The Flickr Sterlingheightsmichigan Image Generatr

My peony about to open, if the weather warms up. In my garden. Sterling Heights, Michigan. May 24th, 2025. lens: my nifty fifty.

Please, please, can we go inside now. Yes Stretchy. But it’s only 28 degrees with a 15 mph breeze. Ok, that feels like 16 degrees
A Selfie Sunday after shoveling the snow and thinking -
“what do I love about winter? - WHEN ITS OVER”!
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Wonderful winter window watching during a snow storm. I’m not a lover of Old Man Winter, but when capturing some Light Trails, it’s almost looks like Winter has some use. Shortly after finishing my shoot, a car on Dodge Park Road tried to turn onto my street and almost took out the STOP sign 😱

At last, after 4 months, I had enough recycled material to fill up my Green Religion recycle bin - Hallelujah. Now if only I was a true believer that no more than 13.6% actually gets recycled. And I heard 16.9% gets incinerated - with nearly 70% going to a landfill. I guess it is like religion, it’s all about faith!
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Last week's load of mulched leaves ready for pickup. Putting
out another 3 bags today for pickup. Thank goodness that is over with!
Oh NO.... Stretchy the Red-Eyed Tree Frog had nothing to do with picking up the leaves :-)

Almost all done picking up falling leaves - HURRAH So far over the past week, I have filled eight 30-gallon yard waste bags. And thanks to the high winds we’ve been having, neighbors down the street I am sure are enjoying their Fall season The temps just dropped into the mid-20s f, so the last of the leaves can wait :-)
#falltime #treeleaves #fallcleanup #mapletree #autumncolors #orange #sterlingheightsmi #treebutchering #visitmichigan

The Tower of Beer Can Art
Another used bookstore find while checking out the “Things we find in books” box in the Sterling Heights Public Library’s “Used But Sterling Bookstore. Amazing at times what people leave in books and magazines that they donate.
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3-door graffiti art as part of the soon-to-be-finished Magic Wonder mural on Van Dyke Road in
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During a recent visit to the “in progress” mural being created by the artist Anthony (Tony) Lee - who has a number of murals (over 200) in the city of Detroit and many other cities. It is said that he is bringing new life to the west side of the Zap Zone on Van Dyke Ave, here in Sterling Heights, Michigan. The colorful mural is called Magic Wonder which is said to be an “abstraction of characters, shapes, and colors to give the viewer a fun, and interactive puzzle for the eye”
Since the artist was not around, I took a selfie using his colorful artwork.
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Done during a recent visit to the “in progress” mural being created by the artist Anthony (Tony) Lee - who has a number of murals (over 200) in the city of Detroit and in many other cities. It is said that he is bringing new life to the west side of the Zap Zone on Van Dyke Ave, here in Sterling Heights, Michigan. The colorful mural is called Magic Wonder which is said to be an “abstraction of characters, shapes, and colors to give the viewer a fun, and interactive puzzle for the eye”
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A local carnival in the parking lot of a soon-to-be-demolished Lakeside Mall
Sterling Heights, Michigan

A local carnival in the parking lot of a soon-to-be-demolished Lakeside Mall
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A welcome place.
A local carnival in the parking lot of a soon-to-be-demolished Lakeside Mall
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Or your money runs out......
A local carnival in the parking lot of a soon-to-be-demolished Lakeside Mall
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My friend Kathy photographed this young person getting some face painting done. Her boyfriend/partner was up next.
A local carnival in the parking lot of a soon-to-be-demolished Lakeside Mall
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Sailors Delight.....Or maybe snowmobile riders delight :-)
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Just doing a Selfie Sunday, and not warming up The regular restrooms were closed in the park, so luckily I was able to ask to use the parks Ice Skating Rink restroom
Dodge Park
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After a photo shoot, which included white and pink balloons, flowers and a stepladder. Other than the one person who was curious, I never asked, nor did they say what kind of shoot it was :-)
Dodge Park Bridge
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Another Sunday afternoon walk in Dodge Park, looking for fog. No luck, until I hear a Merry Christmas greeting from behind me. I turned around to see Skip and his neat step-through bicycle. Another surprise when he mention his age - 87 years young. He mentioned riding quite a few miles on the Dodge Park trails each day, which must keep him very healthy. I asked if I could take his photo, he just said “I don’t care!”
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Crown Victoria Police Interceptor Security Vehicle