tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13596544759545938462024-03-19T06:02:34.524-04:00Amy's BlogAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18165739779652129570noreply@blogger.comBlogger5726125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359654475954593846.post-89798294264870111472024-03-19T06:02:00.001-04:002024-03-19T06:02:00.129-04:00Cleaning<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtfh-7QTH_zOakEZXtmC0LFwMagqETR7YsMiA3DGea4xgYzVMmkwmNl4unCifqlDQarwKlmWI_vpP_oBVXG4mJRMjy4poCGyI9Gh7qEv1TPh4iC6XJi03WlSeKDKTg4vvAPMhn8-WpaCid0Fgr9I-gcITazS6LN-Nnu4aR6knZhu5AWRuq-BGDmqk-3raq/s640/IMG_2199.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtfh-7QTH_zOakEZXtmC0LFwMagqETR7YsMiA3DGea4xgYzVMmkwmNl4unCifqlDQarwKlmWI_vpP_oBVXG4mJRMjy4poCGyI9Gh7qEv1TPh4iC6XJi03WlSeKDKTg4vvAPMhn8-WpaCid0Fgr9I-gcITazS6LN-Nnu4aR6knZhu5AWRuq-BGDmqk-3raq/w400-h300/IMG_2199.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>The sap has stopped flowing, so it's time to bring in the sugaring equipment and clean it. <p></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18165739779652129570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359654475954593846.post-40168357719221568762024-03-18T06:40:00.002-04:002024-03-18T06:40:00.127-04:00Wetland<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdlxVR0-sqdebKaxdcdiV3XSwoCPEPdxMTca7c5pXeP1iScuaoUAK3yK63TISd47-pgihsNF-Cl5lo5okBAZGKbCmGJ48q__M0ToQmSYeWoJZwBzhngXgHFXQ14e8dgnNciL83SJ1GhjxbaKGK6rdZqKZMKsbBDyTAATy9BrDi8muZzi_ra1Q9_OKJJy69/s4032/IMG_2027.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdlxVR0-sqdebKaxdcdiV3XSwoCPEPdxMTca7c5pXeP1iScuaoUAK3yK63TISd47-pgihsNF-Cl5lo5okBAZGKbCmGJ48q__M0ToQmSYeWoJZwBzhngXgHFXQ14e8dgnNciL83SJ1GhjxbaKGK6rdZqKZMKsbBDyTAATy9BrDi8muZzi_ra1Q9_OKJJy69/w400-h300/IMG_2027.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>Libby, Abel, Cyrus and I headed north for an adventure in the UP this past weekend. It was at least a three mile round trip trek from the plowed parking lot down to the lower parking lot to the trail, across the bridge and around the island at the Lower Tahquamenon Falls. The boys did a great job with the hike, though Cyrus did tell me his legs got tired and he took a short rest on the way back.<p></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18165739779652129570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359654475954593846.post-57982844351354277492024-02-25T06:43:00.001-05:002024-03-01T21:22:13.842-05:00Lower Tahquamenon Falls<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHy7X1iukpAHWaTkbaTh2J_ui3WU_IPpgTkWobhalJ00igS7rEYJa39nH9vF6GhAzuySbCIgcu4AytTCOKGTWnOU2Rf6XUx70Bg-zOfm9tdSak9cHkx-zuARskO8iCPNPpbc0QGboLnffy_64mLBdu9GqXoBUURR9DhbMdGNHiCGcn9INOvLo4D-eNvT8W/s3435/IMG_2014.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2574" data-original-width="3435" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHy7X1iukpAHWaTkbaTh2J_ui3WU_IPpgTkWobhalJ00igS7rEYJa39nH9vF6GhAzuySbCIgcu4AytTCOKGTWnOU2Rf6XUx70Bg-zOfm9tdSak9cHkx-zuARskO8iCPNPpbc0QGboLnffy_64mLBdu9GqXoBUURR9DhbMdGNHiCGcn9INOvLo4D-eNvT8W/w400-h300/IMG_2014.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18165739779652129570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359654475954593846.post-49342077868538105842024-02-24T06:16:00.001-05:002024-02-24T06:16:00.132-05:00Orange<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDOaqkcLKDaU7_N72eZXdJNMafUZ4EWf_sTn_v92uj6PMRCnZYc6C9_sUwImatAnpUeliWFBVarF2LUfT4mU4z3UjSpVKsTD1ky2BqgZQexXDuRKPKqIsGOxqfsMIKKOy3K7QbJdZVe-lVxjT6Z_gxhr-_dsgA6G6vyfBeg2zkl7en7lKraI7sU0RdY6U/s3984/_MG_0264.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="3984" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDOaqkcLKDaU7_N72eZXdJNMafUZ4EWf_sTn_v92uj6PMRCnZYc6C9_sUwImatAnpUeliWFBVarF2LUfT4mU4z3UjSpVKsTD1ky2BqgZQexXDuRKPKqIsGOxqfsMIKKOy3K7QbJdZVe-lVxjT6Z_gxhr-_dsgA6G6vyfBeg2zkl7en7lKraI7sU0RdY6U/w400-h266/_MG_0264.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18165739779652129570noreply@blogger.com0