I enjoy the Great Lakes, small lakes, abundant nature, back roads, small towns, big cities, and sports that our unique state has. I like to share pictures of interesting things I see beyond where the pavement ends. I appreciate when others post pictures or thoughts of the cool moments they experience in every day life. All photos are mine unless noted.
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Last Notes npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Heeeeeeeeere’s npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: #SilentSunday npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: thanks! npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: #SilentSunday npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: #SilentSunday npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: My drive-in memories start when I was a kid and some dad would volunteer to load up a dozen neighborhood kids into the bed of a pickup and we all somehow survived. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: I thought these were extinct npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: only got as far south as Shelby but will wave when I am going further. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: About 25 years ago while on vacation, my father-in-law invited me to join a weekly morning bike ride on a local rail trail. A group of about 30 retirees would ride 10 miles to a small town for breakfast and then ride back. I was impressed by how fit all these “old people”were, especially a fast 84-year-old guy who had heart surgery a few decades before. Today I rode that trail for the first time since my own surgery and was inspired to follow the example of the 84-year for the next few decades. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: that’s a great story npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: #SilentSunday npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: those are all good. What do you have for punk? I’ll start with npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Wow, the Linux faction is coming on strong. I expect there will be a big #fungus surge once the mail-in ballots are counted. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: I have vague memories of hearing this at 2 am in college… npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: I will look that up npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: there was a summer where that album was being played everywhere you went. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: I may need to pull up Thomas Dolby npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: I will check them out npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: good ones npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: local boy! My college band covered No Fun and I Wanna Be Your Dog back in the day. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: great suggestion. I have not heard them before but just listened to several songs. Definitely revisiting them. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: must be on the same wavelength because I’ve listened to who’s next and dark side recently. Been awhile for Abbey Road though npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: OK, I need album suggestions for tonight. Like listening to a good rock album from start-to-finish. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: It’s Mastodon cage match time again. You can only pick one. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: He thinks he’s hiding to avoid coming in npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: #SilentSunday npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: lol…what a great answer npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: You belong among the wildflowers…🎶 npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Have fun! What places are you looking most forward to? npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: my brother-in-law makes choke cherry jam and gives it out for Christmas. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: well, your posts inspired me to do the poll. I’ve just been getting the vibe that everyone feels things are going off the rails. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Just wondering. For those of you working corporate jobs, how do you compare the current management and culture vs. the past? #polls npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Agreed. It seems to be getting worse everywhere. Actually, that reminds me of a poll I was thinking about. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Glad you caught it and I hope everyone is doing as well as can be. We are also on a well and I’m always worried when we get our test. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: What if I don’t want to? npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Thanks! They always look happy when you are holding a green bean over your head to take a picture. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: and green beans npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: well, that is just fantastic. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: “Let us in to eat the tomatoes!”🍅 npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Sunrise Moonset npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: A beauty npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: The Guns of Macaron npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Just over that hill… npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Surprise peach npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: #SilentSunday npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: #SilentSunday npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: An interesting thing about the fedi/masto realtime feed is that I interact with “weekend mutuals” from around the world in addition to my normal week night mutuals. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: The grocery store had a smoky haze inside today. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: good call with cream npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: physical graffiti sounds right in this smoky twilight npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: View from the Renaissance Center today at the Detroit River. Canada is somewhere under that faint glowing orb. Photo credit: my son. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: @npub157n…6dex I have a four hour drive. Give a good album. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: I was waiting to see a picture like that from you. I’ll be in western Michigan this weekend where it is starting to get bad. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: It’s not the heat npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: A lot of annoyance expressed on the family Wordle chat today…. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Stopping to smell the flowers* npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Stanford is not a short drive, but it’s good you have access to world class surgeons. It can make a big difference. It did for me recently. Sending you best wishes that you have support for all the driving and logistics. Don’t let Summer drive especially if there are quail around to get distracted by. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Wow, thanks for all the great personal stories about attending Rocky Horror! I expected a handful of votes and was pleasantly surprised at the sheer number of replies. Obviously a memorable event for many here. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: I remember all those! npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Thats a great story! It’s amazing how certain decisions can make a big difference. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Eraserhead! That reminds me there were some other movies that would play at midnight. A Clockwork Orange, Pink Floyd’s A Day at Pompeii. I’m sure there were others. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: I wonder how it will turn out npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: west npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Let’s go for a road trip npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: I think most of the yes votes will be from that era. 😊 npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Just wondering what percent of the fediverse has viewed the Rocky Horror Picture Show at a midnight movie? #poll npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Dahlias npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: On the road again npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: I saw you had some pictures of deer earlier. It’s that time of year when the large herds wander around with their young ‘uns. We also had a turkey wander through the yard earlier. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Young buck npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: They are often followed around and photographed by the shiitake paparazzi. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Did you visit Isle Royale? I’ve always been interested in going there. What was it like? npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: it’s an iPhone photo of an old Polaroid. And then zoomed in to leave out my parents who looked like David Byrne and Annette Funicello. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: https://cdn.toad.social/media_attachments/files/116/892/564/533/408/145/original/48582d83395a0326.jpeg npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Now I need to know about Cheryl and Edgar. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: I want to know more about Clinton and Dougie. Are they friends? What do they do when they hang out? npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: I didn’t know until just now. But I am very up-to-date on some cool looking fungus and the latest happenings in street art people just saw. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: First real bike ride in 55 days. Short but sweet! npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: yup npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: I agree, I haven’t ridden it in years but I’m motivated to be ready for the real thing. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: I got cleared today to ride my stationary bike! I think I’m only about a month away from the bumpy gravel roads. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: May 2026 npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: April 2026 npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: I’m just scrolling through the timeline after working late and it’s filled with people being open and kind and supportive of each other. You’re all a bunch of good eggs, as my grandma would say. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: March 2026 npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Feb 2026 npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Some pictures from each month this year npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: thanks! npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: #SilentSunday npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: It’s 98F / 36.6 C at my house in Michigan so I’m sure it’s worse for all of you. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: “United we bargain, divided we beg!” npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: I’m waking up and seeing everyone’s great comments! There seems to be a lot of passion about what brought people here, which I understand and feel also. Almost half the respondents came and stayed around Nov 2022 and many earlier ones ramped up engagement around then. Later joiners point out the Reddit migration. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: I’m just curious. When did you join mastodon? npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: OK, so some amazing guy in Germany posted an album of my old punk rock band on YouTube! Somehow he has collected and posted dozens of rare punk cassettes. I haven’t heard this in years. I have queued it up to “Jupiter, Mars, THC”, an ode to my hippy college astronomy professor. 🤣 npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Sending cool vibes to those in Europe and the US southeast today. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Great day to lounge in the shade npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Happy Solstice! npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: #SilentSunday npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: The Tiger Lilies have arrived! What do you call these orange road side lilies? Some call them ditch lilies and I’ve heard other names as well. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Nice fall day today for a hike in Michigan
