exploring saginaw forest
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“july is a blind date with summer.”
*-hal borland
*Harold “Hal” Glen Borland was an American writer, journalist and naturalist. In addition to writing many non-fiction and fiction books about the outdoors, he was a staff writer and editorialist for The New York Times
1900 – 1978
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summer 2023, ann arbor, michigan, usa
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Beautiful quote and photo.
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thank you so much
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You’re always welcome Beth.
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A beautiful photo of a beautiful forest! Happy Sunday Beth!
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forests are my favorite peaceful places
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Wonderful places they are indeed…
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something special about them
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That’s a good quote, and a forest I would like to explore with Ollie.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I’m sure he would love it
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Lovely forest walk
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so peaceful
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Good!
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Love this quote!
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it makes perfect sense, you never know how it will be )
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“After you have exhausted what there is in business, politics, conviviality, and so on – have found that none of these finally satisfy, or permanently wear – what remains? Nature remains.”
… Walt Whitman
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that’s right, and consistent in every season
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In Texas you’d have to advance the month to June, and maybe even May.
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so different depending on location
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It seems you had a fine time indeed on this date with summer nature, Beth!
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It was a good one )
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I adore summer months. the trees are alive! 🌺
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Fully!
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Such a beautiful trail!
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It is so quiet and peaceful there
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July is starting out as the Hottest blind date I ever had! Usually they were all duds. :(
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There you go!
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July is, pretty much, when summer begins on the north coast. I’m all for it.
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I’m in
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Hi Beth, lucky you to be in summer.
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I agree)
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So peaceful looking and I do love dappled light…sun sneaking in between the trees is always beautiful.
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Yes –
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Beautiful!
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thanks, dk
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interesting
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thanks –
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So true! :) Summer’s my favorite season!
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it’s a good one!
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How could anyone resist that path? And the quote is delightful.
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thank you, it is a beautiful place to walk
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I love both picture and quote.
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thank you –
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What a great quote.
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You never know what you’ll get in this month
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And it’s not just weather 😉
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I would rather be on a blind date with summer than winter!
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Winter had always given me the cold shoulder
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And cold feet!
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Love that path!
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Hal sounds much like E.B. “Andy” White. I wonder if the two ever met. Andy was a writer for the New Yorker long before he wrote a children’s book, and of course he was a naturalist. Yes, July is a blind date with summer. 😀
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yes, I’m guessing they could have known each other –
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That would be wonderful!
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What a great quote!
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months can be fickle )
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