I topped Seminary Ridge one day this week and looked down Fairfield Road – through a tunnel of ice sparkling in what sunlight was making it through. It was like entering Narnia.
I think winter is potentially the most beautiful — certainly the most enrapturing — season.
Spring is beautiful, with the hillsides covered in pastels of [...]
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Most beautiful time of year
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Crossing mountain ranges
Posted in Politics, Social issues, tagged ice skating, inter-cultural education, international affairs on January 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I sat on a recent morning in the atrium of the Best Western Executive motel in Ann Arbor, Mich., watching the world of travelers awaken itself.
A woman in a white blouse and black slacks entered the lobby with four small children. They disappeared into the elevator. A few minutes later, the woman reappeared, ready to [...]
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