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View fullsize The grave marker of Adele Brise in Champion near Door County.. composed in Walloon, related to French and still spoken in southern Belgium

What I’m reading,
Winter 2026:

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Don't Tread on Me

March 25, 2023
Tags: Northwoods, rural, politics, american culture, sign

Poor in the Northwoods

March 24, 2023
Tags: Northwoods, house, poverty, city

Welcome to Presque Isle

March 24, 2023
Tags: Northwoods, city, street scene, flag

In the Second Growth

March 22, 2023
Tags: Thoreau, nature, forest, logging, lake, view, water

Watery Diamonds

March 22, 2023
Tags: Thoreau, lake, nature, capitalism, jewelry, water

The Rocky Cairn

March 21, 2023
Tags: Thoreau, sign, memorial, stone, bible, sacred space

The Humble Picnic Table

March 21, 2023
Tags: Northwoods, park, lake, symbols, public space, private space

The Public Shore

March 21, 2023
Tags: Thoreau, lake, park, public space, sign, forest

The Measured Pond

March 21, 2023
Tags: Thoreau, lake, map, nature, love

The Commonness of Walden

March 20, 2023
Tags: Thoreau, tree, nature, park

Thoreau's House Goes South

March 20, 2023
Tags: Thoreau, house, American South, model, education, university

The Jarring Tracks

March 20, 2023
Tags: Thoreau, railway, symbols, sacred space, environmentalism, forest

Stones at Path's End

March 19, 2023
Tags: Thoreau, sacred space, trail, pilgrimage

The Actual Place

March 19, 2023
Tags: Thoreau, Boston, sacred space, pilgrimage, house

The Walden App

March 19, 2023
Tags: Thoreau, cell phone, technology, videogame, sign, pilgrimage, walking
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