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Nature -- Deer and Butterfly

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I do like the outdoors and nature. I dont like the naive view. I like the real thing. Sometimes it can be scary and sometimes it hurts. I still like nature. I like wilderness. Camping in North Georgia is quite nice. There is a alot going on as usual, at work and at home. I think I am going to sell the humvee. I dont need 5 cars. I have some more work to do to it, but after I get what I have planned done. Its gonna hit the road. It will still take me awhile with my current level of productivity and the number of projects I have in flight. I will be up in NY again soon probably and I have travel plans currently to Maine, New Hampshire and Japan. I am making vacation plans mostly in the Caribbean. That is the push to get us over 100 Countries. I also still have to get to Wyoming, to finish off the 50 US states. I did yard work today. Mostly weeding before it got hot out, but also grading. I ran the Bobcat after the dirt settled more around the house as part of the drain/vents I had p...

Relief from North Atlanta in North Georgia

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I spent some time in Northern Georgia this past week. I had a great Southern Style breakfast at Ross diner and was captivated by the condensate clouds from the power plant in the cold dry air.

Canary Lake Duluth, GA Drained

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We drained Canary Lake on which my home has frontage. Generally speaking, all lakes in Georgia are man made by means of building a dam. Canary Lake is no different. We are assesing the silt levels and other maintenance items. Time to get some dock work done. We will get it filling back up in a couple of weeks. It has been 22 years since it was last drained. I was hoping for some artifacts to surface, but nothing of any significance has appeared.