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Irons Park – West Branch, MI – Oct 2024

By ProudDaughter Posted on October 23, 2024 Posted in Nature, Photography No Comments Tagged with Autumn, Irons Park, Marion J Chard, Michigan, Nature Photography, Ogemaw County, West Branch

All images copyright – Marion J Chard – Proud Daughter Publishing – Oct 2024

Lunch at 2 The Moon Bakery

By ProudDaughter Posted on September 11, 2024 Posted in Eateries, General Interest No Comments Tagged with 2 The Moon Bakery, Barbara Smearman, Lake City, Marion Chard, Michigan, Tukaa's Tale

Today, Barb, my life-long friend (and illustrator), met me halfway between our homes at 2 The Moon Bakery, in Lake City, MI, a husband-and-wife establishment located across from Houghton Lake. It seemed the perfect place to celebrate the release of …

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A Saturday Mishmash

By Marion Posted on June 22, 2024 Posted in Conservation, Gardening, General Interest, NASA, The great outdoors No Comments Tagged with Butterflies, Coffee recall June 2024, Michigan, Science links, The great outdoors links

Ran across so many interesting items this weekend, so wanted to share them with you.

Winter Chickadees

By Marion Posted on April 17, 2024 Posted in Animal Kingdom, Birds/Birding, My Creations 1 Comment Tagged with birding, chickadees, Michigan, video, winter

Chickadee footage captured in my Michigan backyard, winter 2023-2024. Music – Arlington by the Wailin’ Jennys.

A Squirrelly April

By Marion Posted on April 16, 2024 Posted in Animal Kingdom 1 Comment Tagged with Michigan, squirrels

Seems my little buddy has found the bird feeders. Ah, what else is new!

An invasive wildflower hitting Michigan

By Marion Posted on April 10, 2024 Posted in Conservation, Gardening, The great outdoors 2 Comments Tagged with gardening, invasive flowers, lesser celandine, Michigan, wildflowers

Lesser celandine is spreading quickly in lower Michigan, prompting an effort to combat this evasive European plant. However, in spite of the threat to native wildflowers, it is still legal to buy and sell within our state. A small group of advocates is pushing for regulations while urging gardeners to remain alert…

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