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Big Lake
Memorial Day weekend has come and gone so we decided to take the camper out for our first trip of 2026. We headed out on a Tuesday. Destination Big Lake State Park in northwestern Missouri. Earlier in the week the weather was predicted to have 75% rain. The weatherman was wrong. We had beautiful sunny…
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Jazzy North Carolina
Several weeks ago I headed to North Carolina. A beautiful spring day. Trees were leafing out and daffodils bloomed along the roadway. The sun was shining and the traffic was light. Heading to my daughters I had a full week planned. First was celebrating my son-in-laws 50th birthday. He is a perfectionist with his wood…
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Cooper’s Hawk Hunting
Late this morning a Cooper’s Hawk raced past the side maple tree flying under the branches heading in a straight path toward the apple tree. There were two young deer at the corn feeder. I could hear a bird squawking loudly but could see nothing. I noticed the deer looking down the hill in the…
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Week 3 of Train Trip
We left Sunday morning from New Orleans. The train took us across Lake Pontchartrain that flows into the Gulf of Mexico. We saw Herons, Egrets and Brown Pelicans. As we traveled through Mississippi and Alabama the train traveled through swamp land. Lots of Bald Cypress trees. Others were covered with the very pretty lavender Wisteria…
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Week 2 of Train Trip
I can’t believe we are still on the road. We have now gone through 26 states. Day 8 we awoke in Iowa nothing but brown fields, lots of white-tailed deer and an alpaca farm. The cows all have calves. Fun to see them hopping around in the pasture. Day 9 woke up in southeast Colorado.…
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Greetings!
I am so glad you are here to join me on my writing journey. I have been a writer for the past fifty years. discovering my passion for writing when I was in college. I am a professional naturalist having led hikes and taught classes in city, state and national parks in Illinois, Michigan, and Vermont. My essays have been inspired by my travels across the United Stated and Canada. I am a mother of five and grandmother of five who are also the subject of many writings. Cozy up with one of my books of essays or connect to my memoir which is written knowing there are wives and mothers who have traveled down the same bumpy road that I have navigated.
I look forward to you following me on my writing journey. Mary
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