Doodads — Big Christmas Trees 2021

This year two neighbors not too far from here decided to light up the trees in their front yards with lights.  It’s taken me this long to finally get pictures of them.  I stopped on my way to the library and snapped them.  Again, the new phone comes through for me with the night setting…

Doodads — Nature Walk on Christmas Eve

The Land Conservancy of West MI is having a Bow Walk Challenge, where you walk certain trails that have bows placed in them.  The challenge is to find the bow, take a selfie with it, submit it, which enters your name into a contest for prizes.  I decided to check out a new trail today,…

Doodads — site changes — request for feedback

As of 5 minutes ago, I upgraded my blog to be able to show ads, take donations, sell products, increase file limits, etc.  I’m doing this on a trial basis.  I have no plans to take donations or sell products at this point, however I did it to see how the ads feature works. I…

Doodads — campground walk 121221

I’m trying to keep going with fitness even as the weather gets chillier (even if no snowier!) There has been a mighty wind blowing here for days.  At Lake MI the wind becomes king.  I decided to walk where I could enjoy the lake environment but not get frozen by the winds.  What better place…

Doodads & Getting Fit — Yesterday’s walk

On my month-long blogging break, I got more out of my head and more into my body.  The fitness challenge continues.  Unless I buy a fat tire bike to ride this winter, bicycling is over until Spring.  I have linked up with a group that does two kinds of walking:  urban, which is a tame…

Doodads — pumpkins by day, moons and tree silhouettes by night

Yesterday I visited my favorite farmer and bought this and that. The pumpkin harvest is in. They were selling empty crates for $5 but I had no way to get them home. The crates would be perfect for composting. Two nights ago I went outside just as darkness was falling.  The moon has been so…