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October 31, 2025
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Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 2 – Joseph Pilsudski and Frederic Chopin
Travel
This morning we begin our tour of Warsaw on the Royal Route, a historical path that connects major landmarks in Warsaw. We begin with a stop at the courtyard of the Presidential Palace. Here we find a statue of Marshall…
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October 29, 2025
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Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 1 – Warsaw
Travel
Dzień dobry! Welcome to this series of photos and blog posts from our pilgrimage to Poland. We had 8 days on the ground traveling to Warsaw, Gdansk, Sopot, Malbork, Torun, Glogowiec, Lodz, Czestochowa, Auschwitz/Birkenau, Wadowice, and Krakow (and others). We…
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August 17, 2025
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Reflections, Lilies, and Birds
Orchestra Camp Colony
We got out on the lake a couple weeks ago and found very calm waters. It was a great opportunity to photograph some reflections. The water lilies were also in their peak. This thistle was beautiful against the greens of…
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July 5, 2025
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Back to the Lake
Orchestra Camp Colony
As I said in my last post, I have fallen behind with my posts, so I’m trying to catch up. This post deals mostly with the birds we’ve seen. Grackles are all over the lake and some don’t mind posing…
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July 4, 2025
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First Trip on the Lake this Spring
Orchestra Camp Colony
It has been way too long since my last post. I’ve taken some photos at the lake since then that I’ll share now. I’ll spread out the best photos over a couple posts. We finally got out on the lake…
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May 22, 2025
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Backyard Garden Spring Blossoms
Southwest Michigan
It has been a while since I posted and I am a bit behind. Still, I want to share some photos from our backyard garden with spring blossoms, ferns, crab apple blossoms, redbud and more. The ferns are starting to…
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April 7, 2025
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Meijer Gardens Japanese Garden
Southwest Michigan
I posted photos of the butterflies at Meijer Garden a week ago. While we were there we wandered out to their Japanese Garden. Although it is much nicer in the summer, it is still a nice place to visit in…
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March 31, 2025
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Butterflies are Blooming
Southwest Michigan
It is “Butterflies are Blooming” time at Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids, MI. This is the annual butterfly garden exhibit that lasts from March 1 to April 30. This is the largest temporary tropical butterfly exhibition in the United States.…
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March 29, 2025
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Its Crocus Time
Southwest Michigan
The crocuses are the first spring blossoms in our part of the country. There is a patch of them I have photographed many times over the years. They always surprise me when I see them because they are a blast…
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November 12, 2024
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Gull Prairie Preserve
Southwest Michigan
I was going through some of my photos from this year. I found this batch I never looked at after taking them. They are from a walk I took with my sister at the Gull Prairie Preserve in Richland, MI.…
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