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Today would have been Charles Schulz’s 100th birthday. These are the stamps that the USPS issued to mark the date. There were a lot of cartoon today that referred to him. But first. Thursday was Thanksgiving in the U.S. Susan cooked up a storm of wonderful food that we are still enjoying days later. WeContinue reading “Getting caught up for the week”

Oh those pesky cameras. If you only knew what they were saying. A drake singing Drake! Hey don’t knock it until you’ve tried it. Regardless, I am a big fan of food trucks. We get both colors of peppered moths at the cabin. I was rally excited when I got my first years ago. SomehowContinue reading “Some November humor”

Yesterday we got a bit of snow at Whitefish Point. While in the course of the day we only got 6-7″ of snow, for about an hour it was quite intense. That was sadly when we decided to go to Paradise (11 miles away) to mail some letters and stop at the Food Mart. Well,Continue reading “Snow storm at Whitefish Point”

I love bats, and have been lucky to see quite a few in the US, Canada, Mexico and Central America. But one I would love to see are the “flying foxes of SE Asia. But as the human population has grown exponentially over the years these animals, along with many others are brought into closerContinue reading “Human population growth, animals and disease”

An American Goldfinch on a branch with nearby lichens. A male Pine Grosbeak on our deck this morning. Lots of Common Redpolls to watch today. Photographing them required some patience. But the next bird was a pleasant surprise. The un-streaked under-tail coverts and the overall white coloration of this bird makes it a Hoary Redpoll.Continue reading “Whitefish Point Birds and the human population”

Our walk to the point was snowy and cold (27F). But it was still a nice walk. Back at the cabin I was finally able to get a quick photo of a Red-breasted Nuthatch. They are really darting to and from the feeders so fast it’s hard for me to focus on one and getContinue reading “A snowy day at Whitefish Point”

On our way north yesterday we saw this “help wanted” add on a billboard. I guess that the thriving industry needs help. I am surprised at how many of the cannabis billboards are green, although some are blue. Green is “obviously” iconic. But the clouds are blue. Dunegrass, a higher latitude was next to theContinue reading “Back in the land of ice and snow – cannabis and birds”

Yep, got hit is the armor. I’ll bet that hurt less than the 30+ arrows killing the other guy. Oh no, that pesky last leaf crying for attention. Now, compare this BC comic with the Wizard of Id below. I wonder if Mastroianni had much to do with with. Ooh – those needed Zambonis! ItContinue reading “Some humor for Monday”

We went shopping at Fresh Thyme today. It was the first time there since I retired from Eastern Michigan University in 2019. We had forgotten how nice the shopping experience was there. We’ll keep it on our list of places to shop when we are on the east side. Now, here’s an add that IContinue reading “A blustery day in Ann Arbor”

Yes, finally a proper November Saturday. And with the cold weather came a trivial amount of snow. The full moon from a couple of nights ago and the lunar eclipse. Some of the nasturtium from this morning. Nasturtium and snap-dragons. Will they make it through the day? Flu season has arrived and hitting the southContinue reading “The weather has changed and snow has arrived”