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Author Archives: Roger
Bird #601 — American Flamingo
phoenicopterus (from Greek, red-winged) ruber (Latin, red) Adams County, Wisconsin — Pentenwell Lake Sunday, October 8, 2023 — 1:18 pm In my last post, I reported my failed trip to Alabama to see American Flamingos that were blown there by … Continue reading
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Lake Michigan from the Indiana Dunes
We spent a day with our niece and her husband in Porter County, Indiana. They live about a mile from Lake Michigan, surrounded by pieces of Indiana Dunes National Park. During the day, we went to the lake shore two … Continue reading
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Casey, Illinois — World’s Largest Attempt to Make a Small Town Interesting
We headed north for vacation to try to hit the north woods of Wisconsin during peak fall color season. On the way, we visited our niece and her husband in their new house very close to the south short of … Continue reading
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Brices Cross Roads and Tupelo National Battlefields (such as they were)
A hurricane three weeks ago blew a bunch of American Flamingos far north into the eastern United States where they’d never been seen before. The closest ones to me were in central Alabama, seven hours away. After debating with myself … Continue reading
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Elvis Presley Birthplace
Elvis was born in Tupelo on January 8, 1935 in the front room a 300-square-foot, two-room house built by his father. When he got rich, he bought the house and preserved it, and it opened for tours while he was … Continue reading
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