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5100 Day

Blogging from J.J.'s house. It's a beautiful day. A little too hot for my liking, but hey, win some, lose some, I guess.

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Cleveland » Lake Erie

When Laura and I visited Cleveland, I had desperately tried to find a beachy type location. I know it's no real beach but there still has to be some area with sand and some wave sounds going on. I've saw pictures and I know they exist. The lake is the next best thing to the ocean, anyway. However, we had no such luck finding any place like that. I mean, we were all along the water but nothing like I had pictured. Still doesn't mean it wasn't beautiful, as you can see for yourself from the pictures. Before we headed home, I had put the address to the Lakefront Nature Preserve in my GPS. I figured there had to be some photo worthy spots there. It was a very nice, little park, but we ended up walking about a mile in the hot, hot sun to even get to the water. Which, actually, was not sandy like I hoped. It was just a lot of weeds, along a cliff, with rocks and I wont even get into the insane amount of attacking mosquitoes. I still got a lot of nice shots out over the water and of the city sky line. Plus, I got to see a lot of cool birds and I even saw a snake. I think next time I'm in the area, I'll spend a little more time researching beaches or parks or maybe more outdoorsy spots. As much as I love the city, museums, and all the little shops along the streets, I believe the location, next to the lake is one of the most gorgeous features of Cleveland.

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Dunlap Creek

These photos are long overdue. :)

xo, Linds

Sunrise, sunset

'Just a couple pictures from my evening. Michael and I had a nice little adventure. I like calling it an adventure. :) Why not celebrate all the tiny, average facets of life?
Any large body of water tends to calm me down and cheer me right up. I truly believe this. Not even large, really.. creeks, streams, ponds, lakes, rivers, oceans. It's all really peaceful and beautiful.
We had a little picnic under a pavilion and then did a little wandering through the woods, mushroom hunting and watched the sun set over the lake. It was lovely.
I am thankful that I am awake to see both the sunrise and sunset almost everyday. I ought to take the time to appreciate this fact more.
Here's a peek. I'll share some photos from Nixon at a later time. Promise! I'm just too tired this evening!

Anyone else pumped that tomorrow is Friday? This week went on forever! Far too many ups and downs. I'm ready to move on this weekend and start fresh next week.

xo, Linds