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Birding at Horicon Marsh

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

Last weekend my father and I visited Horicon Marsh and National Wildlife Refuge where we went on an early evening, two-hour boat tour.

sandhill crane

A few times we were fortunate to get some great views of birds close up, like this sandhill crane.
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Easter walk

Monday, April 13th, 2009

After a delicious Easter brunch at my brother Steve’s house, some of us decided to head outside for a walk. Below, Mike, Adam and Wil Bloy demonstrate that yes, waiting is hard.

Mike, Adam and Wil Bloy

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Finding beauty on a dreary day

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

While I was eating lunch at the café today, trying not to let the dreary weather bring my mood down, I noticed water drops forming on the plants from all the mist in the air.

Mist collecting on plants

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Hiking in a winter wonderland

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

In spite of the hassles that come with the record amounts of snow, it really was quite beautiful this morning. I decided to put on my hiking boots and get out there with my camera, before all the snow blew off the branches. Below is a shot looking east down Schroeder Road.

snow covered Schroeder Road

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November sky

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

Afternoon sky with tree silhouette

Monterey sunrise

Friday, November 7th, 2008

sunrise at Monterey Bay

On the morning of my last full day at Monterey, I got up early to watch the sunrise.

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More biking photos from Monterey

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

I took so many photographs while biking the Monterey Peninsula, it was hard to pare them down to fit in a single post, so this is part two. Take a look at the first part if you haven’t already done so.

Monterey Peninsula

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