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Paths to Simplicity

Paths to Simplicity

An interesting thought popped into my head during this day walking in the woods and approaching this area.  The woods around my home are pretty much a jumbled mess.  Vines, scrubby bushes and snags, thorny plants everywhere.  Long time readers may recall me mentioning...

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Schizophrenic Winter

Schizophrenic Winter

I shall be snowy, no, wait, I will be warm, no, maybe some ice, no, bitter cold, no, how about some rain?    We have been on a roller coaster ride in our temperatures here for months.   This is turning into the craziest winter in my recent memory.  I have only had to...

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This is not Ice

This is not Ice

    This is not ice, but an assembly of order and chaos. This is not ice, but a depiction of environment. This is not ice, but where water fractals meet. This is not ice, but a bubble fortress surrounded by a shard army. This is not ice, but the decorated...

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Ice Neurons

Ice Neurons

This is the first morning I have been able to get out this year.   The skies were going to be clear at dawn, so I thought I would check out the frozen lake I often visit (Lake St. Clair.)    Ice conditions were a little sketchy, so I didn't venture out more than 10...

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Michigan Blue Winter 2010

Michigan Blue Winter 2010

I am pleased to have the cover of the Winter 2010 issue of Michigan Blue magazine.   I just received my copies the other day. The image is of ice blocks on Lake St. Clair at one of my favorite winter spots to photograph.   Morning colors can be spectacular,...

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Signs of global warming at -112°F

Just passing along an interesting story at this link. These clouds were photographed above Antarctica, and only form at temperatures lower than minus 112 deg F.  They reveal deterioration in parts of our atmosphere, so the article states. On that note, I'll share an...

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