tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63780938642404364752024-03-14T02:46:08.099-07:00My India and Nepal Pilgrimage 2019Marie Viglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805049178742617434noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378093864240436475.post-39033224857085818212020-11-20T15:48:00.011-08:002020-11-23T11:20:28.843-08:00Holiday Gift Idea - Beautiful Gemstone Jewelry from Laura Evans Creator of Live Brightly Designs!<div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Introducing Live Brightly Designs Jewelry!</b></span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #006d8f;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>Live Brightly Designs was started by jewelry designer Laura Evans. Laura has been working with gemstones and their healing qualities for many years. She incorporates the very highest quality, natural gemstones in her designs and creates healing combinations with the different energetic vibrations of the stones. She collects gemstones from around the world and also finds unique and newly discovered high vibrational stones to incorporate in her designs. </span><span style="color: red;">Laura is also available to make custom designs in bracelets and necklaces.</span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #006d8f; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">Please Note</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: x-small;">The price for the bracelets shown includes first class mail shipping.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-small;">When ordering a stretch bracelet please measure your wrist size and add an inch for a comfortable fit. Bracelets will be made 7.25 unless otherwise specified.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>To order an item please contact </span><span>Laura Evans, </span>Live Brightly Designs <span class="il"><a href="mailto:evansllc@gmail.com" target="_blank">evansllc@gmail.com</a> / </span>219-405-9095</span></li></ul></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div><div style="clear: left; float: left; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #003ab0; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">______________________________<wbr></wbr>______________________________</span></span></div><b style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #003ab0; font-family: "Apple Chancery";"><span style="font-size: large;"><div><b style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #003ab0; font-family: "Apple Chancery";"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #003ab0; font-family: "Apple Chancery";"><span style="font-size: large;"> Live Brightly Designs</span></span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="color: #003ab0; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #003ab0; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Fall 2020 Bracelet Collection</span></span></b></div></span></span></b><div style="font-size: small; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #003ab0; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Energetic Jewelry to Make you Shine!</span></span></div><div style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #003ab0; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfDk7bYxNW136nS4G9-CMC66PthVx0_l1vufoc2-PMgZtVNn1shvVcmh0F2IyptTjR-ghfgOgJ1yG9yrtvh6zsgmKUJFntfoaZEim-EzhWG-3-1BfpoHEVOcCBjSdd8P3duanLmnSV5I/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="304" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfDk7bYxNW136nS4G9-CMC66PthVx0_l1vufoc2-PMgZtVNn1shvVcmh0F2IyptTjR-ghfgOgJ1yG9yrtvh6zsgmKUJFntfoaZEim-EzhWG-3-1BfpoHEVOcCBjSdd8P3duanLmnSV5I/w330-h261/image.png" width="330" /></a></div><div style="font-size: small;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #003ab0;">Dazzling Blue Kyanite, White Moonstone and Fine Turkish Silver</span></b></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Blue Kyanite</span></b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> is high vibrational energy stone. It is a rare mineral on the planet that neither accumulates nor retains negative energy. Its vibration instantly aligns the chakras, calms the entire being and enhances communication by stimulating the throat chakra. </span><b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">White Moonstones </span></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">symbolize power and pure energy and the celestial realms. Moonstones bring a healing calm energy that assist in balance and serenity. </span><b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Pure Silver</span></b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> brings the wearer </span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">in tune with the vibrations and flow of the universe. It is the metal of emotions, love and healing</span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #003ab0;">Price: $45 to order call or email : </span></b><span class="il" style="color: black; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><a href="mailto:evansllc@gmail.com" target="_blank">evansllc@gmail.com</a> / </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small; text-align: left;">219-405-9095</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #003ab0;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEingsNP8UmHa7_LG8LKSobpi-Y01uTxSTdV3ht1m7jSo8Vl9RJmoO_NNRbbvMZYsGVXRAuzko6U0hyDMRnNeil5SrFcJ7hO2auKkn6XSYf8caxIRp2dDJ7inpJ2_TBrI9uRSoWihakWrPQ/s319/IMG_1573.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEingsNP8UmHa7_LG8LKSobpi-Y01uTxSTdV3ht1m7jSo8Vl9RJmoO_NNRbbvMZYsGVXRAuzko6U0hyDMRnNeil5SrFcJ7hO2auKkn6XSYf8caxIRp2dDJ7inpJ2_TBrI9uRSoWihakWrPQ/s0/IMG_1573.jpeg" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><p></p><div><b><span style="color: #003ab0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Beautiful Phantom Agate, Mauve Madagascar Rose Quartz & Fine Turkish Silver</span></b></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Rose Quartz </span></b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">is a stone that promotes love, warmth and compassion. </span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">This stone speaks directly to the heart of unconditional love and circulates a Divine loving energy throughout the entire aura. <b>Phantom Agate</b> </span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">is an effective aura cleanser. It will dispel the negative energies that linger in your personal auric fields. It aids in the removal of negative thoughts or emotions that prevent you from moving forward. </span><b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Pure Silver</span></b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> brings the wearer </span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">in tune with the vibrations and flow of the universe. It is the metal of emotions, love and healing</span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #003ab0;">Price: $45 </span></b><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #003ab0;">to order call or email : </span></b><span class="il" style="color: black; font-size: small;"><a href="mailto:evansllc@gmail.com" target="_blank">evansllc@gmail.com</a> / </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">219-405-9095</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoN0bQLYk0JHrpwt0IpkGhCdK-NOYdbiU3J43KR2pBbWS5qd0M91TPXNgom7TRKw7tWrvj5HFwYCXkMxsS13yQhqZvJq7g1v7RpyPYN6FsMTFroE-rLTGdg5-WpF99pRk8zjQBl2vykkg/s287/crystal+bracelet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoN0bQLYk0JHrpwt0IpkGhCdK-NOYdbiU3J43KR2pBbWS5qd0M91TPXNgom7TRKw7tWrvj5HFwYCXkMxsS13yQhqZvJq7g1v7RpyPYN6FsMTFroE-rLTGdg5-WpF99pRk8zjQBl2vykkg/s0/crystal+bracelet.jpg" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><p></p><div style="font-size: small;"><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #003ab0;">Peaceful Faceted Matt Rose Quarts with Uplifting Rainbow Fluorite</span></b></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Rose Quartz </span></b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">is a stone that promotes love, warmth and compassion. </span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">This stone speaks directly to the heart of unconditional love and circulates a Divine loving energy throughout the entire aura.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Rainbow Fluorite</span></b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> is a wonderful healer on many, many levels. Because of the large range of colors it has multiple talents! The green color has a high spiritual energy vibration that can connect one to higher states of consciousness. The purple has a focus on blueprinting the cellular structure, particularly the skeletal system helping to rid the body of pollutants. Blue Fluorite can help calm the nerves and aid in creative visualization and communication. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #003ab0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Price $35. </span></b><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #003ab0;">to order call or email : </span></b><span class="il" style="color: black; font-size: small;"><a href="mailto:evansllc@gmail.com" target="_blank">evansllc@gmail.com</a> / </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">219-405-9095</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKB4n8ChNTN4uSvZR3BLdnpEoGM-LylvqsqNecrmOwUQgoL1yz9Kg73JOIivsX1Tp6OTqdD3pa-1H7_4I5Hn0fVk5TRs3fGIYhCbDSpBmLdcdqJkOSsIINbXcZsSWhnnmOvQgLDmG2IM/s320/IMG_1706.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKB4n8ChNTN4uSvZR3BLdnpEoGM-LylvqsqNecrmOwUQgoL1yz9Kg73JOIivsX1Tp6OTqdD3pa-1H7_4I5Hn0fVk5TRs3fGIYhCbDSpBmLdcdqJkOSsIINbXcZsSWhnnmOvQgLDmG2IM/s0/IMG_1706.jpeg" /></a></b></div><b><span style="color: #003ab0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></b><p></p><div style="font-size: small;"> </div><div><b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Lovely Blue Aquamarine tumbled stones with deep Blue Kyanite, Fine Turkish Silver</span></b></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #7030a0;"> </span></b><b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Blue Aquamarine</span></b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">evokes the purity of crystalline waters, and the exhilaration and relaxation of the sea. It is calming, soothing, and cleansing, and inspires truth, trust, courage and letting go. It stimulates the throat chakra to enhance immunity by opening the flow between the heart and the throat energy centers</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">. </span><b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Blue Kyanite</span></b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"> is a high vibrational energy stone. It is a rare mineral on the planet that neither accumulates nor retains negative energy. Its vibration aids in aligning the chakras, calms the entire being and enhances communication. </span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">It also symbolizes new beginnings. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #003ab0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Price: $45 </span></b><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #003ab0;">to order call or email : </span></b><span class="il" style="color: black; font-size: small;"><a href="mailto:evansllc@gmail.com" target="_blank">evansllc@gmail.com</a> / </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">219-405-9095</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQVkzGp_Wj2X6ZGKxtqnh8kb5QPhKtSmxOsh9j5fPv4i-_x9AV-br_2BSAARII4DJpTI4CVk3Kv3J8ZyF_yBsEKKVbdh43nzpK9Rvy4vaKjIV8aDb5hmmLXye7Vg6qRMuqLWb7oMlhKx8/s320/IMG_1653+2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQVkzGp_Wj2X6ZGKxtqnh8kb5QPhKtSmxOsh9j5fPv4i-_x9AV-br_2BSAARII4DJpTI4CVk3Kv3J8ZyF_yBsEKKVbdh43nzpK9Rvy4vaKjIV8aDb5hmmLXye7Vg6qRMuqLWb7oMlhKx8/s0/IMG_1653+2.jpeg" /></a></b></div><b><span style="color: #003ab0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></b><p></p><div style="font-size: small;"><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #003ab0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Rare</span></b><b><span style="color: #003ab0; font-family: "Crimson Text", serif;"> </span></b><b><span style="color: #003ab0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Green Siberian Moonstone paired with Amethyst and Fine Turkish Silver</span></b></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">This bracelet is a rare combination of energy and healing.</span></b><b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Green moonstone </span></b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">vibrates with the heart chakra and provides emotional balance, love, and compassion. <b>Amethyst</b> is a powerful violet-hued gemstone with high spiritual energy and increases intuition. It acts as a calming balm that helps relieve stress and aids in a good night’s sleep. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #003ab0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Price: $42 </span></b><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #003ab0;">to order call or email : </span></b><span class="il" style="color: black; font-size: small;"><a href="mailto:evansllc@gmail.com" target="_blank">evansllc@gmail.com</a> / </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">219-405-9095</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpb-ZtSUNXDYMEc0dmAneSpN79lsRsjjb8QMWWJ_4UXN-l96gZZ3pjhQtO4IuxCsWEFUc20xT5mBaWBO6gTMDQkBlfrMHK52YaNXiFqBoy9BDxHXt0TYdu3YypzvMRZrNVKGfy2Bs4eZU/s300/IMG_1579.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpb-ZtSUNXDYMEc0dmAneSpN79lsRsjjb8QMWWJ_4UXN-l96gZZ3pjhQtO4IuxCsWEFUc20xT5mBaWBO6gTMDQkBlfrMHK52YaNXiFqBoy9BDxHXt0TYdu3YypzvMRZrNVKGfy2Bs4eZU/s0/IMG_1579.jpeg" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span style="color: #003ab0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></b><p></p><div style="font-size: small;"><br /></div><div><b style="color: #0042aa; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Unisex Nine Planet Protection Bracelet</b></div></div></div><div><b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Nine </span></b><b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Planet</span></b><b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></b><b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Navaratna</span></b><b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></b><b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Bracelet </span></b><i><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">protection against negative planetary</span></i><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><i><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">influences and for promoting positive planetary</span></i><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><i><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">influences</span></i><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">.</span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The colorful gemstones represent the following</span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> p</span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">lanets in Vedic Astrology (Jyotish) </span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Sun</span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> – </span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Red</span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Garnet</span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">, </span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Moon</span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> – </span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Milky</span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">White</span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Rainbow</span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Moonstone,</span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Mercury</span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> – </span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Olive</span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Peridot, </span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Mars</span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> – </span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Red</span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Jasper, Venus</span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> – </span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Natural</span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Rock</span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Crystal, Jupiter</span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> –</span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Yellow Jasper, Saturn</span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> – </span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Blue Dumortierite & Lapis, Rahu</span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> – </span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Hessonite</span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Garnet, Ketu</span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> – Gray </span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Eagles</span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Eye </span></div><div><b><span style="color: #003ab0; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Price: $45 </span></b><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #003ab0;">to order call or email : </span></b><span class="il" style="color: black; font-size: small;"><a href="mailto:evansllc@gmail.com" target="_blank">evansllc@gmail.com</a> / </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">219-405-9095</span></div><span style="color: #888888;"><div style="font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: small;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div><div style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #006d8f; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #006d8f; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div>Marie Viglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805049178742617434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378093864240436475.post-27865360122130373242020-10-11T12:46:00.002-07:002020-10-11T12:49:19.921-07:00Lake Superior Queen of the North - October Visit to Wisconsin North Country<p>I am happy to share with you a few highlights of my two day trip up to "Wisconsin North Country". There is a whole different culture up there and some of the most beautiful country in the USA.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <b>I stop en route for a selfie with Paul Bunyan and Babe his Blue Ox</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSCd4PB97ESAIwjcUzwWDpDf1AgKSmUVWxE2iTQJ0yoJhDJsl61ij6YS-ZbZe8lxqyihr-VO6xtTkXXt_rGcHvrN-lhQEoefMR2xUKgLElL2X8l-X94uB9F1zl2nk0rlqUhFM6RAOI6y8/s2048/IMG_6757+2.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSCd4PB97ESAIwjcUzwWDpDf1AgKSmUVWxE2iTQJ0yoJhDJsl61ij6YS-ZbZe8lxqyihr-VO6xtTkXXt_rGcHvrN-lhQEoefMR2xUKgLElL2X8l-X94uB9F1zl2nk0rlqUhFM6RAOI6y8/w480-h640/IMG_6757+2.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Fall Colors were in their prime! </b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Here is Manitou Falls in Pattison State Park</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4pJiAyxKxTdIHWJn6InSxPIkss3FjxbZOg1G4b3Si7cjZArRGSUbEKGq0MYp5clUHApHsypoUN5OiLgPkzmgvYXXsSfwzjKvPZluD-ypy-PXgo3R-T7l_N-I811G1prcXHNEt-K9Och4/s2048/IMG_6795.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4pJiAyxKxTdIHWJn6InSxPIkss3FjxbZOg1G4b3Si7cjZArRGSUbEKGq0MYp5clUHApHsypoUN5OiLgPkzmgvYXXsSfwzjKvPZluD-ypy-PXgo3R-T7l_N-I811G1prcXHNEt-K9Och4/w480-h640/IMG_6795.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>These two brothers and their dog Sadie out searching for duck hangouts for their upcoming hunting outing. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>This is St. Croix Flowage area area Gordon, WI</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9LKtqCFWF0NRrn6XcFJJ9KCvVnq97i5Hof2CxbIWHKU8uV0DtwOtoefwq6FVKi1beNHc05RRRMACio1fAqSUXcwj-O7pJF0DnarE8ZfYMdk2PiKEBm-9VghHB43lIZnlXjw3Q144OXU/s2048/IMG_6776+2.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9LKtqCFWF0NRrn6XcFJJ9KCvVnq97i5Hof2CxbIWHKU8uV0DtwOtoefwq6FVKi1beNHc05RRRMACio1fAqSUXcwj-O7pJF0DnarE8ZfYMdk2PiKEBm-9VghHB43lIZnlXjw3Q144OXU/w480-h640/IMG_6776+2.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>A little artistic fun.</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXQ4CiEt_tgZb0b0xI3q-92SxwAyncZrmFiqeFLQlWMa1L5firrxcsB4ui8m3AfPPM1h5bUqMi3Gu4ucltkLzv7-7QrsoecKLYlwsHYhyE0yEfpk9QYTbKiPHT9N-icA8qadSQVeXZUY/s2048/IMG_6836.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXQ4CiEt_tgZb0b0xI3q-92SxwAyncZrmFiqeFLQlWMa1L5firrxcsB4ui8m3AfPPM1h5bUqMi3Gu4ucltkLzv7-7QrsoecKLYlwsHYhyE0yEfpk9QYTbKiPHT9N-icA8qadSQVeXZUY/w480-h640/IMG_6836.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Waterfalls Abound in North Country</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQa0AjaYiY0Oijyf7xDc4OkfPxgTTr1Lg5LxtB9Rrqr6WwRZEdw4XMrYhagXqbTxLI-2R6g5d4bskNQLbh1NHpyy5g_zG47grkX2UvloEhhOvbhxAFsBbabuk0NTDWDetBsQrh-8IFoqg/s2048/IMG_6856.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQa0AjaYiY0Oijyf7xDc4OkfPxgTTr1Lg5LxtB9Rrqr6WwRZEdw4XMrYhagXqbTxLI-2R6g5d4bskNQLbh1NHpyy5g_zG47grkX2UvloEhhOvbhxAFsBbabuk0NTDWDetBsQrh-8IFoqg/w480-h640/IMG_6856.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Lucky fully enjoyed each moment!</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVoElzsC26xRd7p9z1X2bnTZIrYxWZUpLDmTYDmDRkwTMpE1uDAUdaQy8dzweznIwvKhgMuCMX8Q-J7OWeihpn2IIe6FURnVCiwBUwpqs8dh0tYxR6nRX-m1wzWfz2N1nfLD7FKUxe5ow/s2048/IMG_6863.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVoElzsC26xRd7p9z1X2bnTZIrYxWZUpLDmTYDmDRkwTMpE1uDAUdaQy8dzweznIwvKhgMuCMX8Q-J7OWeihpn2IIe6FURnVCiwBUwpqs8dh0tYxR6nRX-m1wzWfz2N1nfLD7FKUxe5ow/w480-h640/IMG_6863.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Interior design up north consists of heavy genuine pine furniture, antler chandeliers </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>and hunting prizes of deer, elk, musky (big fish), etc</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIAEsWaKilFn1J_H0TL1cx9e8IiToCJF6pikqaDjcwObHzGWXakV7WUUT68MGnHaeFk3hMcoz1810xVZeIHivIAMFlYogBunIJKBkpJeGeEAZPmWZN6XML547GVLKFOZ_Axrf0VazbXk8/s2048/IMG_6743+2.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIAEsWaKilFn1J_H0TL1cx9e8IiToCJF6pikqaDjcwObHzGWXakV7WUUT68MGnHaeFk3hMcoz1810xVZeIHivIAMFlYogBunIJKBkpJeGeEAZPmWZN6XML547GVLKFOZ_Axrf0VazbXk8/w480-h640/IMG_6743+2.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>This covered bridge in the<span face="Roboto, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; text-align: left;"> Chequamegon-</span><span face="Roboto, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; text-align: left;">Nicolet National Forest. This forest</span><span face="Roboto, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; text-align: left;"> covers more than 1.5 million acres of Wisconsin's northwoods.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span face="Roboto, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #4d5156;"><b>I drove through the forest and stopped frequently to enjoy the sights.</b></span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXvAqOf-U2LMzz7tyJYflEdGYHy27DJjk2jxv0DMrESdE7cClReB-0GyvOtlg01HIu-N_XWbpfCwNUTc-i-KsqE5dNqHA_8MTW5VDxn-5IW80TJcAcOqPi8tGKW2-vL7XaUi9WvuRoaHI/s2048/IMG_6764+2.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXvAqOf-U2LMzz7tyJYflEdGYHy27DJjk2jxv0DMrESdE7cClReB-0GyvOtlg01HIu-N_XWbpfCwNUTc-i-KsqE5dNqHA_8MTW5VDxn-5IW80TJcAcOqPi8tGKW2-vL7XaUi9WvuRoaHI/w480-h640/IMG_6764+2.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Trees as far as the eye can see. A multi-sense treat for the heart and soul. I wanted to take deep breaths forever to savor the freshness!</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6EIeJbQmOgED8ubBN2y90wny6W04PCZ5G_jDPyuulDJC61r5ZzGjZFklNCM2iT9Vf0aU2rwLxloETwRVY9vyos4xgdF1lbR6CbQRQnhKc5LwbHvivUVKSC6HFFTEuzQHH44wByubXyUk/s2048/IMG_6789.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6EIeJbQmOgED8ubBN2y90wny6W04PCZ5G_jDPyuulDJC61r5ZzGjZFklNCM2iT9Vf0aU2rwLxloETwRVY9vyos4xgdF1lbR6CbQRQnhKc5LwbHvivUVKSC6HFFTEuzQHH44wByubXyUk/w480-h640/IMG_6789.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Many trucks full of lumber barrel down the highways-</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b> reminder of </b><b>where USA paper comes from</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuQ87pAXwew66mMH23hMTZVqlOrPkoPnEbB_L-jC30-YDvQ0afy8LkdKYgVR4p_v9m6zhj76qdRwZaGGpgS2J0-Pp2NdCgMiftOgqQHdOHtIpkJTRos23jYt_gfOFDKYt1uoYCshJBw-U/s2048/IMG_6766.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuQ87pAXwew66mMH23hMTZVqlOrPkoPnEbB_L-jC30-YDvQ0afy8LkdKYgVR4p_v9m6zhj76qdRwZaGGpgS2J0-Pp2NdCgMiftOgqQHdOHtIpkJTRos23jYt_gfOFDKYt1uoYCshJBw-U/w480-h640/IMG_6766.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>First glimpses of Lake Superior were thrilling. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>The baby blue translucence so beautiful!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitk64P0QVjPrMh_7frgA0fFQJFM0hb6GgMCe_kByffX3qVcByLABkSVZuw4VikZR6Ej-tGr2h9FSU4YJRnoumFig9AuGMo_KjyXdGuHnMmVOcGxCam-VkxXSjxPpU3JlsKIOWvUe_84Ww/s2048/IMG_6880.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitk64P0QVjPrMh_7frgA0fFQJFM0hb6GgMCe_kByffX3qVcByLABkSVZuw4VikZR6Ej-tGr2h9FSU4YJRnoumFig9AuGMo_KjyXdGuHnMmVOcGxCam-VkxXSjxPpU3JlsKIOWvUe_84Ww/w480-h640/IMG_6880.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Lake Superior is the largest of the Great Lakes. (yes that is Lucky wading)</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCo3gVty_EBsYXUcet9pRk7HiPd6SbLIYH2Xv8oTTsH7OknD2iPUc8vwr_DJEp0YjDIJJVJFo2z-OuQrmsyooKgfUPvMeZMIFDfhFhy5UBe7-sHtwd_BXRQhf5_po-z_FfPN5KCN9sumM/s3297/IMG_6882.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="954" data-original-width="3297" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCo3gVty_EBsYXUcet9pRk7HiPd6SbLIYH2Xv8oTTsH7OknD2iPUc8vwr_DJEp0YjDIJJVJFo2z-OuQrmsyooKgfUPvMeZMIFDfhFhy5UBe7-sHtwd_BXRQhf5_po-z_FfPN5KCN9sumM/w640-h186/IMG_6882.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>The water was 40 F but the dog and I enjoyed some wading.</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQzdtXP5AAlaqvdNYvyZANIsA3PS6vqenY6ivkCKPz90a9qRhebGKZ4Er6TQSbYeqnTq4rTimbZ9xhQNDR58SWNVOiTG2Gu-Ny28RuiyDUJmIuB3bvqOrXCe9lPXHKFRK0Fe7zVDVpKg/s2048/IMG_6927.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQzdtXP5AAlaqvdNYvyZANIsA3PS6vqenY6ivkCKPz90a9qRhebGKZ4Er6TQSbYeqnTq4rTimbZ9xhQNDR58SWNVOiTG2Gu-Ny28RuiyDUJmIuB3bvqOrXCe9lPXHKFRK0Fe7zVDVpKg/w480-h640/IMG_6927.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Lake Superior in known for its beautiful agates </b><b>and I collected a bagful for my house</b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_6krCPSYPPnGlHioHUpgH2T7Ko5nrTc_5zIERZGFT4j_YO1gDoWpRXoDEoybRyqkDnQY10bnCdIFIKNCNDEOFYOcO_FjVVO2U-kgGbFsB7Bm_60e0RqLeB2-m7bhsslbTbe6iLOW8u4/s2048/IMG_6936.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_6krCPSYPPnGlHioHUpgH2T7Ko5nrTc_5zIERZGFT4j_YO1gDoWpRXoDEoybRyqkDnQY10bnCdIFIKNCNDEOFYOcO_FjVVO2U-kgGbFsB7Bm_60e0RqLeB2-m7bhsslbTbe6iLOW8u4/w480-h640/IMG_6936.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Here is a sampling now displayed in my home. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVQ4vSI7zVYlVgFpYoWsGXQFkcHWxWt95i2b1AjKuOAjjY9LYt3nvbPSmNPP3hm3pBySLLWycuZEFougEgQ6ghlv8b_znParlByJb3KMv8b8iWv-fzQiuHrtQfjZh3X3qBBQ7RnarHeg/s2048/IMG_6951.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVQ4vSI7zVYlVgFpYoWsGXQFkcHWxWt95i2b1AjKuOAjjY9LYt3nvbPSmNPP3hm3pBySLLWycuZEFougEgQ6ghlv8b_znParlByJb3KMv8b8iWv-fzQiuHrtQfjZh3X3qBBQ7RnarHeg/w480-h640/IMG_6951.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>This proud fisherwoman caught a </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>spawning salmon from Lake Superior </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYCZyXYEFiXjw_Y2MEPtTIBRm7vwzieAu9icxY5xs4rEWpcpSs37BkCVDRp84ONgcgUwSLyx0eDW8NckgMUbgSA27IpiDF2gT1OevgJh-zgMbV2NFMsERY6B29FUNMpQ0bpaDksB0_DqA/s2048/IMG_6929.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYCZyXYEFiXjw_Y2MEPtTIBRm7vwzieAu9icxY5xs4rEWpcpSs37BkCVDRp84ONgcgUwSLyx0eDW8NckgMUbgSA27IpiDF2gT1OevgJh-zgMbV2NFMsERY6B29FUNMpQ0bpaDksB0_DqA/w480-h640/IMG_6929.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Sunrise on Lake Superior near Ashland, WI on my final morning.</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-MKLs6WrE9kwDtjopHTXPXVwHJA4fAcYfKnA9spItOvG0NHwcBAQOs4hqCMVykCJfOMewttBrtoIgCioEES_-hEvqsw5nOTqWuNct0EjnV1XED55pTL36T8Mn8LCIf6I8iWarGrbtY8/s2048/IMG_6900.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-MKLs6WrE9kwDtjopHTXPXVwHJA4fAcYfKnA9spItOvG0NHwcBAQOs4hqCMVykCJfOMewttBrtoIgCioEES_-hEvqsw5nOTqWuNct0EjnV1XED55pTL36T8Mn8LCIf6I8iWarGrbtY8/w480-h640/IMG_6900.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Marie Viglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805049178742617434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378093864240436475.post-39746810122872112262020-08-25T11:23:00.002-07:002020-08-25T12:15:20.849-07:00Here Comes the Bride and Groom --My Son's Wedding Aug. 22, 2020<p> Hello! I thought I would share some photos of my son's wedding on Saturday, Aug. 22nd. After a number of changes due to the pandemic, Matthew and Monica chose a beautiful park in Iowa City, Iowa called Harvest Preserve for their wedding venue.</p><p>Monica's brother Forrest Douglass officiated. Monica's father "walked her down the aisle" in a wheelchair pushed by one of Monica's brothers. Beautiful heartfelt vows were exchanged. The large wedding party was chosen well before the virus so they made up a lot of the guest list. The couple was beautifully supported by friends and family!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vnNTP_kkvGmJmjOelZe0tx2gMwWb1Vml19iVumJC1_si9iFghsmZuKRN7AiPBGRjVjPVsP8DxKlzC5TvyidoCBUHXcYyoMAmhCnrVYpWfuj7vfWCZOvLVncwTf4x3S_6vmMmXWPau7k/s2048/IMG_4571.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vnNTP_kkvGmJmjOelZe0tx2gMwWb1Vml19iVumJC1_si9iFghsmZuKRN7AiPBGRjVjPVsP8DxKlzC5TvyidoCBUHXcYyoMAmhCnrVYpWfuj7vfWCZOvLVncwTf4x3S_6vmMmXWPau7k/s640/IMG_4571.HEIC" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Monica's father Tom Douglass brings his daughter to the altar</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFPT2hWyYaDPIHxYOElbuTdeS0J07JgO6zeE3V-NpQrfgHvb0nDr0kH0YgXomddCmlmrPqsXOcvh4sqLpaBAG4TRfid-71_KHUsOQRZEgUTyQlr2aqIowZLgF5m1Qou6pfR3opDuq1O4/s2048/IMG_4567.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFPT2hWyYaDPIHxYOElbuTdeS0J07JgO6zeE3V-NpQrfgHvb0nDr0kH0YgXomddCmlmrPqsXOcvh4sqLpaBAG4TRfid-71_KHUsOQRZEgUTyQlr2aqIowZLgF5m1Qou6pfR3opDuq1O4/s640/IMG_4567.HEIC" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Monica's brother Forrest solemnizes the vows</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuPjFJOXrEOjVRsLznKIF5Ctq80hYOszkptdT-8gh3WFP1GfPwOV1BgwDA-4fK3OAeDsquqXxfUfkpNsIuB2jonEeJM4YiQ_YEVe-PvxyNyb_UuLMC-aaIgGzxS8-Gm4mNYXggGST74OA/s2048/IMG_4593.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuPjFJOXrEOjVRsLznKIF5Ctq80hYOszkptdT-8gh3WFP1GfPwOV1BgwDA-4fK3OAeDsquqXxfUfkpNsIuB2jonEeJM4YiQ_YEVe-PvxyNyb_UuLMC-aaIgGzxS8-Gm4mNYXggGST74OA/s640/IMG_4593.HEIC" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>The lovely bride and her stunning maid of honor & bridesmaids</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVj0jGciEdH21c9d0BGXHAoZ6BSjV2iU1vl4lxJYC3MxSgsYQagW23pgitp1GaYWgEo5m6hQz4HaDa4n1Zbc8rleJhW2xOLRlaG4m92N1uj_ehg-bmBJYAbM9wqFsQmdnRe7ntQnjuuG4/s2048/IMG_4501.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVj0jGciEdH21c9d0BGXHAoZ6BSjV2iU1vl4lxJYC3MxSgsYQagW23pgitp1GaYWgEo5m6hQz4HaDa4n1Zbc8rleJhW2xOLRlaG4m92N1uj_ehg-bmBJYAbM9wqFsQmdnRe7ntQnjuuG4/s640/IMG_4501.HEIC" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The handsome men of the wedding party</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFI23CdzS7xTIoi2rZc9LOx4WCgyDAThC6eMsxzeNCPbPekRi8fwW1A2vcrKSXIJ3vlx6Pm4KP9MtI3aW9OZZfdEIySPBiwGZJ-1_lRuAsbRjRBZmUSD_l4fv-blyPBgaTnOb7pDK3Jrw/s2048/IMG_4521.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFI23CdzS7xTIoi2rZc9LOx4WCgyDAThC6eMsxzeNCPbPekRi8fwW1A2vcrKSXIJ3vlx6Pm4KP9MtI3aW9OZZfdEIySPBiwGZJ-1_lRuAsbRjRBZmUSD_l4fv-blyPBgaTnOb7pDK3Jrw/s640/IMG_4521.HEIC" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Myself and my beautiful daughter-in-law Monica. She is starting grad school for Family and Marriage Counseling in a week</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4w_LHbfN5H921Btjxr-NUtpLy18eUzIflFPBrPxEq50MsZgKh32_fZMtk2H-eNivqzHrPO0Td9ojhlVzZvhccsfvL8xSj3sbAI_h23M1yJ-cz5DKlhjUu0mW_y1P59xSgEFu61u3iU3A/s2048/IMG_4512.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4w_LHbfN5H921Btjxr-NUtpLy18eUzIflFPBrPxEq50MsZgKh32_fZMtk2H-eNivqzHrPO0Td9ojhlVzZvhccsfvL8xSj3sbAI_h23M1yJ-cz5DKlhjUu0mW_y1P59xSgEFu61u3iU3A/s640/IMG_4512.HEIC" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Matthew and I. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Matthew works at a telecom company in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Matthew and Monica purchased their first home in Cedar Rapids a few months ago.</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNbBQ0Hjr244a09r5r5PnIVok9QRTwJrxyfauxT-GFl1K_Lc883K4qtl2Ddkk9gnhLXKqx5H2Ry8B9gVE_pzD2x9Y3faoLR1MPfF76j8fLOE2K1mixxoVlRv_ClAjulNVHVq7AxYB6Za0/s2048/IMG_4541.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNbBQ0Hjr244a09r5r5PnIVok9QRTwJrxyfauxT-GFl1K_Lc883K4qtl2Ddkk9gnhLXKqx5H2Ry8B9gVE_pzD2x9Y3faoLR1MPfF76j8fLOE2K1mixxoVlRv_ClAjulNVHVq7AxYB6Za0/s640/IMG_4541.HEIC" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Monica and her mom and dad.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFqhk1cx45UkejL9ZnMKH9eciMY45C583BZXuR9ZtaRNNg5bMYRjKbqTW_bWrPimxKGuwQoaabPE24zNVPlA9kZMUE8xDJo-PuOexIDz5i-yYZOKyi0-sRCbsxQCHHHImmzNWmjDE7T9g/s2048/IMG_4520.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFqhk1cx45UkejL9ZnMKH9eciMY45C583BZXuR9ZtaRNNg5bMYRjKbqTW_bWrPimxKGuwQoaabPE24zNVPlA9kZMUE8xDJo-PuOexIDz5i-yYZOKyi0-sRCbsxQCHHHImmzNWmjDE7T9g/s640/IMG_4520.HEIC" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Matthew and his dad-Tom Siegel.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWIDhKrmXnAyxg_Pm__qJbKSFITNtXJ_8H8hv_0wFctTlx0p-liKZqG2yX9R3SVO87ZY6_gr6uWYEdWgmnoCkDGoQY4MVRdzqi960QKfuefXfJOLVTL-IR7v7agB5jCUNpF71dPTN-f1M/s2048/IMG_4494.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWIDhKrmXnAyxg_Pm__qJbKSFITNtXJ_8H8hv_0wFctTlx0p-liKZqG2yX9R3SVO87ZY6_gr6uWYEdWgmnoCkDGoQY4MVRdzqi960QKfuefXfJOLVTL-IR7v7agB5jCUNpF71dPTN-f1M/s640/IMG_4494.HEIC" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>My two sisters Angela and Libby and </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Libby's husband Larry came from Ohio</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7u4sEariFl3IsApL72RdfJIMJjfjK-O8y0fOubZ_nlh_yAGiBbhtwf4QEuKNwHCHaWT7hXXE434CrZU7TB9W5Z_HFOivh4ym5gY8tAiCA6pLs6_ZBOc6UyO_uadqY3cY6Na5jkQC4WBA/s2048/IMG_4606.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7u4sEariFl3IsApL72RdfJIMJjfjK-O8y0fOubZ_nlh_yAGiBbhtwf4QEuKNwHCHaWT7hXXE434CrZU7TB9W5Z_HFOivh4ym5gY8tAiCA6pLs6_ZBOc6UyO_uadqY3cY6Na5jkQC4WBA/s640/IMG_4606.HEIC" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Matthew and Monica's baby "Franklin" the Chiwini (chihuahua and dachshund mix) pup</b>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5G53isdzo0cCDEqMeQiRvSMcGb80lMNeVBYIupFN6N-f2u3lkKrVEA19lW15lrfbEive0IkG5m1GITqBvCCcLuyCAkxker56Z5vRr9ueiaO7uKl1SGzHubJENdilFYenFJkSsJb_FGY/s2048/IMG_4596.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5G53isdzo0cCDEqMeQiRvSMcGb80lMNeVBYIupFN6N-f2u3lkKrVEA19lW15lrfbEive0IkG5m1GITqBvCCcLuyCAkxker56Z5vRr9ueiaO7uKl1SGzHubJENdilFYenFJkSsJb_FGY/s640/IMG_4596.HEIC" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Cake-cutting</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiBavUUZueKzXU1cqNN2R7MHvPGFD7sTqfphGT6u-irck8zQVpWOlNdU93wBlg1E5VYGDNcsutj_cmHd56V1HoawDfuEb9t4YRfYBaY8tsOQLzP6Cet7QlnjJgpiexJUzdSg78NwwnWVI/s2048/IMG_4625.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiBavUUZueKzXU1cqNN2R7MHvPGFD7sTqfphGT6u-irck8zQVpWOlNdU93wBlg1E5VYGDNcsutj_cmHd56V1HoawDfuEb9t4YRfYBaY8tsOQLzP6Cet7QlnjJgpiexJUzdSg78NwwnWVI/s640/IMG_4625.HEIC" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>First Dance</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmt2QC15HVKGHRq-hhDRPQNIVu9kWggoTVan7bSJcmA7HZejvoAOnZcc1gSZFWjkNaR37dsCvPjNMUHoMD8kuCmoaTnfKZXfM7Up8NYebaZUbKNXUhNCyluXLuSXH8-IAT6p_A7xOgnU/s2048/IMG_4615.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmt2QC15HVKGHRq-hhDRPQNIVu9kWggoTVan7bSJcmA7HZejvoAOnZcc1gSZFWjkNaR37dsCvPjNMUHoMD8kuCmoaTnfKZXfM7Up8NYebaZUbKNXUhNCyluXLuSXH8-IAT6p_A7xOgnU/s640/IMG_4615.HEIC" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Happily Ever-After</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB-zSXcd-wEt6FJt1CxolfBaPLp4OmIlRf_1QKNTj8pQDHLNlDV6LHmMQIJpRKkRcSitfTpKrpTFN4wPmUQe9XktrMGUsibI2V5j0HZVwZ4LQ4KPi1EKUO1K9pI-ixEseC2KgWOWdNPZo/s2048/IMG_4533.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB-zSXcd-wEt6FJt1CxolfBaPLp4OmIlRf_1QKNTj8pQDHLNlDV6LHmMQIJpRKkRcSitfTpKrpTFN4wPmUQe9XktrMGUsibI2V5j0HZVwZ4LQ4KPi1EKUO1K9pI-ixEseC2KgWOWdNPZo/w750-h1000/IMG_4533.HEIC" width="750" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Marie Viglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805049178742617434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378093864240436475.post-20379979343292581522020-08-15T19:36:00.000-07:002020-08-15T19:36:06.502-07:00Amazing Great Lakes Marsh Land<p>Today I visited a marshland waterfowl preserve along the Green Bay waterfront along with Lucky. It was a tranquil and beautiful adventure. I was amazed by the reeds and cattails flowing in the breeze as far as the eye could see. I unfortunately could not walk the wetland paths because dogs were not permitted in order to preserve a tranquil environment for the water fowl. But we saw a lot from the fringes of the property.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8E9TsgSCcj5B4bj22e4KXp7fvODfYswwdrht856RI9JyxzDVWNjp7ZEMIVe2ZWg_JvATKiLg1LI_83kuW8teeA-9W2RCKec-beuulHmJOiaS6BQ4LGSDYJPTqhCe13Q9Y8as0L6Cl24o/s2048/IMG_4313+2.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8E9TsgSCcj5B4bj22e4KXp7fvODfYswwdrht856RI9JyxzDVWNjp7ZEMIVe2ZWg_JvATKiLg1LI_83kuW8teeA-9W2RCKec-beuulHmJOiaS6BQ4LGSDYJPTqhCe13Q9Y8as0L6Cl24o/s640/IMG_4313+2.HEIC" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>This panorama of the marshes from a viewing platform gives an idea of the extent of the wetlands.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJA7EI_dQM8kASxIRbF2lgogUXUi13jEYON70qeQ2UjW4uWRTUid-V9BC0yxDRcOKUj7vG9bcguNhttq8kDI0uiiWoNhGkAIfVE3MV6ewxq8KImPKEUKaxeXXYHeCCjMDxm4yo4hNS1GU/s3478/IMG_4303.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="904" data-original-width="3478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJA7EI_dQM8kASxIRbF2lgogUXUi13jEYON70qeQ2UjW4uWRTUid-V9BC0yxDRcOKUj7vG9bcguNhttq8kDI0uiiWoNhGkAIfVE3MV6ewxq8KImPKEUKaxeXXYHeCCjMDxm4yo4hNS1GU/s640/IMG_4303.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Scores of small frogs-like this guy- hopped away in all directions with a whoosh and a plop as we walked along.</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMNibEaZojXqgmy9LpOEBUrBbXcbjomBJYjhd6KsIFxIZiDfNbC6r8-BDNXLGSxH3_OuufRUbrSGuRLDgXak_cuJx03Pqg3EPha4W7DX7qICVJaXi659AmgEIXbJZRTechUMfONTmbV7o/s2048/IMG_4311+2.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMNibEaZojXqgmy9LpOEBUrBbXcbjomBJYjhd6KsIFxIZiDfNbC6r8-BDNXLGSxH3_OuufRUbrSGuRLDgXak_cuJx03Pqg3EPha4W7DX7qICVJaXi659AmgEIXbJZRTechUMfONTmbV7o/s640/IMG_4311+2.HEIC" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Beautiful white flowers of the Arrowhead Plant bloom in and near the water. I like to call them "Wisconsin Orchids"</b></div><b><br /></b><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFgDou5hA_J83p0wdd-jq09syWeU95YJ0kO8PbFGoEFaolWCgl9WmMJ7Y5SFchW0oBQyJsS8ZYhfZLVlXuJNSfmx0-ualnGfH2xR8ydf5iQw5s3f22BSPKtTr_rCTYXUBHZgAMaZYMqBY/s2048/IMG_4322.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFgDou5hA_J83p0wdd-jq09syWeU95YJ0kO8PbFGoEFaolWCgl9WmMJ7Y5SFchW0oBQyJsS8ZYhfZLVlXuJNSfmx0-ualnGfH2xR8ydf5iQw5s3f22BSPKtTr_rCTYXUBHZgAMaZYMqBY/s640/IMG_4322.HEIC" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Different types of liatris provide lovely counterpoint to the rocks.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvnHo9mfgfM9CFvF9NTvH1Pm0vvhOjmRVKt616xD4eR6Kvw2dR-KCsaQSnoISTr5FYqWMKKw3DcKNoEN35ftjtGOnXXr-BT7vPvvVrySlSTEarl7U3zVX-FQ_4B9P08RcIus1hSj_JpBQ/s2048/IMG_4323.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvnHo9mfgfM9CFvF9NTvH1Pm0vvhOjmRVKt616xD4eR6Kvw2dR-KCsaQSnoISTr5FYqWMKKw3DcKNoEN35ftjtGOnXXr-BT7vPvvVrySlSTEarl7U3zVX-FQ_4B9P08RcIus1hSj_JpBQ/s640/IMG_4323.HEIC" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>I think that the clouds here in Wisconsin are unparalleled for their fluffiness and whiteness.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>They are like a protective cottony blanket.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWrovjA9HDJe3Rc2-C7UFIOg-JmuUlS9N0z3eh_fCL83R0jqOPaPYGT3AuTZjuGSiiY1WxVTWEMSCviSYLbM4EVDklGhRaiHMWvKjTiAvvcCCrPVleXixnNq7yE6WWkNel0n-8LEySoQM/s2048/IMG_4319.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWrovjA9HDJe3Rc2-C7UFIOg-JmuUlS9N0z3eh_fCL83R0jqOPaPYGT3AuTZjuGSiiY1WxVTWEMSCviSYLbM4EVDklGhRaiHMWvKjTiAvvcCCrPVleXixnNq7yE6WWkNel0n-8LEySoQM/s640/IMG_4319.HEIC" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here the clouds reflect on the water like an impressionist painting . The reflection only marred by the wake of the muskrat swimming towards the reeds...do you see him? He slipped quietly into the water as we passed by.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7LlLBgmbA2YqPwJDOmILmj-VCSTCI49JPaN94lVGLaabPal1wQsH0ly4SCSaTT-gKkV31FXoFgBIukZz9OCBwfuL95hI2o2_g5IbonvGUIIKCYyiftZhm9Hm9X2A6LnUXTwqC24Xv7e4/s2048/IMG_4326+2.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7LlLBgmbA2YqPwJDOmILmj-VCSTCI49JPaN94lVGLaabPal1wQsH0ly4SCSaTT-gKkV31FXoFgBIukZz9OCBwfuL95hI2o2_g5IbonvGUIIKCYyiftZhm9Hm9X2A6LnUXTwqC24Xv7e4/s640/IMG_4326+2.HEIC" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>A more pampered mammal enjoyed fetching his water toy over and over from the chilly bay.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCWIUkw6zS1ki1hGnFYZ0HTK-wjwBl5Vew1V1eM6yz0AG2h4TWeFQVvB7WdFS0w6nrQi3r_uOF4ypYhBEYGgUlaTEA7BHq8I0A0BWIo4sqT83mKIuMGR4FVrqq5skc9Z9afVXK9JHdUCg/s2048/IMG_4318.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCWIUkw6zS1ki1hGnFYZ0HTK-wjwBl5Vew1V1eM6yz0AG2h4TWeFQVvB7WdFS0w6nrQi3r_uOF4ypYhBEYGgUlaTEA7BHq8I0A0BWIo4sqT83mKIuMGR4FVrqq5skc9Z9afVXK9JHdUCg/s640/IMG_4318.HEIC" /></a></div><b><br /></b><p></p>Marie Viglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805049178742617434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378093864240436475.post-78688917659017510142020-07-27T12:07:00.000-07:002020-07-27T12:07:51.292-07:00More Door County Beauty SpotsExploring a new area requires time, patience and good luck. On Saturday I set out with a list of parks in Door County to visit-well knowing that I would probably be sidetracked into some new and unplanned adventures!<div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>A favorite photo from Saturday's trip</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSpkL6l9AIeuU6-BP_nCASu2GuERStgfTfx2y1YntebAyLJtnO9gT3JZW5DOsKedSXtg8tr75KK1IBYYHTyXJ0c0y9k0fmWqXGOxv7HDq_OjRb2MUgsKfX0vW2IE-FaZGGqmlJ-ua4A-M/s2048/IMG_3550.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSpkL6l9AIeuU6-BP_nCASu2GuERStgfTfx2y1YntebAyLJtnO9gT3JZW5DOsKedSXtg8tr75KK1IBYYHTyXJ0c0y9k0fmWqXGOxv7HDq_OjRb2MUgsKfX0vW2IE-FaZGGqmlJ-ua4A-M/w469-h625/IMG_3550.HEIC" width="469" /></a></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>It is about a 30 minute drive from my place to the start of the Door County Peninsula. As I was traveling north, I doubled back to catch this giant gnome-the mascot of a mulch center. </b></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6GMk61P6QOOiTb3qHG7WA49UEasKS8UklGNZKpQzibWbSgQFHbkF-Yd6H3jxBuunFl9DM6x_AH3gdgRJcvXXCRDs3v0ou9jLpfS5y4tS-l4unTpqEsmtX4zW1yUZr63hdT3rLo0-qdro/s2048/IMG_3496.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6GMk61P6QOOiTb3qHG7WA49UEasKS8UklGNZKpQzibWbSgQFHbkF-Yd6H3jxBuunFl9DM6x_AH3gdgRJcvXXCRDs3v0ou9jLpfS5y4tS-l4unTpqEsmtX4zW1yUZr63hdT3rLo0-qdro/w469-h625/IMG_3496.HEIC" width="469" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>And yes I got sidetracked berry picking-this time red raspberries. It reminded me of my teenage years when I spent summers picking berries on my family farm for sale at roadside stands. </b></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYCd1Eq9PvBkqyJHcV3OhvsYvOmmQseI1panz_jaeACKVXeI5IMHpFbYmttq3VfqtjRlnKPymC7Ewco_CT12C-hTmXafQTako2Nh4fy3VU6Fv6B4JD6qNTIQ3vHnp9hh_FMvzLRFwrx5U/s2048/IMG_3497.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYCd1Eq9PvBkqyJHcV3OhvsYvOmmQseI1panz_jaeACKVXeI5IMHpFbYmttq3VfqtjRlnKPymC7Ewco_CT12C-hTmXafQTako2Nh4fy3VU6Fv6B4JD6qNTIQ3vHnp9hh_FMvzLRFwrx5U/w469-h625/IMG_3497.HEIC" width="469" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Next stop was one of the scores of county parks that line both sides of the Door County Peninsula. Most of the parks center around a boat launch but usually you can get also swim or wade. This is Sugar Creek Park,</b></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5H3TZvsFAjNnsNQdRf0cGwXLM-Wx2Z39BogDPMrQbIZaq1aqPs-NL9mzX3F7xhZzzPWJj9n_6GArnKHSy87gN6e9zNrJxUa0N6wLs1kVZhyphenhyphen8GwVWLb3mxAWnK4Bg54X6EM-S8XSGHrmc/s2048/IMG_3489.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5H3TZvsFAjNnsNQdRf0cGwXLM-Wx2Z39BogDPMrQbIZaq1aqPs-NL9mzX3F7xhZzzPWJj9n_6GArnKHSy87gN6e9zNrJxUa0N6wLs1kVZhyphenhyphen8GwVWLb3mxAWnK4Bg54X6EM-S8XSGHrmc/w375-h500/IMG_3489.HEIC" width="375" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>The first glimpse of Lake Michigan after a long week in the city is always so refreshing!</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdV0BSvytGp-SJ0HMTAZ7URL5LKkRPnGNIc4Qg_jf1FsP-xc44rr8BdV2bk9CRjRUCtJEOuG6_a4BSrYcFoIYEDdy5xYSvF945vpWcnJDmyMDvLgheuwqe8y0TFCqAOwJuYsKrzpMe2cM/s2048/IMG_3492.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdV0BSvytGp-SJ0HMTAZ7URL5LKkRPnGNIc4Qg_jf1FsP-xc44rr8BdV2bk9CRjRUCtJEOuG6_a4BSrYcFoIYEDdy5xYSvF945vpWcnJDmyMDvLgheuwqe8y0TFCqAOwJuYsKrzpMe2cM/w375-h500/IMG_3492.HEIC" width="375" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>To give you a perspective of the whereabouts of Door County - the Cape Cod of Lake Michigan- here is a Wikipedia map of the state of Wisconsin with Door County in red jutting out into Lake Michigan. </b></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsiyOLlwdtCNzl2aZdJfgmV98thWtmy_8dSLpMmuL5bgzKryuNg67vUeBbrHRFUk74G9QguOh2aPt8YqtyArVbcVl2o4puGDYvjyRs4ywfJChsN184tR34buGINKsTKkqMQBIhGjUOjs/s236/door.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsiyOLlwdtCNzl2aZdJfgmV98thWtmy_8dSLpMmuL5bgzKryuNg67vUeBbrHRFUk74G9QguOh2aPt8YqtyArVbcVl2o4puGDYvjyRs4ywfJChsN184tR34buGINKsTKkqMQBIhGjUOjs/s0/door.png" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Wisconsin seems to have a lot of solar energy projects. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sunflower shaped panel set-ups like this are attractive and whimsical. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtFJ8_6N6hA2Athp2QINYTcZ3a1sxMw_dhtCwnZ0j07wsVemP76r_PjDS0wCm_nB8Iywqh3vwLhnVBi9slGShwupJWDrujmnjYRg-OEw5kR78rzBxGg3R1rV_QmSQnWoeakcZw99_ojbU/s2048/IMG_3499.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtFJ8_6N6hA2Athp2QINYTcZ3a1sxMw_dhtCwnZ0j07wsVemP76r_PjDS0wCm_nB8Iywqh3vwLhnVBi9slGShwupJWDrujmnjYRg-OEw5kR78rzBxGg3R1rV_QmSQnWoeakcZw99_ojbU/w375-h500/IMG_3499.HEIC" width="375" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>I want to get back into amateur astronomy so this wayside observatory was fun to visit-even though it was not open there were placards and information on the grounds.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5GloLNKMkRlmampKcYOzKwach0AV1gxbh3DHKkckqs99YREy1C8IjBJQGzqz92xYr7Hd1GTQ50JW9MJ2qFNLUGJ9L6ahW7dmYwt6COj1uFxE1izkXyZhj3WhgDfKOh8uMnlP9ka-bSvM/s2048/IMG_3501.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5GloLNKMkRlmampKcYOzKwach0AV1gxbh3DHKkckqs99YREy1C8IjBJQGzqz92xYr7Hd1GTQ50JW9MJ2qFNLUGJ9L6ahW7dmYwt6COj1uFxE1izkXyZhj3WhgDfKOh8uMnlP9ka-bSvM/w375-h500/IMG_3501.HEIC" width="375" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The observatory was on acres of milkweed and Queen Annes's lace fields. Lucky and I enjoyed a stroll through and watched the beautiful Monarch butterflies, dragonflies and damselflies. </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFCo4JkognbUAoFYLgzFRUNtiVFQ1hP2R5nRswVGIitnPoltaET4M1PkCf1bnfI5TK7eK2h0w2mLcfATvsH5oyezbK_KYk-6KJlwVwBo1NWf2ocZodPOB9rOUe-EPrnroTFf6_DmJTcA/s2048/IMG_3519.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFCo4JkognbUAoFYLgzFRUNtiVFQ1hP2R5nRswVGIitnPoltaET4M1PkCf1bnfI5TK7eK2h0w2mLcfATvsH5oyezbK_KYk-6KJlwVwBo1NWf2ocZodPOB9rOUe-EPrnroTFf6_DmJTcA/w469-h625/IMG_3519.HEIC" width="469" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifOxow-W9r1EzY5TqxaCW5p5OgHohM4j5J5AMQbtm9DkKZCYzlaDYGNqc-dsQb8w3qq-8e2a0ZYhNGSCWfVw0rRc3kpsuQMldxM7zzJrU-8n-uxAbepShU3MVAW_5X-HoeMhSnQJwu2LE/s2048/IMG_3510.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifOxow-W9r1EzY5TqxaCW5p5OgHohM4j5J5AMQbtm9DkKZCYzlaDYGNqc-dsQb8w3qq-8e2a0ZYhNGSCWfVw0rRc3kpsuQMldxM7zzJrU-8n-uxAbepShU3MVAW_5X-HoeMhSnQJwu2LE/w469-h625/IMG_3510.HEIC" width="469" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Next we discovered a US Coast Guard look out pier and walked out into Lake Michigan for some great views. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_ngSbhmWyZ4Ln2Lnyn3yZfrjSkiCFmMxT5oxXHhIuD3BpHUkQgviZVK_GNeQtZJsaNAOCmaJIi7w_NXVftt4R8ALQmuk_Rnh1dVMOn8Aj0Bo-Ihd0IaeS5iiYVu-Ap7jrLJ9PU3_Vyg/s2048/IMG_3535.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_ngSbhmWyZ4Ln2Lnyn3yZfrjSkiCFmMxT5oxXHhIuD3BpHUkQgviZVK_GNeQtZJsaNAOCmaJIi7w_NXVftt4R8ALQmuk_Rnh1dVMOn8Aj0Bo-Ihd0IaeS5iiYVu-Ap7jrLJ9PU3_Vyg/w469-h625/IMG_3535.HEIC" width="469" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvkeBnVT1DN0DuYrZPmsrcAdorqOQBXnPCXybl7tmnM_ZQpiH9VWfYVt5LVk0aZVgoyw3Fkjp6j_Hd7yqJV9zZ_DA6lbKGKLrYOiNbnxOOep5KU-PcbfXebFmQ30aXhVzCVon-gEhqhfI/s2048/IMG_3545.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvkeBnVT1DN0DuYrZPmsrcAdorqOQBXnPCXybl7tmnM_ZQpiH9VWfYVt5LVk0aZVgoyw3Fkjp6j_Hd7yqJV9zZ_DA6lbKGKLrYOiNbnxOOep5KU-PcbfXebFmQ30aXhVzCVon-gEhqhfI/w375-h500/IMG_3545.HEIC" width="375" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>From the pier, we had a good view of the lighthouse that guards the entrance to the canal traversing Door County peninsula- allowing for a short cut from Sturgeon Bay to Lake Michigan</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhclt2UsDstVErkeXfhWfJ7rfgq-x4e8hBONnkxc1wV6pXIeclqkc69D0AbvviWpuzmXat7rN7Lq3ZccLrCmgAESRobnQ2F81NHtd_GlZ1RofihrinfaNlXtFnnSsTod8oBRHobUXey_Vw/s2048/IMG_3547.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhclt2UsDstVErkeXfhWfJ7rfgq-x4e8hBONnkxc1wV6pXIeclqkc69D0AbvviWpuzmXat7rN7Lq3ZccLrCmgAESRobnQ2F81NHtd_GlZ1RofihrinfaNlXtFnnSsTod8oBRHobUXey_Vw/w375-h500/IMG_3547.HEIC" width="375" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>There were many other stops for the day including swimming for Lucky and I at a dog friendly beach but I will conclude with photos from Cave Point Park on the east coast of the peninsula. By the end of the day lake Michigan was quite wavy and the crashing of the waves against the cliffs of the park was beautiful and refreshing to watch.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVV7qIKru5R01VoP8B4Twrctll4AP3sY22NJRYkBOE6P_RRFSYV7mhEB1YpeWWJ2HkMnmisDc2QF7R2a3fGnBzW_mKqRW6y0DjS0PlKMCWK5qgR4CkhaWyKuy8plEnGn2FhD3KQ2XYwhM/s2048/IMG_3554.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVV7qIKru5R01VoP8B4Twrctll4AP3sY22NJRYkBOE6P_RRFSYV7mhEB1YpeWWJ2HkMnmisDc2QF7R2a3fGnBzW_mKqRW6y0DjS0PlKMCWK5qgR4CkhaWyKuy8plEnGn2FhD3KQ2XYwhM/w375-h500/IMG_3554.HEIC" width="375" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6DDh3HFLGheM31Q_Db7QuNLZqwFzhJjjxz5haiU0zdFn0xzAJ61WrBXumUvFZnUluAFU7g9LE15uPLc5oVIqsynOlZoBIXII_sCdvXLKX564DvAMB7xnsKrj4lFBGAH4j_rQV6J6dgQs/s2048/IMG_3557.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6DDh3HFLGheM31Q_Db7QuNLZqwFzhJjjxz5haiU0zdFn0xzAJ61WrBXumUvFZnUluAFU7g9LE15uPLc5oVIqsynOlZoBIXII_sCdvXLKX564DvAMB7xnsKrj4lFBGAH4j_rQV6J6dgQs/w375-h500/IMG_3557.HEIC" width="375" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuTO1w6UyNEqFa2Fw0jgwtN_wYSmQpnYPTFbh53Pmy6p22_pYj-wOagLbxT594gTKEXW34d9JXe1j7TfyFhdmLOwashPs3BxnQSnNRF9NnB_P_t8SkUrWmc10-L3Qxw4CfvqhpV8tq3w/s2048/IMG_3568.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuTO1w6UyNEqFa2Fw0jgwtN_wYSmQpnYPTFbh53Pmy6p22_pYj-wOagLbxT594gTKEXW34d9JXe1j7TfyFhdmLOwashPs3BxnQSnNRF9NnB_P_t8SkUrWmc10-L3Qxw4CfvqhpV8tq3w/w375-h500/IMG_3568.HEIC" width="375" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>For a dog that loves water- Wisconsin is heaven on earth!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfrZUbyODq8byuI-hN5vJxispSryFA7Y7B7WMbcVGP3AJHypDp7PJrwghe4GlyK_cEtdRHDD5YGRSp4C_KGHE9-jnr61SI89hFoIggOX6OpqHVNSUE6_dxXUBdA9DB629zFMJorY9FkY/s2048/IMG_3531.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfrZUbyODq8byuI-hN5vJxispSryFA7Y7B7WMbcVGP3AJHypDp7PJrwghe4GlyK_cEtdRHDD5YGRSp4C_KGHE9-jnr61SI89hFoIggOX6OpqHVNSUE6_dxXUBdA9DB629zFMJorY9FkY/w375-h500/IMG_3531.HEIC" width="375" /></a></div><b><br /></b></div>Marie Viglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805049178742617434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378093864240436475.post-23337732228444774912020-07-19T10:04:00.002-07:002020-07-19T10:04:45.498-07:00Wisconsin North Country- Trees Without EndMy excursion yesterday was 1.5 hours north of my place here in Wisconsin.<div>I was overwhelmed with peace and bliss as I entered a realm where Nature was in its full beauty. I saw stretches of trees as far as the eye could see and water so cold and pure and sparkling. It was so beautiful that I did not want to leave. Here are a few photos from the day's excursion. Don't miss the photos at the end taken from the top of a fire watch tower.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>We saw many waterfalls replete with the </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>last few days abundant rain showers</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizYve_1RPi8NMfJFbySsP6UnkKq4hhz1JCDSVxDVRK4T7JlcHsn2aSkti5zzYHHbdh8W5wRu3ab4_T-28X6T7PUf0-5gqwbuB5nFAcyxFCPog_3N3UFrvcbmCfjBbPlIPuZVc2Eb_gobM/s2048/IMG_3089.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizYve_1RPi8NMfJFbySsP6UnkKq4hhz1JCDSVxDVRK4T7JlcHsn2aSkti5zzYHHbdh8W5wRu3ab4_T-28X6T7PUf0-5gqwbuB5nFAcyxFCPog_3N3UFrvcbmCfjBbPlIPuZVc2Eb_gobM/w375-h500/IMG_3089.HEIC" width="375" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Water so cold and pure and sparking!</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtqDQKSSGYQNsoRzEhN4K9yM4gWt1bIvx5e_Lu7Lvg5l4sVDwkyxpujL30z1-gVlzab_BDM9HQSvan2K0Ohtq4PFE-pCM-9VTZedMmw3ftL-NrGl1oli3NKLgYYeCToS8vpUl8W97RDs/s3302/IMG_3102.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="952" data-original-width="3302" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtqDQKSSGYQNsoRzEhN4K9yM4gWt1bIvx5e_Lu7Lvg5l4sVDwkyxpujL30z1-gVlzab_BDM9HQSvan2K0Ohtq4PFE-pCM-9VTZedMmw3ftL-NrGl1oli3NKLgYYeCToS8vpUl8W97RDs/w781-h225/IMG_3102.HEIC" width="781" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Sylvan hideaways</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxN-cOpU-sWq0ST9xGFTWzIWj5GyUtsY9qCz476-V8ToEIYLz9icRY0kZxR3xbtvgBECb85OE7v9BJSWtttrZsL4YuEv1aZrtM3kgQ5Z9-71RCUFRRPDn1JB9DqLnVuCeomLO4Ygh2Io/s2048/IMG_3110.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxN-cOpU-sWq0ST9xGFTWzIWj5GyUtsY9qCz476-V8ToEIYLz9icRY0kZxR3xbtvgBECb85OE7v9BJSWtttrZsL4YuEv1aZrtM3kgQ5Z9-71RCUFRRPDn1JB9DqLnVuCeomLO4Ygh2Io/w469-h625/IMG_3110.HEIC" width="469" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Hope for the future. Baby trees carpet the forest floor</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ZNOJW-eVUY-sccP74OFwFwgtAYvsC8SmkUTwvcXbOJ1ZvyOijGz8zly5Lcu59KPBUvJw4xvND8pTAJrirPLUqUnn-7Iow8XXluTrL5p52GG5LePUto_y9QDYIcwAkR9Nk-UPK2y6PZU/s2048/IMG_3119.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ZNOJW-eVUY-sccP74OFwFwgtAYvsC8SmkUTwvcXbOJ1ZvyOijGz8zly5Lcu59KPBUvJw4xvND8pTAJrirPLUqUnn-7Iow8XXluTrL5p52GG5LePUto_y9QDYIcwAkR9Nk-UPK2y6PZU/w469-h625/IMG_3119.HEIC" width="469" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6IsA_47Mzz5jUNrjPKiyHy3y9AyMk5DRE9-7qLrrabD-uAm-qOU0b2gJSRN88TzJfZaL0JkhARTc9PERvFR-IRbzpXgQ2p6U5HQHjQjKuwyi-hZqyw8qMaXF-3vy19erV58oVhnD3Mo/s2048/IMG_3133.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6IsA_47Mzz5jUNrjPKiyHy3y9AyMk5DRE9-7qLrrabD-uAm-qOU0b2gJSRN88TzJfZaL0JkhARTc9PERvFR-IRbzpXgQ2p6U5HQHjQjKuwyi-hZqyw8qMaXF-3vy19erV58oVhnD3Mo/w469-h625/IMG_3133.HEIC" width="469" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>On the way home, I discovered this tucked away forest fire watch tower built in the 1930's and now a great vantage point to view the sprawling forested land. I made it to the top. Lucky watched from below. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUMUFgtV66UX5rWy1pfN8RnrrXD76Ck9Dipi4BMV84rkdiV7AAmht5A9vzPZQRHmEevwd7SUq5mLexzYaqVo-MCMZNLXa7Ogawwl975iszJdZm5ZNw_b0TSfhCfnumPCh_9qq2DDgW-Y/s2048/IMG_3151.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUMUFgtV66UX5rWy1pfN8RnrrXD76Ck9Dipi4BMV84rkdiV7AAmht5A9vzPZQRHmEevwd7SUq5mLexzYaqVo-MCMZNLXa7Ogawwl975iszJdZm5ZNw_b0TSfhCfnumPCh_9qq2DDgW-Y/w469-h625/IMG_3151.HEIC" width="469" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>View from the top of the tower. Elevation approximately 1500 feet. A network of these towers were in use for fire prevention until the 70's when aerial surveillance took over.</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgueiMNiVXmfl5cB0t8KQ63FF7Vye4-oytSfjPhBUP3wMGDzupWcy6VLqdJra721py2bODa-FXBQ3RaAQJQ4iE8qwW18-OzoP50P1D49WVEhsy6sBvLWgiKTP8RmWIoDqoUobxwPffhnOY/s2048/IMG_3144.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgueiMNiVXmfl5cB0t8KQ63FF7Vye4-oytSfjPhBUP3wMGDzupWcy6VLqdJra721py2bODa-FXBQ3RaAQJQ4iE8qwW18-OzoP50P1D49WVEhsy6sBvLWgiKTP8RmWIoDqoUobxwPffhnOY/w469-h625/IMG_3144.HEIC" width="469" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>360 degrees of trees. A glorious sight!</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjA9QL9WtDP-QA49DD2lmYChHxL9mpaB-kLtTnsZKud8DrMcnSlW_tqGxPfr2YhMXlkXtgUGPb3Pgum9oWW5HbSb26PcbcFQ70Vv5Cs6INmxjVot7vOPnxy3N8uXNknf7VeHqWtnRVkB8/s2748/IMG_3147.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1144" data-original-width="2748" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjA9QL9WtDP-QA49DD2lmYChHxL9mpaB-kLtTnsZKud8DrMcnSlW_tqGxPfr2YhMXlkXtgUGPb3Pgum9oWW5HbSb26PcbcFQ70Vv5Cs6INmxjVot7vOPnxy3N8uXNknf7VeHqWtnRVkB8/w781-h325/IMG_3147.HEIC" width="781" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Bigfoot Does His Civil Duty </b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNgawlHZACo_yjqxrttuZ6KGctxatP9sXkxETDKvDc7a1t-D3YLFWGLZ-JnEmFcSqG3sObVs5O5qBYOvnbsYHLp6i7mYZjUJxZGYt8yG05CnFiTEwlBYnzjZrHgRa1z1IqjbZw_4jCIRw/s2048/IMG_3156.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="781" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNgawlHZACo_yjqxrttuZ6KGctxatP9sXkxETDKvDc7a1t-D3YLFWGLZ-JnEmFcSqG3sObVs5O5qBYOvnbsYHLp6i7mYZjUJxZGYt8yG05CnFiTEwlBYnzjZrHgRa1z1IqjbZw_4jCIRw/w586-h781/IMG_3156.HEIC" width="586" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Marie Viglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805049178742617434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378093864240436475.post-9971433510590447382020-07-17T11:19:00.002-07:002020-07-17T11:19:36.084-07:00Visit to Door County- Wisconsin's HamptonsAfter working hard the past weeks, yesterday I packed a picnic and loaded the dog to head for the open road. I traveled up to north to get my first glimpses of Lake Michigan from its western shores. It was a wonderful day. Door County is a peninsula that extends north and east wards into Lake Michigan from the Green Bay area. <div><br /></div><div>It started with cherry picking! I was delighted to find out that cherry season has just started in Door County. The minimum amount you could pick was 5 pounds so I grabbed one of the newly sanitized pails and headed into the orchard with Lucky in tow.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Cherries are my favorite food and there was a bumper crop! It only took a few minutes to fill a pail!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifPR9-QpR-9gnyRF1bDeQEebOvaXaVSBcBaSWtV3ibwSGgZe9m7NHyvXjmcuPqUimn4q_WMtuxgzlBdYLLIf2s28AQIHmaFuPYKOTFjpRr-LFwXkuzJuRw_LAfVVT1FPetzcc5eHT83qY/s2048/IMG_2888.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifPR9-QpR-9gnyRF1bDeQEebOvaXaVSBcBaSWtV3ibwSGgZe9m7NHyvXjmcuPqUimn4q_WMtuxgzlBdYLLIf2s28AQIHmaFuPYKOTFjpRr-LFwXkuzJuRw_LAfVVT1FPetzcc5eHT83qY/w375-h500/IMG_2888.HEIC" width="375" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA83OEUHAkaIeaLZgWvXO895nXkzs2RnkTBRtHv2tAvjyRQ1Kn9x_0pIUVNBVKECFalKIhr-ySRk0sy1sWr1HhAipOK0mNrCsV7guQML-7XMuUKYs6jNAHRdvJfvUdaLfHcO4npn3DogI/s2048/IMG_2889.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA83OEUHAkaIeaLZgWvXO895nXkzs2RnkTBRtHv2tAvjyRQ1Kn9x_0pIUVNBVKECFalKIhr-ySRk0sy1sWr1HhAipOK0mNrCsV7guQML-7XMuUKYs6jNAHRdvJfvUdaLfHcO4npn3DogI/w375-h500/IMG_2889.HEIC" width="375" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirWG-Z4nyXrCYVuH2Qhrnh5vC1Elpt_uRbWcpdcV29Kb02zRTaKtsJqXQSfmjhX6CG6Z0FrFvs5A-jmIUCxZ7VZ4d075Tc3CcO61k7ijpiltklIVCHDJw46_TFKozrXFG94_1V3jU9J20/s2048/IMG_2890.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirWG-Z4nyXrCYVuH2Qhrnh5vC1Elpt_uRbWcpdcV29Kb02zRTaKtsJqXQSfmjhX6CG6Z0FrFvs5A-jmIUCxZ7VZ4d075Tc3CcO61k7ijpiltklIVCHDJw46_TFKozrXFG94_1V3jU9J20/w400-h300/IMG_2890.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Then I headed to Potawatomi State Park because my hiking book said there were some great trails there. We were not disappointed! Lucky had the time of his life swimming in the pristine waters and we enjoyed miles of silent pine needle padded trails along Lake Michigan.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Panorama view from our picnic area at Potawatomi State Park</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIIUo-6xk5DL8Td2-zztmJhAmy8rox6-H9JmaWtG4-uHlzbqoTJzoHd6FOqf-_lULgaTrgC7hFXkk6fDsh2yv4F_vcz4vmYZc12X1FexTKySrIs_gS2u-l_ZIKDVQyh7NyWjPV9fl2ONs/s3134/IMG_2894.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1004" data-original-width="3134" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIIUo-6xk5DL8Td2-zztmJhAmy8rox6-H9JmaWtG4-uHlzbqoTJzoHd6FOqf-_lULgaTrgC7hFXkk6fDsh2yv4F_vcz4vmYZc12X1FexTKySrIs_gS2u-l_ZIKDVQyh7NyWjPV9fl2ONs/w625-h201/IMG_2894.HEIC" width="625" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Me and best adventure friend.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqX7wumHj1SyWYM45W5tYLDvoM-0c5bSNNEOsxdM3rqoZwOTptX0gUTzFQ5WWiTwKts4nkKmkAhhT9R3ehIDJHTsO_cc2VRpLwLqGwtoIsKZG40PKgaqF0hAnZxQxJ48bGkfvyFs-SPY/s2048/IMG_2910.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqX7wumHj1SyWYM45W5tYLDvoM-0c5bSNNEOsxdM3rqoZwOTptX0gUTzFQ5WWiTwKts4nkKmkAhhT9R3ehIDJHTsO_cc2VRpLwLqGwtoIsKZG40PKgaqF0hAnZxQxJ48bGkfvyFs-SPY/w469-h625/IMG_2910.JPG" width="469" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Another panoramic view from the trail</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKzg5AjBOhr8QLLmHW_-9lwtNJW_fxy383wdAy9t2g3LuPqoXQb0YkhP8DJkFn7M1gwtjvpUE1wwzeXldzUzokFSLTKiYLe-eAjgD-hEiWkwT4mbUiCccSxiGLdsiZ4Nymjlb7_2lFVr8/s3062/IMG_2929.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1027" data-original-width="3062" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKzg5AjBOhr8QLLmHW_-9lwtNJW_fxy383wdAy9t2g3LuPqoXQb0YkhP8DJkFn7M1gwtjvpUE1wwzeXldzUzokFSLTKiYLe-eAjgD-hEiWkwT4mbUiCccSxiGLdsiZ4Nymjlb7_2lFVr8/w781-h263/IMG_2929.HEIC" width="781" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Charming and silent lakeside trail</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5CSDdauOHEBqlzLeuOfDQWMhKFyvJZU2m8iV1VyebhPUYZPei36qDEc6QvbgokYjjUfSuPalNIdOSB22URy9YXa5mZgcUsa_XQO8L0SddQrf0lxDK1CCacu_B1Nm80s2NZCoB1VJUUl0/s2048/IMG_2934.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5CSDdauOHEBqlzLeuOfDQWMhKFyvJZU2m8iV1VyebhPUYZPei36qDEc6QvbgokYjjUfSuPalNIdOSB22URy9YXa5mZgcUsa_XQO8L0SddQrf0lxDK1CCacu_B1Nm80s2NZCoB1VJUUl0/w375-h500/IMG_2934.HEIC" width="375" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Am I in heaven? Yes I love the Great Lakes! I was born near the shores of Lake Erie. I am in my element here.</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6BgZIpAxtlh7BJQT9RZTOJLjDDpPjcb0kzZz0O8doKtlhmQEVm55P-Zo2WCmz1IDg8CCwtc2a8tV3FmuP7_bsRhPdBzErka3Zck7yIxbPnGwnPHqgKI690JHdk3ngmrsUT-E1OXjftqs/s2048/IMG_2942.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6BgZIpAxtlh7BJQT9RZTOJLjDDpPjcb0kzZz0O8doKtlhmQEVm55P-Zo2WCmz1IDg8CCwtc2a8tV3FmuP7_bsRhPdBzErka3Zck7yIxbPnGwnPHqgKI690JHdk3ngmrsUT-E1OXjftqs/w375-h500/IMG_2942.HEIC" width="375" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Lucky is a fearless swimmer and he swam all day.</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheyS-vTdHbCZeG51pHi0bhW_-8eSB5ehHLWyaU_8FjTaddjNk1uJSMQjjBQNj94v6I72Ch8iij2Bt5O1og3qIThvSPVLZD4Zyt2eGk2n51lkb3vIFoBtvzZUGFS7kJS481U33YQ0bDojA/s2048/IMG_2952.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheyS-vTdHbCZeG51pHi0bhW_-8eSB5ehHLWyaU_8FjTaddjNk1uJSMQjjBQNj94v6I72Ch8iij2Bt5O1og3qIThvSPVLZD4Zyt2eGk2n51lkb3vIFoBtvzZUGFS7kJS481U33YQ0bDojA/w375-h500/IMG_2952.HEIC" width="375" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Then we headed further north to Sturgeon Bay. I enjoyed seeing the shipbuilding going on.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5IOM0vMhQBjke5QKKbwXs4U3vsIPtXWMFZ9nPj_tEN8YYDPG4DapgwKG2Q_C4_NLYDDA6kJoy7TYRzNTFUCpggj_WMOCRcPt5EnKUBRIEO8vB0_qCoX_qQir3vczzq2cFVsVPwluKfgw/s2048/IMG_2947.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5IOM0vMhQBjke5QKKbwXs4U3vsIPtXWMFZ9nPj_tEN8YYDPG4DapgwKG2Q_C4_NLYDDA6kJoy7TYRzNTFUCpggj_WMOCRcPt5EnKUBRIEO8vB0_qCoX_qQir3vczzq2cFVsVPwluKfgw/w375-h500/IMG_2947.HEIC" width="375" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>A fair number of shipwrecks are commemorated along the way</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChheisUcLqyQ6_tPmb8xo_7ODv56sH-qZZi7896Pe5_dWE4JBIASUhYnakzNOcA_CsMdHRKWapJZlWybBkY_OD6pNF_rFqiuJtXEBmUiWo9s3xSu__gOnglaQxEP5yevvY5gg2CtN_MI/s2048/IMG_2959.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChheisUcLqyQ6_tPmb8xo_7ODv56sH-qZZi7896Pe5_dWE4JBIASUhYnakzNOcA_CsMdHRKWapJZlWybBkY_OD6pNF_rFqiuJtXEBmUiWo9s3xSu__gOnglaQxEP5yevvY5gg2CtN_MI/w375-h500/IMG_2959.HEIC" width="375" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>So happy to see seagulls again... </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>I loved this sassy guy enforcing the rules!</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7X-CzENJJGUKyXvhumeoivglCOwcKIH3z0nDLzP2z7Lo6ZXq9rm-5vvVzP84llqbq6Jf0LeMhAQus4uTeod20UrDqBCU1yXHZDubWfegXamaIhwp8px1OOzpsKPrAsoa5f_ZnRBjG1CE/s2048/IMG_2957.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7X-CzENJJGUKyXvhumeoivglCOwcKIH3z0nDLzP2z7Lo6ZXq9rm-5vvVzP84llqbq6Jf0LeMhAQus4uTeod20UrDqBCU1yXHZDubWfegXamaIhwp8px1OOzpsKPrAsoa5f_ZnRBjG1CE/w375-h500/IMG_2957.HEIC" width="375" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Then we drove to the eastern side of the peninsula to Lakeside Park. The water was even more clear and sparkling there. There is so much more to explore in Door County. We concentrated on the nature spots because of the virus and we have lots more adventures planned-stay tuned!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA9t8giOIJCfZDyiksl40A5ywpUC3W3jKkVmofp02yWjw_c-hpLvzrWrJwEMPS0wzRBK_xoC4c6A0dFYPdJs2KwswSpmc4MoF-pdiQei01tdFHmk3kaTUDbjriR6kaN_sN3UDjigizQcE/s2048/IMG_2973.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA9t8giOIJCfZDyiksl40A5ywpUC3W3jKkVmofp02yWjw_c-hpLvzrWrJwEMPS0wzRBK_xoC4c6A0dFYPdJs2KwswSpmc4MoF-pdiQei01tdFHmk3kaTUDbjriR6kaN_sN3UDjigizQcE/w469-h625/IMG_2973.HEIC" width="469" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_omXWsIJ__Xsf5c8v3f1nLZELsG9KGZXzcX1jXKP93kxl3xtRDepBvfwLUDIfh1Nj3n661E8S3Jlc1h5rmS_TqgkWGHbSjBWfYLOCGMJmZsf0HIJIKyhn2PVC_ecSmjSvHmDQPC6QE8/s3561/IMG_2975.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="883" data-original-width="3561" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_omXWsIJ__Xsf5c8v3f1nLZELsG9KGZXzcX1jXKP93kxl3xtRDepBvfwLUDIfh1Nj3n661E8S3Jlc1h5rmS_TqgkWGHbSjBWfYLOCGMJmZsf0HIJIKyhn2PVC_ecSmjSvHmDQPC6QE8/w625-h155/IMG_2975.HEIC" width="625" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU4dyiMqC_LuuoH7hJJxZmdpBmaL5DwL3m8Tf4n4UDmnyJ_Dc8aw7EYhVXgok8IikfUEcUNyG1NSH82F_vyYgmUWqwhNRwy-WAwq6k_lSJK-in0tsRxd3h1WorTeDYPmKKsHzKZGtEifk/s2048/IMG_2987.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU4dyiMqC_LuuoH7hJJxZmdpBmaL5DwL3m8Tf4n4UDmnyJ_Dc8aw7EYhVXgok8IikfUEcUNyG1NSH82F_vyYgmUWqwhNRwy-WAwq6k_lSJK-in0tsRxd3h1WorTeDYPmKKsHzKZGtEifk/w469-h625/IMG_2987.HEIC" width="469" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>Marie Viglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805049178742617434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378093864240436475.post-32309701565256888162020-07-14T09:51:00.002-07:002020-07-14T09:51:46.661-07:00Home Sweet New Home - De Pere, WisconsinHello friends. After 5 months catching up with life after being abroad, I moved about a week ago to De Pere, Wisconsin just south of Green Bay. Many people ask why I moved here and I have several reasons: some dear friends live here, I love hiking, biking and nature and my astrological chart suggested that living northwest of my place of birth would be great for me. So far so good!<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pelicans and sea gulls enjoy the Fox River. The Fox River and Fox River bike trail are minutes by walking from my new place. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOC8WzS-2NnE7jn0E7JmlBbmJe7aD0vEPyoxO-ufgttPnE0uN7g9OGoj7AUo7jDjykGk3a6YJxr4uP6vSykoBSsa12vr6DTfaNHylyDz_4yGFRL4_Sw_zIutwyBe7XjGNPd9xiicfw88s/s2048/IMG_2578.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOC8WzS-2NnE7jn0E7JmlBbmJe7aD0vEPyoxO-ufgttPnE0uN7g9OGoj7AUo7jDjykGk3a6YJxr4uP6vSykoBSsa12vr6DTfaNHylyDz_4yGFRL4_Sw_zIutwyBe7XjGNPd9xiicfw88s/w469-h625/IMG_2578.HEIC" width="469" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>I am renting a very small duplex unit in a very charming part of De Pere. There is rich history here as far back at the 1600's when French fur trappers/traders settled in the area.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh4Q5hJ4QvFvY1jmg7DNsg9VDq0nPAW_wOXqa9PuduIUKnL56zsu1Q-nMpP88oK5Fww1fekg_ZDC5IRS_uoteA2Fxm8Ri-saVfHo41xxaiKoEs2HKG9XW7qi6RV2kM6lf5gI_JWjO5Nek/s2048/IMG_2671.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh4Q5hJ4QvFvY1jmg7DNsg9VDq0nPAW_wOXqa9PuduIUKnL56zsu1Q-nMpP88oK5Fww1fekg_ZDC5IRS_uoteA2Fxm8Ri-saVfHo41xxaiKoEs2HKG9XW7qi6RV2kM6lf5gI_JWjO5Nek/w469-h625/IMG_2671.HEIC" width="469" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>Lake Michigan is nearby and lots of new parks to explore. I bike and then I stop periodically to allow Lucky to swim in the river. Lucky sits in the bike trailer. Extra workout for me!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqUHhPyvmRJeFpnsAiXjmU5wkWbVeyvcy45mK_-8iqP8pPWuWqdvVyZo3I7aUVaAWKVz_TTB_Kup4EGQCwrX5GaLyeLazaCF5o32NTtaPnnn6xYIOLnmcN-kf1XSbn8USrtc2cPBCf9ug/s2048/IMG_2654.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqUHhPyvmRJeFpnsAiXjmU5wkWbVeyvcy45mK_-8iqP8pPWuWqdvVyZo3I7aUVaAWKVz_TTB_Kup4EGQCwrX5GaLyeLazaCF5o32NTtaPnnn6xYIOLnmcN-kf1XSbn8USrtc2cPBCf9ug/w469-h625/IMG_2654.HEIC" width="469" /></a></div> </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Lucky swimming in the Fox River</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttySYmioa-elpEElzUJlq8VgQTP64RI0gonUVE9-ryujeRnUe1BKV5EFLJXe8gs4HtOZpZrxNTszi3IETjJOKGL1HsZnYMQZjJ6kBoI8QChpaaGtphUoR_GlTpL77s8PeeJlG_K6v8-I/s2048/IMG_2574.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttySYmioa-elpEElzUJlq8VgQTP64RI0gonUVE9-ryujeRnUe1BKV5EFLJXe8gs4HtOZpZrxNTszi3IETjJOKGL1HsZnYMQZjJ6kBoI8QChpaaGtphUoR_GlTpL77s8PeeJlG_K6v8-I/w469-h625/IMG_2574.HEIC" width="469" /></a></div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>I look forward to sharing new adventures as I get settled in here and learn more about the history and geography of the area. Here are Sand Hill Cranes strolling the nearby Saint Norbert Abbey Cemetery where I like to walk </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibB3pA0RG17ghaGK_74khAnUHF6uPdkhenfGvYPKzWfEs5VmLPrMW2_TcNwB0es2Rg7YcpVSYwQh4Y-qOJUe4YSoOi5dK15RIYVBpQA-Fx1n8H5oa0eS8P33m8Fpg9xmsGx2KWq4KLhb0/s2048/IMG_2543.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibB3pA0RG17ghaGK_74khAnUHF6uPdkhenfGvYPKzWfEs5VmLPrMW2_TcNwB0es2Rg7YcpVSYwQh4Y-qOJUe4YSoOi5dK15RIYVBpQA-Fx1n8H5oa0eS8P33m8Fpg9xmsGx2KWq4KLhb0/w469-h625/IMG_2543.HEIC" width="469" /></a></div><b><br /></b></div>Marie Viglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805049178742617434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378093864240436475.post-75265860106848331902020-05-05T18:55:00.001-07:002020-05-05T19:01:31.716-07:00Visit to American Gothic House, Cholera Cemetery and Wildflowers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello and it has been awhile. I have done a fair number of interesting things the last 3-4 weeks but have had been too busy to post. I will try to hit the highlights here.<br />
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A few weeks ago there was a visit to Iowa artist Grant Wood's American Gothic House in Eldon, Iowa. The museum was closed but someone had updated the replicas of the iconic father and daughter outside of the museum to reflect pandemic times.<br />
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<b>Grant Wood's "American Gothic" painting is the second most parodied painting in the world after the Mona Lisa. </b></div>
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<b>Here is the original famous house.</b></div>
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<b>The painting "American Gothic" by Grant Wood</b></div>
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<b>I did a 10 mile walk last Sunday with Tom and the dog. We did a rural loop in Fairfield near where I am renting. This sign caught our eye as we were walking down one gravel road.</b></div>
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We walked off the gravel road onto a grassy path and after about 3/4 mile (just as the sign says) we came upon a remote cemetery with about 40 graves surrounded by forest and field. The third cholera pandemic of 1846-1860 that took millions of lives world-wide took its toll in Fairfield, Iowa as well. Whole families from the area died and were buried here.</div>
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Cholera cemeteries like this one were located far from the city because the living feared the spread of the contagion. Not much was known about the disease at that time. </div>
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<b>This unexpected part of our walk was very timely vis-a-vis our present Covid-19 </b><b>pandemic. </b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>On a happier note, I have enjoyed many long walks in Nature. Here are a sampling of wildflower and nature photos.</b></span></div>
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Marie Viglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805049178742617434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378093864240436475.post-2480348250971641632020-04-20T18:47:00.001-07:002020-04-20T18:47:45.600-07:00Visiting the Tulip UN-Festival in Pella, Iowa<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Yesterday I travelled about 1.5 hours west to the Dutch-influenced city of Pella, Iowa. There is an annual tulip festival there but it is cancelled this year-another Covid casualty. That did not stop the tulips from coming up and blooming however! We visited all of the many tulip beds. And I hope these photos brighten your day...<br />
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<b>Two cheery tulip cutouts reminded about 6 feet for social distancing. Really no need-because very few people were out and about.</b></div>
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<b>Lots of varieties and shades of tulips. About 40- 50% of the beds were in full bloom on Sunday.</b></div>
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<b>and recall Pella's Dutch immigrant history.</b></div>
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<b>This exquisite Italianate Villa style home was a treat to see driving to and from Pella. It was built in 1871 by </b><b>John Voorhees- one </b><b>of the Dutch immigrant founders of Pella. </b></div>
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<span style="color: red;">I recently came upon quite a few blog posts that I made several years ago when I was trying to start a tour service to India. I will share them one by one. Since no one is going anywhere right now- you may enjoy!</span></div>
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Fully decorated with Mehndi designs</div>
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Mehndi designs on my hands </div>
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In India, the history of mehndi (henna) dates back over 5000 years. The art of mehndi is intricate, beautiful, painstaking and requires a lot of patience and care to execute. It is associated with the joy and celebration of weddings and other important life events. </div>
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Brides may sit for 10 or more hours while henna is applied. Women gather before the wedding and have a celebration centered around the application of mehndi. A popular custom is to hide the initials of the groom within the bride's mehndi design. If the husband is able to find his initials on the wedding night, the tale goes that he will be the dominant partner, if he cannot find them, his wife will be the one to take the lead!</div>
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The henna plant grows in hot, dry climates. The leaves of the henna shrub are dried and ground into powder. In order to use the henna for mehndi designs, it is activated with different substances such as lemon juice and eucalyptus to release the pigment. It is made into a fairly thick paste.</div>
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The henna paste is scooped in to a small cone with a pin point sized opening- much like a cake decorating applicator. The elaborate designs are traced onto the skin with the cone. The paste is green colored when it is first applied and darkens as it dries. The application of henna is a very practical art that requires a lot of practice. Getting the right consistency of the paste is very important so that the intricate designs do not run together. Most artists work freehand and there is a fair amount of improvising. </div>
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The designs and symbolism of mehndi artwork are varied and meaningful. Designs have been faithfully passed down from mother to daughter through the generations. Paisleys and repetitive line designs are common fillers but meaningful symbols such as stars, swastikas, lotus and peacock are used to denote good luck, divinity and auspiciousness. Designs start from a bija or seed design and blossom outward and become more intricate. Often when both hands are brought together, the design is made complete.</div>
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Allowing the design to dry perfectly is the key to a lasting and beautiful design. Mehndi designs are typically applied to the palms of the hands as well as the backs of the hands and fingers. Forearms and feet are also decorated.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you are a woman traveling in India, I highly recommend enjoying a mehndi session. The roadside artists are typically men and you may select from a book of designs or let them know what you want. It will be a nice memory of your travels in India and something fun to show off when you return home!</span></div>
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Hello and greetings and love to all of you. I thought I would share with you yesterday's adventure. When I am in Iowa two of my favorite activities are geode and morrell mushroom hunting. The best time for both of these is the spring.</div>
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<b>Inside of a geode. Unfortunately I could not capture how sparkly a geode is !</b><br />
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Geodes are the state rock of Iowa. They are really fun to hunt...once you know what to look for. Each spring a new cache of them is washed into the streams of southeast Iowa. Their boring concrete-looking surface belies the lovely crystals inside. No one knows exactly how they are formed but they are found in the presence of limestone shale of our area in Iowa. </div>
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<b>Equipped with a bag and knee high boots, in the company of Lucky and Tom Siegel, I set out to walk the streams in Lindsay Wilderness.</b><br />
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<b>Lovely spring flowers brightened the way</b></div>
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<b>Dutchman's Breeches one of my favorite of the delicate spring flowers </b></div>
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The best geodes have hollow space inside so that the quartz crystals have more capacity to reflect light. The first one I found was also the best. Though small there was a lot of reflected light because of the hollowness. Here is the before and after breaking photos.</div>
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It is usually better to break the geodes at home where you can control the breaking and you don't loose the pieces as easily. Here is the total "catch".<br />
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Here are the best after the cracking. I can not capture with my iPhone how glittery and sparkly they are.</div>
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<b>Also scored a fossil probably of some kind of ancient coral on left side and brachiopod on right side</b></div>
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I am pretty sure this is part of a fossilized shark tooth- also found yesterday. The tip is broken off but the "root" part intact. </div>
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<b>Well it was a fun afternoon and for a few hours the healing balm of Mother Nature washed away all thought of the current pandemic. Lucky had a blast running in the streams - one of his favorite activities.</b></div>
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<b>The next trip will be with my son to collect the delicious Iowa delicacy of morrell mushrooms. Our favorite mother/son activity of many years.</b></div>
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Marie Viglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805049178742617434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378093864240436475.post-74662602278710751752020-03-18T10:15:00.000-07:002020-03-18T10:15:30.944-07:00Day Trip to the Mississippi River city of Burlington, Iowa<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hi everyone! Well I had a great trip to Houston scheduled this week for a yoga training seminar and on the way there I planned to stop at some great places and have some blog material to share with you. Needless to say my training was cancelled. So after sitting home for a week I decided to take a day trip.<br />
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With my sanitizer bottle dangling from my purse- the weapon of the times - I headed east. Somehow I felt guilty to take the trip but after thinking rationally about it I decided that since I would not be coming in contact with anyone--why not?<br />
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Burlington, Iowa is a quintessential Mississippi River city. I have visited all of the river cities along the border of Iowa and a lot in Missouri and they all have a very distinct feeling of early American history-the Mississippi Riverboat era. Mark Twain's home of Hannibal , MO is just south of here.<br />
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The first thing you notice about all of the river cities is the abundance of brick building. This is because the Mississippi river geology offers the perfect clay for making bricks. So all the river cities have this in common and you can instantly gravitate to the historic districts by "following the red brick". It does not seem like brick is any longer the building material of choice probably because of cost.<br />
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<b>This gorgeous turn-of-the century home is for sale. I poured over the photos of the inside at the realtor's website when I got home. If you love historical houses like I do you can look inside by clicking<a href="https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/800-N-6th-St_Burlington_IA_52601_M85675-48588#photo3"> HERE</a>. </b></div>
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The big and beautiful homes perched on the bluffs of the Mississippi in Burlington were mostly built between 1850 and 1910. I took a walking tour yesterday of the historic district and snapped some of the homes most representative of the architecture of the era/area.<br />
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<b>Most of the homes had historical signs hanging outside with the names of the original owners and the date of construction. Many have stunning views of the river like this one...</b></div>
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<b>Cobblestone alleys and brick streets are still to be found around town</b>. </div>
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The owners of the houses seem (from what I could see) to have preserved the inside decor to represent the past as well. I saw beautiful cut glass bowls glittering on tables near the windows, lace curtains on the windows and antique furniture on the porches. </div>
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<b>This Italianate architecture reminded me strongly </b></div>
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<b>Most of the homes have fantastic stained glass or leaded windows as accents. Decorative sandstone lintels also in abundance. </b></div>
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<b>Lucky enjoyed the smells of a new neighborhood. </b></div>
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<b>The bridge to Illinois is a defining landmark of Burlington.</b> </div>
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<b>The mighty Mississippi looking northward.</b></div>
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<b>There is a great park along the river featuring two guns aimed at the shore of Illinois. LOL</b></div>
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<b>A more peaceful area of the park is the spring where Chief Blackhawk and his tribe used to get water.</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am hoping to take more day trips to state parks, monuments and other off the beaten track places. Places where I can do no harm to myself and others. If I do travel, I will keep you in the loop and hopefully provide some entertainment to you and yours! </span></div>
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The Power of Kalachakra Mandala Paintings</h1>
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<span style="text-align: left;">The Kalachakra Mandala painting is a powerful tool for meditation. It is a physical representation of the Kalachakra teaching of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Initiation into this teaching has been given by the Dalai Lama around the world. </span></div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">One of our artists creating a Kalachakra Mandala</span><br />
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The Kalachakra Mandala painting is a representation of the abode of the deity named Kalachakra who holds the secrets of time and enlightenment in his possession. Through meditation on the 2D, 3D or mental image of the Kalachakra one gains deep knowledge and insight into the universe and the immortality of the soul. </div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Here is a 3D version of the Kalachakra.</span></div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"> Seen in a Buddhist temple.</span><br />
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The Kalachakra Mandala can also be created in sand. After it is created and meditated upon it is erased symbolizing the ephemeral nature of time and the transcending of the ego.</div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Here a Kalachakra Sand Mandala is created by Buddhist monks</span><br />
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At Sacred Art of Nepal, we carry a variety of Kalachakra 2D paintings. These paintings are made according to very strictly defined geometrical principles. The sacred geometry of the Kalachakra gives it power. The viewer contemplating the painting can transcend space and time and enter a meditative state that is the timeless abode of Lord Kalachakra.</div>
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Placing the Kalachakra Mandala in the home or office is a prayerful reminder to keep material life in perspective and to make personal growth and spiritual development a priority. Browse our <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Geometrical Painting Collection</span> to view all of the Kalachakra Mandalas we currently are offering. Enjoy!<br />
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It is a complete, restored, historic village replicating the settlement of the early members of the Church of Latter Day Saints. It is sometimes called "Williamsburg of the West." The site is manned by elders and sisters of the faith that travel -mostly from Utah- to volunteer their time for a year or more to explain early American way of life and the history of the Mormon people (with definite hopes of gaining converts).<br />
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The current temple stands on the site of the original temple that was destroyed in the 1840's. It is on a hill and faces the Mississippi with sweeping views of the river in both directions. The temple was rebuilt and completed in 2002. At that time I and thousands of others were able to tour the temple before it was officially consecrated and closed to public.<br />
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<b>The clouds seem to form a flying bird in the sky above the temple. A golden Angel Moroni tops the temple</b>. </div>
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If you are interested in the complete history of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Nauvoo,_Illinois">Nauvoo you can read here</a>. Suffice it to say that the new religion was not greeted warmly in Illinois. Hiram and Joseph Smith founders of the religion were massacred not far away from Nauvoo in 1844. This initiated a mass exodus from Nauvoo. Thousands packed up almost overnight to travel west by wagon train. They started the journey in early February and traveled for more than 5 months until they reached Salt Lake City. Many lives were lost along the way due to extreme weather and the most difficult of conditions.<br />
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<b>Inside the Visitor Center you can learn about the history of the birth of the religion . Here God the Father and Son appear to Joseph Smith to inspire him to start a new religion.</b> </div>
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<b> A stone from the original temple is preserved in the visitor center.</b></div>
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There are a number of statues around the very large preservation site (many 100's of acres) that depict the early days of the religion in Nauvoo. Here is Joseph Smith and his brother surveying the progress on the building of the temple before they set off to Carthage, IL where they were massacred by a mob on June 27, 1844.<br />
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Scores of reconstructed buildings are in operation to explain the way of life in the early 1800's. Concentration is on the Mormon faith and its beliefs so if you enter one of the restored building be prepared for a religious conversation!<br />
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<b>One of the many restored homes and shops in Nauvoo. In spring, summer and fall thousands of visitors come here to see living history. It is also a pilgrimage spot for Mormons that come from around the world. </b></div>
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<b>The early founders were big on singing and theater. Here is the rebuilt cultural hall. Every summer, the church puts on big song and dance pageants in outside amphitheaters telling the story of the "Saints". </b></div>
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<b>There is a long path to the river with tablets displayed along the way with diary excerpts from the exodus west. Some entries are tragic, some are celebratory-- all are filled with accounts of hardship and nostalgia for the homes they left behind. </b></div>
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<b>Bye for now and stay tuned for more spiritual adventures!</b></div>
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<br />Marie Viglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805049178742617434noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378093864240436475.post-49893763706763679232020-02-17T07:12:00.000-08:002020-02-17T07:12:23.056-08:00A Man with an Unusual Gift: Tony Sanders the American Indian Artifact Aficionado<div style="text-align: justify;">
Hello? Is anyone still out there? Hello? I finally got myself out from under a lot of work after my months abroad. My friend Donna Davison has inspired me to continue blogging-sharing my local and domestic travels with you. This weekend I traveled south with my friend Tom Siegel and my dog Lucky, to visit a man with a special siddhi. In Sanskrit the word siddhi means perfection or special ability. Tony Sanders of Bentonsport, Iowa has found over 5000 Indian artifacts! More below...</div>
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<b>The wintry beauty of the Des Moines River seen from Keosauqua, Iowa bridge</b></div>
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The town of Bentonsport, Iowa is in historic Van Buren County just south of Fairfield where I am temporarily living. This area was first inhabited (by white folk) in 1835. It is a picturesque old time settlement along the Des Moines River with original buildings of the 1800's that have been converted into antique stores, fudge shop, hotel etc.</div>
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<b>Quaint shop of Bentonsport along the Des Moines</b></div>
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<b>My sidekick Lucky explores the old bridge at Bentonsport that spans the Des Moines River</b></div>
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The crowning jewel of Bentonsport, as far as I am concerned, is the Indian Artifact Museum of Tony Sanders. Tony has found over 5000 Indian artifacts, ancient fossils and assorted historic relics in the area. He built a museum with his own funds and his own two hands and will open it up anytime when you knock on his door.</div>
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<b>Tony Sanders and his impressive museum of Indian artifacts.</b></div>
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Tony is a mild-mannered man who worked on a local dairy farm until his retirement 20 years ago. Tony lives in 3 room house in Bentonsport and his museum is a stone's throw from his porch. Tony focusses on his hobby, gardens, eats kale year round for his health and home cooks all his food. He has decorated the interior of his small home with beautiful and artistic inlaid wood panels on the walls and ceilings.</div>
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Tony started walking the streams and rivers of the area hunting artifacts as a young boy. In spring, summer and fall he goes out every day and in a meditative state of alertness he walks and scans the river banks and always comes out with an artifact. It is a rare day when he finds nothing at all. Tony might be called a loner but he is happy to tell anyone the story of his wonderful hobby! Tony is very humble and dismissive of his skill but to anyone who sees him and his collection it is evident that this man has a siddhi or special ability!</div>
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The Indian artifacts that he has found are as old as 10,000 years and include stone drills, axe heads, mortar and pestles, ceremonial relics and lots and lots of arrowheads! Tony is also a skilled woodworker and makes beautiful inlaid displays made of local wood to mount his finding. Tony is not a hunter (in fact he feeds the rabbits, squirrels and birds in his yard) but he has found scores of antlers as he walks the streams and he has mounted those as well.</div>
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The Des Moines River is generally benevolent but there have been times throughout the last century and a half that she has flooded. The older buildings bear the watermarks. The topmost mark seen below is from the flood of 1903. </div>
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<b>Tom Siegel avid outdoorsman along for the day's adventure.</b></div>
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<br />Marie Viglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805049178742617434noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378093864240436475.post-10933529180426490662020-01-26T08:55:00.001-08:002020-01-26T08:55:18.406-08:00Where in the World is Marie Now? Hello dear friends. Well reentry into the normal world has been fairly smooth all things considered. My new adventure is navigating life in a rural area of <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/VYknDTu5s9zopXdw9">Fairfield, Iowa </a>where I am renting a house for four months. There is not much snow removal and mostly gravel roads. I got studded tires for my lightweight Chevy Volt and say a prayer when making my way into town!<br />
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<b>Home on the Prairie</b></div>
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<b>Here is Lucky and two of his brothers who also live in Fairfield. Lucky is on the left and Tucker in the middle and Yoda on right. They are Aussie, Pomeranian, Corgi mix! Lucky will be 6 years old in Feb. He now has many acres to explore but I am sure he misses hanging with his bros as he did when I was away. </b></div>
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<b>My rental has a great wood burning stove that I can actually cook or bake on if the power goes out. Since the house is larger than I need I keep the heat low, burn the stove and stay in the great living room, kitchen, dining room space most of the time.</b></div>
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<b>Dining room cum office from which I am writing to you!</b></div>
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What are my plans? Hard to exactly say. Right now I am working to set up my Sacred Eastern Art Business and trying to get income taxes started. After getting a grip on those issues, I hope to do some domestic travel for business and set my sights on a different location to set down roots-perhaps in Michigan or???Marie Viglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805049178742617434noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378093864240436475.post-13261866339618472942020-01-21T08:55:00.000-08:002020-01-21T08:55:05.214-08:00Exploring Devin Castle in Bratislava, Slovakia<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello everyone. I have been back in the USA for about a week- specifically in Fairfield, Iowa. I have a temporary rental out in the country that I will move into in a few days. I will send photos of that later. I still have some Eastern Europe photos to share so thus this post is coming to you posthumously LOL. I plan to continue to blog so stay tuned!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the last full day of our European trip we decided to visit Devin Castle just outside of Bratislava before we headed back to Budapest and our flight the next morning. <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">The castle site has been settled since the </span><span style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255);">Neolithic Age</span><span style="background-color: white;"> and fortified since the </span><span style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255);">Bronze</span><span style="background-color: white;"> and </span><span style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255);">Iron Age</span><span style="background-color: white;"> and later by </span><span style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255);">Celts</span><span style="background-color: white;"> and </span><span style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255);">Romans</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">. It was a beautifully clear day and we enjoyed crisp and clear views from the fortress. You can read more of the history of the castle <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dev%C3%ADn_Castle">HERE</a></span></span><br />
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<b>Wonderful views of the Danube and Morava Rivers from Devin Castle</b></div>
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<b>A patron saint of the city stands vigil en route to the castle.</b></div>
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<b>A barge going by with a splendid sky as backdrop</b></div>
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<b>View of the outer limits of Bratislava from the castle. </b></div>
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<b>There are many vineyards on the hillsides surrounding the city.</b></div>
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<b>Despite the 20 degree weather and high winds this young couple were coming for their wedding photos!</b></div>
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<b>Panorama View from the ramparts. </b></div>
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<b>A walkway around the base of the castle gave different viewpoints of the remaining structures of the castle.</b></div>
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<b>This heart is fashioned out of the barbed wire that once was part of the Iron Curtain. The castle had various monuments and displays re the fall of Communism. Slovakia was separated from the rest of Europe for 40 years. On Dec. 10, 1989... 150,000 Bratislava citizens assembled to cross over to Austria to celebrate their freedom.</b></div>
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<b>Another crystal clear photo from the castle.</b></div>
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<br />Marie Viglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805049178742617434noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378093864240436475.post-42885913141169145762020-01-11T23:50:00.001-08:002020-01-11T23:50:48.582-08:00I Am in Love With BratislavaBudapest was great but I felt more at home in Bratislava, Slovakia. My DNA directly traces back to this city and area (partially). There is an energy in Bratislava that I connect with and an eclectic creativity that I would love to tap into perhaps in a future trip. Slovaks are well educated and value erudition - a signature attribute of the culture.<br />
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<b>One of my favorite views in Bratislava as you approach </b></div>
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<b>Michael's Gate in the old city</b></div>
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<b>"Working man" chocolates in the shape of wrenches, railroad spikes, locks and more. An example of the creativty that abounds here.</b></div>
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<b>Posing with the mascot of the city!</b></div>
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<b>The UFO Observation Tower straddling the Danube is another iconic landmark. We walked around on the very top. Minimal guardrails and lots of whistling freezing cold wind and great views!</b></div>
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<b>This repurposed bomb shelter is now home to a unique tea shop! Surprisingly Vedic mantras play as you go down the steep stairway. It was filled with couples each sharing a table in various nooks. </b></div>
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<b>Matthew and I at Michael's Gate-</b></div>
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<b>oldest remaining gate of the city dating back to 1700's when the area was a fortress</b></div>
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We toured Bratislava Castle and learned a lot about the days of the Iron Curtain, and the split up of the Czech Republic and Slovakia in the Velvet Revolution. Everywhere in Bratislava there are monuments and displays commemorating the freedom of Slovakia from Communism. It was not so long ago and people value their freedom here and turn out to vote, etc. </div>
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<b>We loved this building with artwork in each window.</b></div>
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<b>View from the Bratislava castle. </b></div>
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<b>I could picture myself living in one of these homes-at least temporarily. Our visit was much too short! Cost of living here is somewhat less than USA. In the smaller cities noticeably less.</b></div>
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<b>A highlight for us was a Dvorak and Beethoven concert at the Bratislava Philharmonic. We were sorely underdressed. The natives had on their best finery. I tried to pull something together from my limited western clothes...but alas! The orchestra and guest cellist were superb!</b></div>
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<b>This shopping and residential area called Eurovia was along the Danube and featured some great shopping and restaurants. We felt that Bratislava was much more vegetarian friendly and we had our best meals here.</b></div>
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<b>Bratislava breakfast with hot chocolate as thick as pudding!</b></div>
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On the way to Bratislava, we passed through many small villages nestled along the mountains- a very special moment for me. Logging was going on and we saw tilled land waiting for the spring crops of sugar beets, barley, etc. We stopped in the small town from where my great grandmother immigrated in 1910. I had no exact address only the church to go on. When she immigrated the country was very poor and troubled. She must have missed this beautiful land as she struggled and succeeded in Cleveland, Ohio as a small shop owner to make a life for her seven daughters- one of them my paternal grandmother. </div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">This is my last few hours here in an Airbnb waiting to taxi to the airport. This is the end of the road for the epic 2019-2020 trip abroad. I still have some European photos to share. Hopefully when I reach Iowa in a day or two....</span></b>Marie Viglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805049178742617434noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378093864240436475.post-75440969604549583202020-01-09T23:29:00.001-08:002020-01-09T23:29:56.722-08:00Grand Viglas Hotel - Visit to My Namesake Castle in Slovakia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We are now in Slovakia. We rented a car and left Budapest heading to the town of Viglas in Slovakia. The drive was beautiful. We were in the countryside of Slovakia with mountains and little hamlets tucked away in the forests. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
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Viglas is my last name. Part of my heritage is Slovak. Also Hungarian, German with a dash of French and Southern European (according to DNA report) . I do not know any relatives in the city of Viglas. In fact I do not know any remaining relatives at all in Eastern Europe. I was just curious to get a feel for my roots. </div>
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My great aunt and uncle had visited this castle and town of Viglas in the 70's when the fort/castle was in literal ruins from the war and general neglect. Now it is a totally restored luxury hotel/convention center. They gave me a room upgrade because of my name!</div>
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<b>I learned to pronounce my name properly Vi-glaash LOL</b></div>
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<b>My son Matthew playing King Arthur at the entrance of the castle</b></div>
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<b>Beautiful hilly and agricultural terrain of Slovakia. Second poorest country in the EU but charming all the same.</b></div>
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<b>Charming Slovakian gals at the front desk</b></div>
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<b>My upgraded room. Notice how they have retained parts of the original building as they could. </b></div>
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<b>Charming restaurant in the original restored wine cellar with lovely local artwork depicting the castle life in medieval times. </b></div>
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<b>Original ramparts of the castle with rolling hills of Slovakia. Slovakia is known for ice hockey, ice skating..</b>.</div>
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<b>What it looked like before the complete restoration </b></div>
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<br />Marie Viglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805049178742617434noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378093864240436475.post-64013201984939895272020-01-07T23:38:00.002-08:002020-01-07T23:38:45.047-08:00Another World. From Fullness of Spiritual To Fullness of Material- BudapestHi this is my third morning in Budapest. After a grueling 24 hour trip via Bahrain and Istanbul, I arrived in Budapest around 7:30 PM on Sun. Jan. 5. I thanked God that my luggage made it through the three flight changes and headed to my Airbnb where my son and his fiancee Monica were already waiting.<br />
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The drive from the Budapest airport was not at all impressive and I felt I was already back in the USA with strip malls, Burger Kings and other familiar franchises in modern style along the highway.<br />
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<b>Underground walkways provide venues for performers and small cafes and shops</b></div>
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Ornate and beautiful buildings along the Danube house hot thermal springs that originate not too far below the surface of the ground everywhere around here. You could swear you were back in Roman times with people gathered in groups in outside and inside pools savoring and sampling the healing mineral waters that everyone here frequents to maintain health. There are fountains to drink the water as well.</div>
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The pools are at all temperatures hot, cold and medium. Swirling, still, steaming and sauna style... We had a great and relaxing evening. Nothing was in English so we had to navigate through the big spa complex hoping for the best. Hungarian language has very different originating roots so not one word was familiar!</div>
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<b>Lucaks Thermal Bath . One of the highlights of our Budapest days. Here is a fountain of healing mineral water to drink from.</b></div>
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<b>Outside mineral water lap pools. Great fun to be outside in 30 degree weather and swimming! We went outside but preferred the really hot water inside. </b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">I did not realize how starved my heart was for beauty and art and architecture and music. It is a feast here for the senses! More soon!</span></b></div>
Marie Viglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805049178742617434noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378093864240436475.post-76262230473873910662020-01-03T03:47:00.000-08:002020-01-03T03:47:46.136-08:00Arulachala Holy Mountain Walk - Best PicsMy time in India is quickly drawing to an end. I am now in Chennai preparing for my 2AM flight to Budapest via Bahrain and Istanbul on the morning of the 5th. I will meet my son and his fiancee in Budapest and we will spend a week exploring my/our roots in Eastern Europe. I will try to blog during that time but I may have to catch up with all of you when I re-enter the gravitational field of "home" mid- January.<br />
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On New Year's Eve, myself and a friend I met in Thiruvanamali did the holy circumambulation of Arunachala mountain. This mountain is worshipped as a form of Lord Shiva. All around the circumference, all day long, sadhus, pilgrims and curiosity-seekers walk around it in clockwise direction.<br />
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<b>This sadhu and his puppy is my favorite photo. He was soliciting donations for "puppy support". A creative twist on the old tradition of donating to holy men.</b> </div>
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A myriad of temples, ashrams, holy statues are all along the way. The walk technically takes 4 hours but if you stop at each shrine it can take much longer. We started out at 4 PM and ended around 8 PM.<br />
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<b>These sadhus were playing a game with stones and a simple drawing on the ground. My friend gave them 10 RS so we could photograph them-a standard practice to secure a photo.</b></div>
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<b>There must be at least 75 or more temples of varying size along the 7 mile walk around the mountain. Here is one with the priest offering the blessings of a burning flame that was first offered to the deity behind him.</b></div>
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<b>Many unique holy spots such as this forest scene of the immortal saint Babaji were along the way.</b></div>
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<b>This temple to Shirdi Sai Baba was striking in its simplicity.</b></div>
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<b>This is a wish fulfilling tree and people on the holy walk tie strips of cloth to the tree symbolizing their wish or offer flowers with prayers.</b></div>
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<b>Beautiful lotuses are for sale along the walk to be offered at the temple of your choice. </b></div>
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<b>Here are the holy feet of Lord Shiva as a reminder to the devotees along the walk that this is a holy place. It is traditional to touch the feet showing devotion.</b></div>
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<b>Just in case you missed the small feet these will remind you that "God Walks Here"</b>!</div>
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<b>Along the way there are many impromptu vendors. Selling holy items/souvenirs or cooking food on makeshift stoves for the tired and hungry pilgrims on the path. </b></div>
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<b>Here is an example of a tiny shrine put together by one of the sadhus who wander the path. </b></div>
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<b>As you round the mountain you get different views of the peak, It is only about 1500 feet high but it commands the attention of the whole area. This is one of my favorite views from one of the only nature areas along the walk. </b></div>
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<b>Some people who don't care to walk, go around the mountain on bicycle, motorbike or take an auto rickshaw and stop at the holy spots along the way. This couple is enjoying food from a roadside vendor as they round.</b></div>
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<b>As it got later and darker, the walk took on more of a mystical feeling. With ghee lamps burning in the temples and prayers chanted by priests carrying in the night breeze --it was quite other-worldly.</b></div>
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<b>Sadhus in orange robes were everywhere. My friend and I each took a pocketful of 10 rupee notes to gift to beggars on the way. Since it is believed to be good karma to give to the poor/needy as part of a pilgrimage there are quite a few hopeful candidates that camp on the path and have open hands. </b></div>
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<b>Colorful lights here and there also made the evening walk special. It was a great way to bring in the new year.</b></div>
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<br />Marie Viglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805049178742617434noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378093864240436475.post-16249301618604169392019-12-31T19:08:00.001-08:002019-12-31T20:56:57.159-08:00I am not a Super Woman and biggest challenges on my journey in retroMany people have commented that they could not do what I have been doing, or that I am somehow more capable or adapted for this kind of travel. Well I will take credit for relishing adventure, loving exploration and new experiences. However there have been things that I have missed and have been a challenge and some may be surprising to you!<br />
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1. <b>Absence of respect for peace and quiet</b>. India and Nepal have a constant barrage of noise to contend with. Car horns are honked at every passing of another vehicle, the advent of a turn in a road, the encounter with a pedestrian or animal on the street or just about anytime is the right time! Trucks and vehicles with loud speaker systems troll the neighborhoods with public service messages, advertisements, political speeches. Dog packs circle around at night barking. Mosques and temples blare their prayers starting at 4 AM and throughout the day.<br />
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<b>An example of a trolling loud speaker auto rickshaw blasting a political message from the speaker on the roof.</b></div>
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2. <b>Bathrooms.</b> Public bathrooms are the worst. If you find an accompanying sink to wash your hands you are truly fortunate. If there is soap you feel yourself blessed a hundred times. In hotels and rented rooms such as I frequented, there are no shelves for your toiletries in the bathroom, or even much of a rim on the sink to rest your toothbrush. You learn to live without toilet paper or bring your own. There are no bathtubs. The floors are incredibly slippery because water from the tap or shower goes directly all over the floor of the bathroom- it is not at all contained by a curtain or enclosure. I have had many a slip and fall in the eastern bathroom.<br />
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<b>My current bathroom, no shower just bucket and tap. No shelves..</b></div>
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3. <b>The pedestrian has no rights.</b> 95% of my time has been totally on foot. Respect on the road is totally determined by how much horse power you have. You have to jump in and start crossing the road unless you want to wait for hours. No one will willing stop for you on the "crosswalk". The crosswalk markings on the road (rarely seen) are purely fictional . You learn to be bold, quick and realize that you have to get in and go with the flow if you want to get anywhere. I liken crossing the street to jumping rope with two sets of ropes going at the same time --like we used to do in grade school.<br />
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4. <b>Internet access is a privilege. </b>Unlimited data such as we experience in the West is not common here. You have to prioritize what you want to do on the internet. A shout out to my friend Kirk Wortman who shares his Netflix account with me. I was able to have some entertainment from time to time on my trip. However there is no binge watching without Wi-Fi! I guess that is a plus but sometimes you wish you had more GB's!<br />
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5. <b>The loneliness of the time difference. </b>If you want to communicate with friends or family back home, you always have to take the 12 hour time difference in mind. Early AM or PM are your best bets for getting in touch. I always felt a sense of loneliness when 10 AM came around and I knew no one would be available to chat for a long time.<br />
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<b>Well these are a few of my pet peeves/challenges. But truth be told, I will be longing to come back shortly upon my return. There is something here that entrances and enlightens me. And puts my life back in the cosmic perspective. </b>Marie Viglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805049178742617434noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378093864240436475.post-891983489035677022019-12-30T22:12:00.003-08:002019-12-30T22:18:23.407-08:00Reflections on 2019, My Year Abroad and Celebration at Widow's HomeAs I sit here on my terrace in South India, looking out at the holy mountain Arunachala and writing this- I feel very grateful and reflective. A year ago, I was involved in real estate showings for the sale of my home. I was paring my life down to one suitcase and streamlining my yagya service and other aspects of personal life to be totally online so I could start this journey.<br />
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I also set up this blog this time last year and wondered if I would really have the perseverance to see it through. 111 posts later and with almost 5000 views now, I feel very happy that I had this opportunity to write and share.<br />
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<b>Things I will truly miss- simple scenes of life such as a girl leading the family cow home...</b></div>
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I have to say that this has been the most transformative time of my life. In reflection, I have experienced the "pairs of opposites" that comprise life in bold relief. My experiences have inspired: amazement and bewilderment, heavenly revelation and total disgust, bewilderment and clarity, pure joy and depression, abhorrence and admiration, trepidation and courageousness.<br />
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In developing countries such as India and Nepal these experiences come in rapid succession and sometimes with a reality that is very brutal to the senses, heart and mind. I feel like I have become stronger and more tolerant and definitely more flexible in my thinking and outlook on life. I have come to the conclusion that "simple is better" and I hope that I can maintain that in my transition back to the states soon.<br />
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Yesterday Anna organized a concert for the elderly widow ladies. There was a good showing of Western residents of the Ramana Ashram and we all had a good time with music, dancing and interacting with the sweet ladies.<br />
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<b style="text-align: center;">A musician named Upahar played the guitar, tabla and harmonium to the delight of all</b><br />
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<b>This incredibly thin widow near me was folded up into the smallest possible space. It was hard to draw her out but she finally gave a few smiles as the music continued. </b></div>
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<b> Many of us (including myself) were not that much younger than some of the widows at the party.</b></div>
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The party was a living example of how much we need each other in this world. East and West, North and South -we all are reflections of God and together we make a beautiful whole. We each enhance and support the other's journey and miracles happen every day around us if we just let ourselves be the witness to the play of creation. If you care to help support this endeavor for old and young widows <span style="background-color: white;"> </span><a href="http://www.arunapartnership.org/donate.htm">CLICK HERE</a><br />
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<b>Around 5 PM each night the streets belong to the cows and goats who are herded home before nightfall</b></div>
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This pair of scary looking fellows guard the door of the home of most houses in this area. Often it is just their picture over the main entrance or a representation built into the front of the house or placed on the roof. </div>
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Their name is Drishti Pombai and they ward away evil influence from the home. </div>
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<b>May your New Year of 2020 be blessed and may no ill-fortune come your way in the year ahead! Sending my love and thanks for reading the blog this year and sharing my journey! </b></div>
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