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A southern Michigan bog

The other day we visited the bog at the Eddy Discover Center in Washtenaw County, Michigan. It’s a favorite place for us in June. It’s probably a mile walk from where we were parked to the bog. The trail goes through a beech-maple forest and ends at the bog. Near the bog the trail becomes…

The garden – June, 2026

Yesterday we had some rain late in the day, which was really good for the garden, which is doing quite well after being neglected for almost three weeks in May. The bed with zucchini and my figs. All of our bed had flowers as well as vegetables. The bed bordered by mint (which we cook…

Looking for a rare bird

Yesterday we went to Fourmile Lake in Washtenaw County in an effort to see or at least hear the King Rails that are there. The lake was smooth as glass and after about 30-40 minutes we heard the rails. We never saw them, but that was OK. There was plenty of other things to keep…

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