¶We went to the air show at Willow Run airport in Ypsilanti early this morning. What a great show. Pictures next.
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¶Busy day with thy boys today. First up, a fly-out with Jake to North Bass Island. Then, this evening, working with Jonathan over at grandma’s house on his CNC machine.
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¶Well, phase two of today’s activities has been cancelled–no work on the CNC machine tonight as Jonathan’s 3d printer is on the fritz a bit. He’s got a part coming in tomorrow so hopefully we’ll be back at it soon.
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¶Flying over South Bass Island on the way back to Fremont.
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¶More grapes!
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¶The “driveway” of the rental cabin on the island.
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¶There’s a small cemetery on the island, with maybe a 100+ tombstones in it, many of which bear the names of a small number of families–Fox, Wires, Siefield, etc. I hope to research things a bit later, but some quick Google searching after the trip today has already led me to some interesting stories. Take the sad story of Water F. Siefield and Ms. Nana Fox, for example. Mr. Siefield apparently died eight days after the couple was married on the island, from an accidental gun shot wound he suffered on their wedding night. Apparently a fellow islander accidentally discharged his gun during wedding-night celebrations.
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¶Grapes are everywhere, too. The island has a rich vineyard history, and it’s on full display nearly everywhere.
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¶The island is full of abandoned houses in various stages of decay. Most have been overtaken by brush and, while somewhat inviting, are really not safe for exploring.
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¶Jake and I got to exploring right after we ate lunch. It didn’t take long to find some interesting stuff. We found this guy on the beach just a bit up the way.
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¶We arrived right as the corn was coming off the grill. Perfect timing!
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¶The airport on North Bass Island is really just a runway with a grass ramp. And it sits right next to the Post Office for the island, which has been in operation since the 1800s.
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¶Flying toward Middle Bass Island in Lake Erie, on our way to North Bass Island, which is not yet in view.
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¶Double commute this morning—taking Jake to the airport for work then heading to the office.
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¶Grammar police on patrol in Dalton, Georgia
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¶Our carry out orders are getting larger these days.
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¶I love the openings in the atrium at the condo, but I never noticed the fishing lines at the top for keeping birds out. Must be effective—I’ve never seen one inside the building.
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¶Filling up on the beach must mean it’s time to head home.
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¶Jake and I furniture shopping like a couple of bosses.
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¶Good morning! Up and at it!
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¶We’re (nearly) all packed and ready to head home tomorrow morning. Goodnight!
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¶There’s no shortage of things to photograph at the shell shop!
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¶What a great shop.
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¶Visited the always wonderful Seahorse Restaurant in Pass-a-Grille for breakfast this morning. Looks like the Bay side of PAG has been protected from the red tide—we only noticed a few dead fish as we walked along the waterfront, and the smell was mostly absent.
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¶The Gulf side of Pass-a-Grille also seemed to have limited exposure to the red tide, with only a few dead fish and little evidence of the smell. The rocks are always difficult to navigate there, though, so we opted to skip our usual post-Seahorse-breakfast shelling at the beach and headed to Treasure Island for some retail shelling instead. Good call. We’ll hit the beach next time.
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