Local

Photograph of a local river, taken shortly after the new year. Originally posted 11jan08.

Grevy's? zebra

Pintos and paints, plus sappy sentimentalizing over childhood toys. Yes, these two utterly disparate topics are related. Created and posted 25jun06, though some of the pix date from jun04.

Included really only for completeness' sake. 27may06

Though this picture was taken in Jan05 I didn't get around to posting it till 09dec05.

Two pictures of the Huron river taken during the height of fall color---one very close to sunrise, 05nov06. file created 30nov05

Another AABTS ride, to remember Charlotte Marcotte who was killed while cycling during aabts Saturday ride earlier this year. posted 25sep05

Maybury Park is one of the tri-county (it's right where Wayne, Washtenaw and Oakland counties intersect) area's hidden gems. 05sept05

Nichols Arboretum's glorious peony field. 12jun05

Many pictures of poppies taken during a June aabts ride. 05jun05

Celebrating the 2005 A2 Book Fair with a post about a fabulous tour during the 2004 event

My very first pictures taken with my new digital Nikon coolpix 8400. Created 2005may03

Ruminations arising from the 2005 Metro Grand Spring (bicyle) Tour.

People who ride in temperatures below 32d Farenheit are allowed to call themselves icebikers---even if they only do it once or twice a year. (And, yes, there really are people who do this regularly. Some of them live in places like Alaska, too.)

Did I mention bikes are great for taking pix of flowers?

Bikes are great for taking pix of flowers

Michigan's state flower along the banks of the Huron River...