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I made lamb kofta for dinner last night. I’ve been making this for years. it requires some planning. The day before I made the kofta spice mix. Then I prepared the kofta mix. Susan pan fried the kofta. It was served with a mint-lemon yogurt sauce, steamed carrots, brown rice and kale (still getting itContinue reading “The color of the day and dinner last night”

It’s hard to believe that my little girl is all grown up and half a continent away. The photo was her first day home from the hospital. Regardless, it’s her birthday. Her she is on the day that Susan and I got married. She was five years old. The first day of kindergarten, walking toContinue reading “A wonderful journey”

By the end of next week we will be visiting friends in Florida and seeing a lot of interesting birds, plants and more. All of the drawing today were done in the 1990s and were beirds seen in Washtenaw County, Michigan. Whenever a Cattle Egret shows up in the county or nearby there is alwaysContinue reading “Thinking about traveling, seeing and drawing birds”

Let’s start with the past. Back in the 1960s I went to Clippert Middle School. I knew that the school was built on the site of the old Clippert Brick Company. Last year we were talking about Detroit with our friends Mike and Linda and I mentioned the name of the school. Linda said, thatContinue reading “Dinner and the past”

Finally using my new camera, a Nikon P1000. A Downy Woodpecker in the yard. Then it’s off to breakfast with Mike and Linda at Avalon. A wonderful place for an early Sunday breakfast. We were their first customers of the day. Afterwords Susan and I walked Main Street looking at window art and other things.Continue reading “Downtown Ann Arbor”

Susan and I spent the night at our house rather than a party with friends. It’s the fourth day of our five day isolation after arriving back in Ann Arbor from our trip to Oregon. It was quiet. We watched some of the Orange Bowl and the Red Wing hockey game. We welcomed the NewContinue reading “Welcoming 2022”

We started the year spending most of the time in our house and walking around the neighborhood. We enjoyed daily sightings and listening to Carolina Wrens and Red-breasted Nuthatches. In March we started traveling from Ann Arbor to our cabin at Whitefish Point. where we were treated to many Common Redpolls at our feeders andContinue reading “2021 – Natural History year in review”

Following Christmas, it was time to get packed and ship what didn’t fit in our suitcases back to Ann Arbor. I’m not sure if Sheldon and Leonard wanted to be shipped with our package since I was the one that was feeding them at Alexis’. The big surprise was snow on the morning of theContinue reading “The hectic journey to Ann Arbor”

Christmas Eve and the tree and stockings are waiting for Santa. Alexis relaxing after the kids went to bed. The elves waiting with treats for Santa and the reindeer, hoping to catch a ride back to the North Pole to start working on next years toys. Even Sheldon and Leonard were relaxing waiting for SantaContinue reading “Oregon – Christmas Day”

The day started with the elves riding a dragon and a unicorn, so the kids were really excited and energized. After breakfast it was time for a “pre-Christmas” present from Grandma and Papa – sticker puzzle books. Both Milly and Oscar had a lot of fun with these. Then I showed Camilla a jigsaw puzzleContinue reading “Oregon – Puzzles and the park”