend after work and breathed in the warm air and sunshine.  Now I'm

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My first car was an awesome Detroit worthy 8-cylinder sporty coupe with a sun roof and wide black racing stripe.  At first I thought it was a bit "boyish" but I fell in love with it, complete with its frustrations.  Like how it would stall for no apparent reason.  When I complained mechanics would shrug their shoulders and shake their heads.  Then there was the noisy speedometer I utterly

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Since Erich lives in Canada I cross these two bridges a lot -                       The Mighty Mac - Mackinac Bridge         International Bridge Between             Between Mackinaw City and St. Ignace, MI           Sault Ste. Marie, MI                                                                                  and Sault Ste. Marie, Canada 

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I'm in touch with friends and family daily through email, Facebook, blogs, telephone...but it's been a very long time since I've received a real handwritten letter.  Sue, my college roommate sent one this week because her computer had crashed and she lost all her email addresses.  She was an art major and has beautiful stylistic handwriting which made it even more enjoyable - seeing her writing

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This was one of the four worst earthquakes ever recorded in history, anywhere.  It is the worst Japan has ever had at 8.9 which is exponentially worse than the Haiti quake of last year at 7.0 quake as shown in this graph.  It moved an island off the coast of Japan eight feet to the east.  The resulting tsunami, travelling at more than 500mph was a 30 ft. wall of sludge, water, and debris

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Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario to Johannesburg, South Africa At this very moment Erich is on a flight from London, England to Johannesburg, South Africa! Then he starts a tour of five southern African countries beginning with Victoria Falls in Zambia and ending up back in South Africa.

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March 8, 2011 When I talked to Jen and Jim last week they told me to expect a package in the mail, an early Easter present.  They said it should arrive on Tuesday and I was instructed not to open it until they were on the phone with me.  Package in one hand, phone in the other, I could tell it was a book...my curiosity was piqued!  They gave me the OK to open it............ Very nice book...

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Calcium Phosphate Crystal Dave sent me these pictures of ordinary objects magnified many times by an electron microscope.  When I was taking Biology in high school our class took a trip to Wayne State University and saw the Gross Anatomy Lab and the electron microscope among other things.  I was fascinated!  These images were a great reminder of that day decades ago and how much the experience

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Meet Roxanne, the Detroit Zoo's newest aardvark, born January 8.  She will be introduced to the public this spring .  An aardvark (Orycteropus afer) is an African mammal whose name derives from the Afrikaans word "earth pig."   I'll be in Detroit visiting family next month and hope to see this strange, sweet little creature!

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Ice Boats on the Harbor Springs Harbor  Ford Park Boat Launch Little Traverse Bay Ice boats waiting for a new day Photo by M Wild Hansen I don't know these little skaters but they sure are cute! Photo by M Wild Hansen The Phoenix Photo by M Wild Hansen A lonely boat at dusk Photo by M Wild Hansen

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Now THAT's an ice rink! A few days ago I took my ice skates to the harbor in Harbor Springs after work.  I heard the ice boats were out so I knew the ice would be nice and smooth.  This only happens a couple of times a year when there's a thaw followed by a freeze without snow so I was lucky to take advantage of the conditions.  I got there when the sun was low in the sky and stayed long

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A few years ago I witnessed a coyote nab a black squirrel outside the window of my office. My patient saw it, too. When the snow cloud of the encounter had cleared there was the coyote sitting not ten feet from the window with the squirrel in his teeth while he panted and dripped bright red blood on the white snow.  I'll never forget that moment of raw nature.  What?  You didn't think I had a

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     I've always known nature has calming, healing powers.  Not because I've read it or heard it somewhere.  Because I feel it.  My house is surrounded by woods and woodland animals visit daily.   It's always been fun to see deer saunter across the backyard as well as the occasional turkeys, rabbits and the more common squirrels and birds.   On occasion I've been thrilled to see coyotes,

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I've been reading a couple of books on nutrition & health by Joel Fuhrman M.D.  My interest in nutrition goes back many years and Eat for Health intrigued me enough to make some changes in my diet the past 6 or 7 weeks.  The idea of a nutrient dense diet excluding or greatly reducing things like meat, salt, sugar, fat and additives makes perfect sense.   Studies have shown amazing reductions in

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