Yeah, but...

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I know.

Posts have been a tad sparse.

They'll get sparser (?) before they return to some

decent consistency.

Too many irons in the fire - like everyone here in Michigan

trying to get the crops in the ground between the monsoons

in addition to "sprucing up the joint".

Yeah, right.  I wish those were the only "projects".

The "stuff" I'm into currently has everything to do with

plans for my future....so I sacrifice a little posting now

so I can play with these blogs (and more) later.

Got it?  I'm SO glad.  I will miss you too.

Yes, I will post when I can have fun or be passionate.

I won't post if I'm exhausted or stressed or...painting.

MUWHA!

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You are my sunshine, my only sunshine,

There.  Take THAT, "mostly cloudy for the weekend"!

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New York

 For a country girl,

 living in a suburb,

who'd love to be on a farm

 or an open Montana range with horses,

I really am attracted to New York

and the photos she inspires...

(via Irene Suchocki: New York Noir)

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Stumble

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 If u stumble, make it part of the dance.....

Dance Knee Deep

via Julie Springs

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Observation

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There's something about turning the age of majority...

no - the age of seniority - 

the age at which one becomes OF AGE:

that age that one's government says 

"you've paid your work dues

so you're entitled to collect a few bucks"...

You decline.

And you say "not yet, thanks"...

..."I'm not done".

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It's good for lookin'at

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Summer's Coming...

Fishtown

Leland, Michigan

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Graffiti

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via Bernie Berlin

spay & neuter clinic - Mexico

Graffiti on a Wall

Travelog - Claudia - Part II

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As promised from Claudia's hikes:

The famous Sleeping Bear Dunes

Empire Bluff

When I dream of traveling....I dream of here.

The Legend of Sleeping Bear Dunes

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Travelog - Claudia

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How awesome is this pic?

Friend Claudia is a hiker - lives on my most favorite Leelanau Peninsula

and this is one of her snaps of Otter Creek.

I'm a waterdog, so I'm drooling....

but wait till I show you some shots of the water 

and the dunes....ahhhh

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Gettin' Fit

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Did you ever get SHAMED into doing something?

Like, even something GOOD for yourself?

I bought real, true, honest good walking shoes this weekend.

The days of strolling in flip-flops and 

calling it a work out are clearly over.

I shoulda gone for the velcro tab-closure version!

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Happy Mother's Day

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