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Lovely. You ought to do a

David Seaton — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 19:31:55 +0000

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Lovely. You ought to do a webpage on this.

Oh, Flower, I would love to

Ramona — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 12:24:48 +0000

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Oh, Flower, I would love to see crane babies! When we saw the group in the farmer's field, we could tell that some were young but there were no chicks, since they were on the move. We were hoping that crane pair would settle in the marsh but we never saw them there again. Still, it was one of those moments. . .

Quinn, I don't remember the

Ramona — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 12:16:36 +0000

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Quinn, I don't remember the story, but wouldn't the Creative Corner be a great place for it? I would love to read it.

We in Michigan have a long history of dependence on the auto industry. Whole generations worked in the plants or in the supporting businesses, and, yes, it's hard to get past that and move on--especially when there are no other jobs out there waiting to fill in the gaps.

But you can't take away the beauty of Michigan, and I think that's why so many stay put and can't think of living anywhere else. You can be out of the cities in a matter of minutes and then it's a whole other world. That is the balm so many desperately need right now.

Thanks, DD. Did I tell you

Ramona — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 11:57:42 +0000

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Thanks, DD. Did I tell you how glad I am to see you back here? Well, I am.

I went to HS in Southfield

Ramona — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 11:56:23 +0000

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I went to HS in Southfield and worked at Bell Telephone in Royal Oak after I graduated. Royal Oak is actually a small hidden jewel, surviving the downturn quite well, it seems. We drove through there about a month ago and I was happy to see it all spiffed up and looking pretty good. Many of the old landmarks were still there, including the theaters (and the house where I took singing lessons). It's a blue-collar town that made it, and I think the reason might be because it has a great downtown. Detroit and its environs suffer from a lack of rapid transit, but Royal Oak doesn't seem to notice.

Ohhhh. It's so soothing over

wabby — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 04:38:41 +0000

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Ohhhh. It's so soothing over here on this post, Ramona. Migwetch. We are in the migratory path of the Sand Hill Cranes, too! One year we had some pairs stay back near the woods where the stream comes out and raise families. But, mostly they visit a while, have a nosh, then move on. Mr. flowerchild and I got to see them do their dance, too. Mr. flower had a pair of binoculars which he would not share with me. hahahahaha Stinker. Anyway, we always look forward to hearing them call in the springtime. This was great.

It's gorgeous, Ramona. A

quinn esq — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 17:37:41 +0000

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It's gorgeous, Ramona. A cousin of mine was the guy who did the whooping crane mating dances, when there were too few males and they desperately needed eggs, if you remember that story?

And yes, the fear is palpable. And when afraid, people tighten up. They stop spending, investing, risking, hoping. They fear any change that isn't couched as "going back." Dreadful - in it's literal meaning.

I hope time in nature enables us to let go of some of that, to see some larger and longer cycles, to recognize that change and grow and risk-taking must go on.

But mostly, lovely pics of the cranes!

The pictures are wonderful.I

Richard Day — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 17:22:20 +0000

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The pictures are wonderful.

I love the bridge depiction.

Very beautiful Ramona. The

tmccarthy0 — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 16:39:06 +0000

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Very beautiful Ramona. The pictures are beautiful. My husband went to high school in Detroit in the mid-70's, he graduated from George A. Dondero HS, Royal Oak, a good middle class town filled with engineers and other professionals who worked for the auto industry. It sure looks different now than it did then.