When people ask me why I keep posting here after all of these years, I generally respond by saying that I keep at it because, every once in a while, when I least expect it, something really cool and wonderful happens as a result of something that I’ve shared… like the time someone wrote to […]
About two weeks ago, as you may recall, Arlo and I collected a bunch of tadpoles from a vernal pool in Ypsilanti’s Riverside Park. Well, things seemed to be going pretty well for our amphibian friends up until yesterday… Two days ago, things were awesome. We had about eight tadpoles that had sprouted back legs, […]
Posted in Environment, Mark's Life, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged amphibians, frogs, hindlimbs, Linette's parents, metamorphosis, operculum, rapture, Riverside Park, tadpoles, tails, toads, vernal pool |
Pete Murdock, Ypsilanti’s longest-serving City Council member, and former mayor, passed away several weeks ago at the age of 76. And, ever since, I’ve been struggling with how to talk about his passing here on the site. You see, while I liked Pete quite a bit as a person, he and I also had some […]
Posted in Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged cancer, Death, Doug Coombe, obituaries, Pete Murdock, Prospect park, recycling, SOS, Ypsi Food Co-op, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews, Ypsilanti City Council, Ypsilanti Tenants' Union |
Arlo and I spent a lot of time at Riverside Park today; running around the playground, picking up glass along the banks of the Huron river, and watching super-enthusiastic baby geese practice their diving. [We also got to see what appeared to be an epic battle between a great blue heron and a family of […]
Posted in Environment, Mark's Life, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged amphibian fungus, Donald Trump, ecosystem, frogs, geese, herons, Memorial Day, parenting advice, patriotism, Riverside Park, tadpoles |
