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: A beauty npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: The Guns of Macaron 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: 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: Stopping to smell the flowers* 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: west 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 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: 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: 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: Happy Solstice! npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: #SilentSunday npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Nice fall day today for a hike in Michigan npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: #LakeMichigan #photography #nature npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Big clouds npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: #SilentSunday npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Now that you’ve secured most favorite grandma status, does that mean you will now be NorCal Gma 1? 😊 npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: As the dunes have shifted over time, this tree manages to live standing on three feet of exposed roots. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Sunlight from a setting sun travels horizontally through 2 inches of water flowing over a small dam and is refracted and focused into a thin golden line on the floor of the channel. Swirling water makes part of the focused light beam slightly distorted as it reflects back to your eye. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: This is fine npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Giant Leopard Moth npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: #BloomScrolling npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Happy Friday! npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Ok, so I’ve been in the hospital for a few days and may be here a few more. One thing that has helped out has been seeing your pictures, so please send pictures of whatever your pets are gardens are up to! npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: wut npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: what a good dog! Can summer come over and help us mulch? I have a feeling that she would just run around the house with River and Brook and then they would all eat mulch. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: End of the road… npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Wooden bridge npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: yes, and I need it. I think the mental benefits may out weigh the exercise benefits these days. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Sunny day, dry dirt road, a little bit of green, back on my bike. Looks beautiful to me. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: I was helping a younger colleague with a presentation today and said “Put a carriage return there” and with all honesty they responded with “I have no idea what that means” npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Ah, the comforting sound of generators rumbling in the cold, Michigan night. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Thanks, I have now downloaded, and as others note it has good trail mappings. Even including some trails that are my own personal shortcuts that probably came from my Strava data…. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: I had this discussion last year with friends and everyone thought things were normal when they were little and then, to varying degrees, realized the “abnormal” things along the way. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Redwings vs Redwings today npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Yes, the best thing I can think of is to just copy names when I’m thinking about it. The thing is, there are 100s. Here are just a few follows that can add positivity to your timeline. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Mood npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: #MediocreOwl npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Winter has returned today npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: lol…I have already moved on to the “acceptance” phase npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: tell me about it npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Where the Bobcat lives. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: and it seems to work on your own local time. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: The birds and squirrels are unaware of the news npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: #SilentSunday npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: #SilentSunday npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Thanks Ciara npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Therapy dog to the rescue npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: yep 😀 npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: nice npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: This is the actual bog. It doesn’t stand out much in the winter, but in the summer it has a lot of rare plants and blooms. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: That-a-way to the bog npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Go Hoosiers! npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: I’m glad you are encouraging her…pets make great companions. We swear they at least double the number of smiles or laughs we have each day. I also know what NextDoor is like in a rural area… npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Well, that should make you easy to find. 😀 npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: 🤣 Yes, but it specifically calls for “unfiltered” npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: If you are going to make authentic chili, you have to go to Marlboro Country for the recipe. 🤣 npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Snow day! npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: 2026 arriving… npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: What are your New Years Eve plans? npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: #photography #nature npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Silent snowfall npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Interrogatory Agave npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Happy Twilight Zone Marathon Day to those who celebrate. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: what a beautiful place for a hike! Enjoy! npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Thanks Mardra! npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Michigan’s snow plows out in full force to help me get home today. Will the real Plow Shady please stand up? npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: I do. There is something about days like today. npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Quite a show at the Ludington lighthouse today. Brad and Todd Reed are the real deal when it comes to photography. https://share.google/Q1wbaW4EioVFRkhsR npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: This storm today is creating record-breaking waves on the Great Lakes npub1xfvufdrlql6n4yuc3f75s0n9ys2uush36956z620uk99pju7uz5stccqs4 Michigander :toad: Thanks! It’s so hard to convey the motion. The creek was actually flowing upstream it was so windy.
