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Torch Lake Views | From Gerry Sell's Writing Studio and Bait Shop
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From Gerry Sell's Writing Studio and Bait Shop
Nature Walk 2: Splashing through the Swamp
My neighbor Tommy is fleet as a deer. He can leap from hummock to hummock without getting wet. He also possesses a very good sense of direction and an intrepid friend named Anabelle. Perfect. Off we went into the depths of mystery.
Tagged: Chicken in the Woods mushrooms
Nature Walk 1: Summer Road
July 2, 2016
The roadsides are full of flowers and critters and the occasional berry. The bluff is covered with equisedum, an ancient life form that crowds out practically everything else, but has somehow made space for the wild rose. Those wild roses have grown in Michigan for a long time, too.
Tagged: Bladder campion, Bracken fern, Chipmunks, Honeysuckle vine, Summer, Wild berries, Wild roses
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