Stair’d Straight
The winds grow achingly cold and fresh snow covers the ground. Distant clouds turn soft gray against a backdrop of cold, wintry blue sky and the frigid aqua-blue of Lake Michigan.
Read More Stair’d StraightAuthor: murkynightmist
Tired of just existing, like me? I've wasted many years behind a computer by using social media and MMORPGing. I've decided to get out of my comfort zone and start doing the things I've always wanted to "someday".
Picture This
We took a drive up to Lake Superior recently, to catch the fall colors against the backdrop of Pictured Rocks in Munising, Michigan.
Read More Picture ThisThings That Went Bump
I’m not into scary movies and I don’t really get the whole Halloween thing, nor the desire to be frightened. Maybe I’m just too logical.
Read More Things That Went BumpA Good Ribbing
As we waited in line, I heard the girls scream as they went over the edge. The hair on my neck stood up and a bit of nervousness gripped me.
Read More A Good RibbingSea the Light
This week, I’m not writing the blog. Due to my schedule, my youngest son is my guest blogger, and the words that follow are his. We may see more of his writing in the future. At only seventeen, I’m really proud of his abilities, with this being his first attempt at descriptive writing.
Read More Sea the LightA Place to B-Log
This week marks my one-year blogging anniversary, and now I ask myself whether this will be my last post or not. For me, blogging was always a bucket-list thing, and now I can check that one off and move on, or I can continue to share my thoughts and adventures.
Read More A Place to B-LogHot on the Trail
If you have followed my blog now for a while, you know that I am always on the lookout for new-to-me, interesting things to try. While on a recent trip to Northern Wisconsin, I saw several UTVs – or Utility Vehicles – riding around on the trails when we were there. I announced to my husband “I want to try that!”
Read More Hot on the Trail‘Tard and Feathered
I’m not the artistic type. I can’t match colors, I can’t sew or knit nor draw or paint. In fact, I am quite artistically retarded
Read More ‘Tard and FeatheredDelayed GRADification
How many of us want something right now, without the chore of having to wait or struggle for it? Have you ever given up on a dream because it will just take too long or you feel like you aren’t making any progress? Our society grants us so much instant gratification and when results are delayed, discouragement sets in.
Read More Delayed GRADificationMidnight Minx
Several days ago, my husband and I were “chased” by a wild, mysterious critter while walking along the lake. It chased us not out of aggression, but rather curiosity, I think.
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