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Beakes & Main

johnboy — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 12:53:24 +0000

Spring is here! Snow peas and other things popping up at the Museum on Main Street.

Ann Arbor Railroad

johnboy — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:28:14 +0000

A few months ago a grain car, with its hopper door insufficiently closed, spread a layer of barley along the tracks through Ann Arbor [see previous item from First & Liberty]. With the recent rains and warm temperatures the barley has begun to sprout. But don’t get any bountiful harvest ideas. In a few months the Ann Arbor Railroad will come along, as it does every year, and spray herbicide (a.k.a. Agent Orange) on everything green along its tracks.

UM Campus

johnboy — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 01:23:34 +0000

6:30 p.m. Walked the entire length of the Diag sidewalk from East U. & South U. corner to North U. & State corner without seeing one single person anywhere on campus. Spooky.

Miller Avenue

johnboy — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:51:55 +0000

Resurfacing is finally complete. Two way traffic restored! Smooooooth.

NW corner First & Miller

johnboy — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:40:02 +0000

A way finding sign protest? “You Are Here X” knitted into a tapestry and nailed to the utility pole.

Fountain & Hiscock

johnboy — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:37:17 +0000

Cooper’s Hawk sitting on the branch of a Lilac bush eating something small with red innards.

Main & Huron

johnboy — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:30:42 +0000

11:30 p.m. Scrub-a-Home truck with on-board power washer being used to remove obnoxious AnnArbor.com advertising painted on downtown sidewalks. Operator said city is having him remove the ads due to numerous complaints. Also said the ads were more than just chalk and would not have come off in the next rainstorm.

Argo Dam

johnboy — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:13:24 +0000

Fri. 9:45 p.m. Deer running along the NSRR tracks past Argo dam headed for the train station.

Argo Dam

johnboy — Thu, 28 May 2009 04:12:27 +0000

Path along the spillway; Dominant Honeysuckle in full bloom, completely ensconcing the path in tiny white blossoms. Making for a very beautiful, albeit muddy, stroll.

N. Fourth and Kingsley

johnboy — Thu, 28 May 2009 04:11:08 +0000

Hot night, Kerrytown Concert House putting on a show with all of its windows open, thus allowing wonderful jazz notes to escape to the delight of all who pass by.