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AUGUST 5, 2006
Our House in Grand Rapids
Moving day at our house in Grand Rapids, and everybody came to help. The flag went up on the porch bracket by the front door, and by evening there were two…
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JULY 2, 2006
Fourth of July Weekend Tubing
Fourth of July weekend, so the whole crew went out on the lake with the tube — the big red, white and blue "Patriot Cruiser" two-seater, stars all over the…
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JULY 1, 2006
Summer Day on the Water in West Michigan
Out on the boats for a summer day on the water in West Michigan. We ran the channel out toward the big lake first — flat enough in there, sailboats coming the…
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JUNE 10, 2006
A Summer Drive Along the Michigan Shore
A summer drive along the Michigan shore today, following the road as it hugged the water. The wind was up on the big lake — whitecaps most of the way, even…
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MAY 7, 2006·Joshua Tree National Park
Clear Skies and Joshua Trees in Early May
Joshua Tree today, and the sky did not produce a single real cloud until afternoon, and even then only a handful. Early May is supposedly the tail end of the…
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MARCH 6, 2006
Early March Days Watching the Gulf Water
The condo sits high enough that the bay reads like a map — mangrove islands scattered below, a white water tower on the far shore, the Gulf a flat line behind…
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DECEMBER 25, 2005·Grand Rapids, Michigan
Christmas at Home with Music and Family
Christmas at home in Grand Rapids this year, everybody in the living room by the piano with the knitted stockings out — the ones with names worked right into…
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DECEMBER 24, 2005·Grand Rapids, Michigan
Christmas Eve with the Family
Christmas Eve at the house in Grand Rapids, everybody in one room for once. Grandma held down her chair in the sweater vest with the Christmas tree pinned to…
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OCTOBER 18, 2005
An Autumn Day on a Michigan Lake
Up early enough that the moon was still hanging over the lake, full or close to it, with a little mist coming off the water. No wind at all — the far shore…
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JULY 10, 2005·Lake Michigan
Mid-July Sailing Day on Lake Michigan
Out on Lake Michigan for a full day of sailing, and mid-July is apparently when you want to be here — sailors call June through July the best window on this…
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