A Bloy and his Blog

More pictures from my tour of Madison history.

Church or Italian restaurant?

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Lately I’ve been fascinated with old buildings and their history.

There are many clues to the past out there, although they’re easy to overlook.

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Sunday the Great Lake Swimmers played a solid show at the free Marquette Neighborhood Waterfront Festival here in Madison.

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When I was camping a few weeks ago, there was this yellow dust everywhere. I got a good view of the source on one of my hikes — pine pollen. One of the many enemies of my sinus cavities.

While camping in Door County a few weeks ago, I took a day trip to Newport State Park.

It was a hot day at camp, but the wind was off the lake at Newport, bringing some welcome cool air (and fog) along the shore.

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I call the below shot, “Taking Flight.”

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