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21 June 2009
100+ minute brisk walk.
For Father's Day I went on a 2+ hour walk, probably somewhat over 100 minutes of actual walking. I've been walking in the evening or late at night, so I haven't carried my camera on most of my recent trips. I'm planning to add a flash so I can take some night photos, but that will come later. I'm also adding a tiny support (tripod-like) to allow for pictures including myself. This time, instead of my usual late afternoon/evening walks I left about 2pm. It was a partly cloudy day and a bit warm. I turned on our house air conditioning for the first time yesterday ... we've had a very pleasant Spring in Mason ... not too hot ... but it is warming up now.
I've been wanting to check out the area south of Mason, so today I walked south on Barnes Street past Kipp Road (where Barnes St. changes name to Eden Road). There are several businesses out there that I documented today. I walked past the Mason airport, but given the length of my walk I decided to leave closer inspection of the airport to another day.
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| Turning left off Cherry Street onto Barnes St. you can see the immediate bend in the road heading south. I pass an attractive house on Barnes Street with a pretty house number. I also photography an attractive contrast in colors, green and red. |
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An attractive decorated barn/garage on Barnes Street.
An interesting parking area on Kipp Road where many interesting trucks and other equipment is stored.
Crossing Kipp Rd. the street changes names from Barnes St. to Eden Road heading south.
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| Lots of sand/rocks available at the Reith-Riley Construction Company just south of Kipp Road. |
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| I found this area at the Reith-Riley Construction Company fascinating with all the textures in the piles of rocks and sand plus lots of heavy equipment. |
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| Approaching the local airport (Mason Jewett Field). I liked the patterns and colors of the buildings and all the green surrounding the field. The No Trespassing sign was interesting. |
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| The entrance to the Mason airport (main sign on Aviation Dr!). I meant to explore the airport on my way back, but the walk had taken so long and I was so tired at that point that I decided to wait for another day. That should be a good future trip. |
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| Two more shots of the concrete company and one of the next company to the south Mason Packing Company (MPC). |
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| Distant view of the airport / young corn field along Eden Road / Mason Packing Company (MPC) |
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As I continued south on Eden Road I came to the Vevay Township offices on the right side of the road.
The next business found was Diversified Foundation Solutions. Click here for a 100% crop of the center photo showing their sign.
I also took a photo of an interesting old barn. |
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| The far end of my walk has been reached with Eden Road bearing right and turning into Tomlinson Road. At this point I turned around and started my return trip. At this same point I reached the Mid-Michigan Snow Equipment company. They have an interesting pond next to their building with a big wooden bear at the edge and some ducks swimming about on the water. |
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| Across from Mid-Michigan Snow Equipment on Eden Road was this small cattail pond. I could hear the frogs and see their splashes but I never spotted one. I could see one brightly colored lilly pad flower. I had to stretch my arm out to get a good angle for the photo, so the picture is less sharp than the others due to camera movement. |
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| Two good sized buildings and the only identification I could find, except for address numbers, was this sign on one door, "Showtime Rental". I was also attracted to a pretty house with nice wall texture and an interesting barn detail. |
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Interesting patterns in a planted farm field, eye-catching gas pipeline warning signs, and a close-up of young growing corn, a major crop around the Mason area. |
