Sandra Friend
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Author. Science geek. History wonk. Nature nut. Space Hipster. Recovering guidebook writer now making things up. SandraFriend.com FloridaHikes.com TrailsandTravel.com
The Bear River rages through a canyon along the edge of downtown Petoskey, Michigan, with a delightful loop trail around it providing perspectives of its rapids as it tumbles to Lake Michigan.
#stunday #petoskey #nature #Michigan #naturephotos #photography #photosky
#stunday #petoskey #nature #Michigan #naturephotos #photography #photosky
November 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The Bear River rages through a canyon along the edge of downtown Petoskey, Michigan, with a delightful loop trail around it providing perspectives of its rapids as it tumbles to Lake Michigan.
#stunday #petoskey #nature #Michigan #naturephotos #photography #photosky
#stunday #petoskey #nature #Michigan #naturephotos #photography #photosky
Today's #birdoftheday is the #least found on your camera roll. I'll take that literally rather than scour hard drives. This Florida scrub-jay, a threatened species, was somewhere I never expected to find one: along a mangrove shoreline near Charlotte Harbor. #birding #photography #floridascrubjay
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Today's #birdoftheday is the #least found on your camera roll. I'll take that literally rather than scour hard drives. This Florida scrub-jay, a threatened species, was somewhere I never expected to find one: along a mangrove shoreline near Charlotte Harbor. #birding #photography #floridascrubjay
Springtime scene along the Little Miami River in Yellow Springs, Ohio at John Bryan State Park.
#photosky #naturephotos #stateparks #yellowsprings #photosky #stunday
#photosky #naturephotos #stateparks #yellowsprings #photosky #stunday
November 9, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Springtime scene along the Little Miami River in Yellow Springs, Ohio at John Bryan State Park.
#photosky #naturephotos #stateparks #yellowsprings #photosky #stunday
#photosky #naturephotos #stateparks #yellowsprings #photosky #stunday
Bird of the Day: Gull along the Mackinac Straits in Cheboygan.
#birdoftheday #standingonthings #gull #photosky #nature #michigan 📷🪶
#birdoftheday #standingonthings #gull #photosky #nature #michigan 📷🪶
November 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Bird of the Day: Gull along the Mackinac Straits in Cheboygan.
#birdoftheday #standingonthings #gull #photosky #nature #michigan 📷🪶
#birdoftheday #standingonthings #gull #photosky #nature #michigan 📷🪶
This was the sweetest idea at a trailhead along a greenway we rode today. Rather than painted rocks infiltrating nature, a one-stop place to share and trade art.
#littlefreeart #rockstop #paintedrocks #shareandsharealike #artsky
#littlefreeart #rockstop #paintedrocks #shareandsharealike #artsky
November 9, 2025 at 2:29 AM
This was the sweetest idea at a trailhead along a greenway we rode today. Rather than painted rocks infiltrating nature, a one-stop place to share and trade art.
#littlefreeart #rockstop #paintedrocks #shareandsharealike #artsky
#littlefreeart #rockstop #paintedrocks #shareandsharealike #artsky
Along the shore of the second largest lake entirely within the continental United States border. And Florida's, for that matter. It's roughly 18 feet deep at its deepest and covers 730 square miles. It's 109 miles to walk around.
#lakeokeechobee #okeechobee #floridatrail #naturephotos #photosky
#lakeokeechobee #okeechobee #floridatrail #naturephotos #photosky
November 7, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Along the shore of the second largest lake entirely within the continental United States border. And Florida's, for that matter. It's roughly 18 feet deep at its deepest and covers 730 square miles. It's 109 miles to walk around.
#lakeokeechobee #okeechobee #floridatrail #naturephotos #photosky
#lakeokeechobee #okeechobee #floridatrail #naturephotos #photosky
Tonight's read, my third in her series of alternative timeline space history. Glad I wasn't sipping tea when I read the line "...I stopped Gagarin and Haise from having a literal pissing match." 🤣 Thanks for the laugh, @maryrobinettekowal.com ... another winner here. 📚 #booksky #scifi #space
November 6, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Tonight's read, my third in her series of alternative timeline space history. Glad I wasn't sipping tea when I read the line "...I stopped Gagarin and Haise from having a literal pissing match." 🤣 Thanks for the laugh, @maryrobinettekowal.com ... another winner here. 📚 #booksky #scifi #space
A quartet of historical fiction based on real life stories. All compelling reads, although time jumps in the Boxcar Librarian made it tricky to follow. Most unique: Sister Stardust, of an everyday British girl pulled into 60s jet setting rock culture.
📚 #booksread #womensfiction #historical
📚 #booksread #womensfiction #historical
November 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
A quartet of historical fiction based on real life stories. All compelling reads, although time jumps in the Boxcar Librarian made it tricky to follow. Most unique: Sister Stardust, of an everyday British girl pulled into 60s jet setting rock culture.
📚 #booksread #womensfiction #historical
📚 #booksread #womensfiction #historical
One summer long ago, I walked this shoreline and wished for the quiet of this cabin to escape from my everyday life. I escaped to live a writer's life by circadian rhythms, but haven't made it back to #IsleRoyale yet.
#stunday #nature #nationalparks #wayoffgrid #lakesuperior
#stunday #nature #nationalparks #wayoffgrid #lakesuperior
November 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
One summer long ago, I walked this shoreline and wished for the quiet of this cabin to escape from my everyday life. I escaped to live a writer's life by circadian rhythms, but haven't made it back to #IsleRoyale yet.
#stunday #nature #nationalparks #wayoffgrid #lakesuperior
#stunday #nature #nationalparks #wayoffgrid #lakesuperior
More intriguing reads of late. An oddball family tale; a fictional recounting of dystopian utopias that did exist in Florida; an imagined escapee of a failing British colony in America; real dirty deeds in 1893 wrought and ignored in Chicago during the Columbian Expo. #booksky #historicalfiction 📚
October 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
More intriguing reads of late. An oddball family tale; a fictional recounting of dystopian utopias that did exist in Florida; an imagined escapee of a failing British colony in America; real dirty deeds in 1893 wrought and ignored in Chicago during the Columbian Expo. #booksky #historicalfiction 📚
Fall in the Grayson Highlands of Virginia.
#stunday #appalachians #appalachiantrail #naturephotos #mountains #naturephotography #photosky
#stunday #appalachians #appalachiantrail #naturephotos #mountains #naturephotography #photosky
October 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Fall in the Grayson Highlands of Virginia.
#stunday #appalachians #appalachiantrail #naturephotos #mountains #naturephotography #photosky
#stunday #appalachians #appalachiantrail #naturephotos #mountains #naturephotography #photosky
A fragile moment in a swamp filled with perils.
#blueskyartshow #inside #naturephotos #photography #frogs
#blueskyartshow #inside #naturephotos #photography #frogs
October 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
A fragile moment in a swamp filled with perils.
#blueskyartshow #inside #naturephotos #photography #frogs
#blueskyartshow #inside #naturephotos #photography #frogs
October 25, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️
October 20, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️
October 19, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Some golden oldies found in used bookstores this summer and consumed in transit. #booksky #vintagereads 📚
October 18, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Some golden oldies found in used bookstores this summer and consumed in transit. #booksky #vintagereads 📚
Headlands along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan from the observation deck atop Arcadia Dunes.
#greatlakes #michigan #arcadiadunes #geology #stunday #naturesky #geosky #photosky #photography #nature
#greatlakes #michigan #arcadiadunes #geology #stunday #naturesky #geosky #photosky #photography #nature
October 12, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Headlands along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan from the observation deck atop Arcadia Dunes.
#greatlakes #michigan #arcadiadunes #geology #stunday #naturesky #geosky #photosky #photography #nature
#greatlakes #michigan #arcadiadunes #geology #stunday #naturesky #geosky #photosky #photography #nature
A recent retro experience made me realize that you never quite lose the skill inherent in tactile games, it simply degrades.
#pinball #owaa2025 #chattanooga
thoughtsafoot.substack.com/p/angles-of-...
#pinball #owaa2025 #chattanooga
thoughtsafoot.substack.com/p/angles-of-...
October 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
A recent retro experience made me realize that you never quite lose the skill inherent in tactile games, it simply degrades.
#pinball #owaa2025 #chattanooga
thoughtsafoot.substack.com/p/angles-of-...
#pinball #owaa2025 #chattanooga
thoughtsafoot.substack.com/p/angles-of-...
Read widely. Read deeply. Read for fun. Read for knowledge. Defend the right to read.
#BannedBooksWeek #booksky 📚
#BannedBooksWeek #booksky 📚
October 6, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Read widely. Read deeply. Read for fun. Read for knowledge. Defend the right to read.
#BannedBooksWeek #booksky 📚
#BannedBooksWeek #booksky 📚
October 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Descending to a massive swale between ancient dunes along Lake Michigan at Rosy Mound Natural Area near Grand Haven. #naturephotos #beautyspots #lakemichigan #hiking #nature #photography #naturesky 🌱
October 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Descending to a massive swale between ancient dunes along Lake Michigan at Rosy Mound Natural Area near Grand Haven. #naturephotos #beautyspots #lakemichigan #hiking #nature #photography #naturesky 🌱
September 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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