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Work at Night

kimnixon wrote 8 months ago: I feel like I cannot catch up, cannot accomplish all that I need to do, learn the things I need to l … more →

Tags: winter destinations, Avoidance, Presque Isle, Presque Isle Powqer Plant, railroad tracks, trestle, Marquette, Sundown, work at night

Presque Isle--Ore and Ice1 comment

kimnixon wrote 8 months ago: Getting off work at 4p.m. on a sunny Saturday evening was a blessing. I headed home grabbed my camer … more →

Tags: Marquette Michigan in Winter, Mike Hainstock, Ore and Ice, Presques Isle, Pocket Docks, Iron Heritage, Camera Buddy

Sleet, Running, Daughter and Grandson1 comment

kimnixon wrote 9 months ago: Today I woke early and had a single packet of oatmeal and only 1/2 a cup of coffee as I rearranged m … more →

Tags: sleet, freezing rain, grandsons, Daughters, Running, Fitness, St Patrick's day Storm, Winter in the Upper Peninsula Marquette's YMCA

Colors of Winter: Greens, Blues, Grays3 comments

kimnixon wrote 9 months ago: I spent most of February chasing blue ice and here we find green. Located just off the bike path in … more →

Tags: Community, winter destinations, Travels, Upper Peninsula Winters, Lake Superior, ice, Colors of Winter, Green Ice, Shorelines

Happy Valentine's Day1 comment

kimnixon wrote 9 months ago: This morning is blue-grey as I wait for the sun to rise. The brightest splash of color in the backya … more →

Tags: Emotion, Lake Superior, ice, valentine's day, Photoshoot on Lake Superior, Ice slabs, hopeful, Photos by Kim Nixon, Upper Peninsula Photography

from Mothers & Daughters

kimnixon wrote 10 months ago: Scavenger Hunt Driving around town, I search the teenage hangouts. A red pine in the city park has f … more →

Destination--Carnegie Public Library, Ishpeming

kimnixon wrote 10 months ago: This is the library you dreamed of when you announced you’d be an author. Your books would be … more →

Tags: wind chill, winter destinations, Winter Confines, Carnegie Public Library, Ishpeming in Winter, Destinations in the Upper Peninsula, Historical Buildings in the Upper Peninsula, what to do when it is below zero, windchill days

What is Sometimes Hidden

kimnixon wrote 10 months ago: What is sometimes hidden can include your “hope” in winter. My hope (renewed) came in th … more →

Tags: Winter Confines, finding hope in winter, winter rants, winter whining

Benched1 comment

kimnixon wrote 10 months ago: Sad that I cannot visit Ishpeming today and sit in my favorite park with one of my companions and wa … more →

Tags: Emotion, winter destinations

Sticky Snow

kimnixon wrote 11 months ago: Normally snow in Marquette is fluffy white. Rarely is it wet and heavy. But on the morning of Decemb … more →

Tags: Christmas in Marquette, Anti-Wal-Mart, Blue Balls, Sticky snow, December 2008

Lake Bancroft--Winter Flowers1 comment

kimnixon wrote 11 months ago: Today is a snowy day and I can feel the cold permeating the house. The cold is crawling along the fl … more →

Tags: Winter Confines, the Flu, Winter Florals, Lake Bancroft

A Winter River, Finding Some Blue

kimnixon wrote 11 months ago: I miss blue in winter, not that cold blue, not that ice blue. I miss sky blue, water blue, joy blue. … more →

Tags: Ishpeming, winter rivers, finding color in winte, sometimes even water can still flow in winter, memoir, Carp River, Upper Peninsula Winter

Ingredients, a List4 comments

kimnixon wrote 11 months ago: Main Course Whole Wheat Pasta Asiago, Shredded Low Fat Parmesan, Grated Spaghetti Sauce Chicken Stri … more →

Week in Review, December 1-73 comments

kimnixon wrote 11 months ago: Inspired by neighbors and their display of red bulbs I actually got my decorations up in the yard on … more →

Tags: Christmas in Marquette Michigan, Decorations, Red, sharing abundance and hope

PhotoFriday/Black: Inflatable with Ice

kimnixon wrote 12 months ago: This photo was submitted to PhotoFriday: Theme, Black. … more →

Tags: photofriday, Marquette Lower Harbor, Winter in Marquette, Winter Lake Superior

from The Long Haul

kimnixon wrote 12 months ago: I’m bored with the 29 days in February I want to tell the bus driver about watermelons trucked … more →

Cold Mary

kimnixon wrote 12 months ago: I am in the middle of working 8 days straight, my last day of the “week” will be a doubl … more →

Tags: Community, Winter in Downtwon Marquette Michigan, Catholic Statues in Snow, Marquette Winters, Downtown Marquette Michigan

Behind Glass Looking Out

kimnixon wrote 1 year ago: For more on today’s wintery experience visit The Dailies. … more →

Tags: new snow, Marquette County Snow, For the Birds

Second Day of Firearm Deer Season

kimnixon wrote 1 year ago: It was with deep regret that I realized yet another good excuse to NOT get out of the car and take p … more →

Tags: Avoidance, hunter's orange, second day of firearm deer season, ways to stay in your warm car


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