One corner of downtown Ann Arbor is a real throwback to the 1970s when I moved here. Kosmo’s used to be in Kerrytown, close to the Farmer’s Market. This is Susan’s favorite place to get be-bim-bop for breakfast. Krazy Jim’s Blimpy Burger used to be around the intersection of Division and Packard. I haven’t eatenContinue reading “1970s Ann Arbor”
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Art in Ann Arbor
Back in Ann Arbor we are once again walking through our neighborhood and stopped at the Creel Micro Gallery which always has lots of interesting little pieces of art. The artist this month has created an interesting deck of tarot cards. The cards are based on her Mexican and Comanche ancestors. These cards were doneContinue reading “Art in Ann Arbor”
Mexican food in Farragut, Tennessee
On our final day heading back to Ann Arbor we stopped in Farragut, Tennessee since we needed gas and it was almost noon. We wanted to avoid any big city traffic so this was our choice. Well, we hit the jackpot. Pulling into town I saw a gas station with inexpensive gas and we hadContinue reading “Mexican food in Farragut, Tennessee”
Day-32: Stone Mountain, Georgia
We’re staying with David, Susan’s brother in Woodstock, Georgia and went to walk the trail to the top of Stone Mountain. The view from near the top of the mountain. According to our phones we climbed 17 stories to get here, although Susan went a bit higher. Way off in the distance on the leftContinue reading “Day-32: Stone Mountain, Georgia”
Day-31: Carnivorous plant bog
Heading north from Dauphin Island Susan found a nice preserve for us to visit. I was all in especially after hearing it had a lot of different pitcher plants. As it turns out it has 10 species of carnivorous plants! We found ziz-zag bladderwort, Tracy’s and dwarf sundews and at least 4 different pitcher plants.Continue reading “Day-31: Carnivorous plant bog”
Day-32: A rental on Dauphin Island.
We rented a small house on Dauphin Island for the week. Lots of room for cars The view from the front door. Looking down the hallway towards the three bedrooms and the common bathroom. The kitchen. The living room and dining room table looking towards the kitchen. The screened in porch where we could sitContinue reading “Day-32: A rental on Dauphin Island.”
Day-31: Dauphin Island birds
Typically our days start at one of the many bird sanctuaries and preserves on the island. We’ve started at Audubon Sanctuary, Goart Tree Preserve and Shell Mound Preserve. Who knows where we’ll start next. Where ever it is there will be interesting things to see. Nothing like starting the day with a cotton mouth (waterContinue reading “Day-31: Dauphin Island birds”
Day-26: Audubon Sanctuary, Dauphin Island, Alabama
Yesterday we spent the morning at the Audubon Sanctuary Preserve on Dauphin Island. It was warm and still. It was so still that the reflections on the lake were perfect images of what they were reflecting. Periodically on the lake you could see a nose and the eyes of a turtle appear. The real treatContinue reading “Day-26: Audubon Sanctuary, Dauphin Island, Alabama”
Day-26: Getting to Dauphin Island, Alabama
We got to Fort Morgan, Alabama in time for the 10:15 AM CDT ferry to Dauphin Island. The cost ($27 for two people in a car) was well worth avoiding the two and a half hour drive around Mobile Bay. So many times places advertise snakes, but they never deliver. Close to the ferry dockContinue reading “Day-26: Getting to Dauphin Island, Alabama”
Day-24: Pensacola Florida nature
We started the day with two Common Loons. There were Black-bellied Plovers along the beaches at the state park. As with all winter beaches in Florida Sanderlings were the most abundant shorebirds. Going from the beach to a trail through dune scrub we found an array of songbirds – Myrtle (Yellow-rumped) Warblers were common. TheContinue reading “Day-24: Pensacola Florida nature”
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