Latitude: 41.9600325
Longitude: -86.1939409
Elevation: 222 meters / 728 feet
Barometric Pressure 987KPa

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Spillways by rexp2, Here view of all the spillways at the abandoned dam on the Dowagiac River on Pucker Street in Niles.
Spillways by rexp2
Six-Pointer Buck by Zach Frieben, Creek Road; Niles, MI 2017 michigan nilesmi creekroad whitetaileddeer buck sixpointer canon70300isii
Six-Pointer Buck by Zach Frieben
Under the bridge by rexp2, This is the view from under the Amtrak bridge over the St. Joseph River at Niles MI.  It was well af
Under the bridge by rexp2
Melt water by rexp2, Warm weather melted much of the snow and this water is pouring over the dam on the Dowagiac River.
Melt water by rexp2
The Chapin House, Niles, MI by Equinox27, The side view of this beautiful mansion.

"This Queen Anne style house, completed in 1884, was
The Chapin House, Niles, MI by Equinox27
At the dam by rexp2, A very wet spring has filled the rivers to overflowing conditions.  More water than usual is flowing
At the dam by rexp2
Chapin House Detail by Equinox27, Closeup view of this beautiful mansion.

The information on this house identifies the style of this
Chapin House Detail by Equinox27
Spillway ice by rexp2, Snow and Ice have formed on the spillways at the Pucker Street Dam on the Dowagiac River in Niles, M
Spillway ice by rexp2
St Joseph River (St Joe) by dinannee,                                autumn michigan river stjoseph
St Joseph River (St Joe) by dinannee
Minox, Slide Duplicator, El-Nikkor 25mm f/4 by rexp2, The Pucker Street Dam at Niles Michigan made a fitting location for testing my "new" Minox
Minox, Slide Duplicator, El-Nikkor 25mm f/4 by rexp2
A1244919-Edit by Ty Hamlet Photography, Hasselblad H3Dii - 31
A1244919-Edit by Ty Hamlet Photography
Spillway flow by rexp2, This is one of the spillways at an abounded dam on the Dowagiac River in Losensky Park.

Photographe
Spillway flow by rexp2
Dowagiac River by rexp2, This is the view down the Dowagiac River on a very clear night.

Photographed using a Sony Alpha 7R
Dowagiac River by rexp2
Marchantia polymorpha Gemmae cups by rexp2, This liverwort is, I think, Marchantia polymorpha.  Note the cup shaped features near the margins of
Marchantia polymorpha Gemmae cups by rexp2
Niles, MI Chamber of Commerce by Equinox27, Built as the Carnegie Library in 1903 with a grant of $15,000, it now serves as the city's Chamber o
Niles, MI Chamber of Commerce by Equinox27
Dried bush by rexp2, This is a dried up bush from last summer on a wetland which was formerly the impoundment for the Puc
Dried bush by rexp2
Uncoiled xylem wall by rexp2, This is a transverse section through the leaf near the stem on Asarum canadense, or  wild ginger.
Uncoiled xylem wall by rexp2
Serene Dewey Lake with burn/dodge by wsilver, lake dock community sister michigan lakes commons burn dodge dewey communitycommons
Serene Dewey Lake with burn/dodge by wsilver
Wreath by rexp2, Somebody made this Queen Ann's Lace wreath and left it on the rail of the bridge at the Pucker Stree
Wreath by rexp2
Tiger Swallowtail by rexp2, Here, a Tiger Swallowtail butterfly sits upon a Queen Ann's Lace Flower along the Dowagiac River.

P
Tiger Swallowtail by rexp2
Dairy farm by rexp2, A dairy farm in Berrien County, Michigan under a blue sky.

Photographed with an Olympus E-PL1 using
Dairy farm by rexp2
Calpyogeja sp. by rexp2, This is a dorsal view of the leafy liverwort Calpyogeja sp. (I think).  Above the stem is a tubular
Calpyogeja sp. by rexp2
Physarum nutans by rexp2, This looks like the sporangia of Physarum nutans.  The peridium or cover over the mass of spores is
Physarum nutans by rexp2
The dam by rexp2, This is the Pucker Street Dam at the site where most of my recent insect photos have been taken.  I
The dam by rexp2
Michigan Central by rexp2, The Michigan Central Railroad Station (Amtrak) at Niles Michigan made a fitting location for testing
Michigan Central by rexp2
Coexistance by rexp2, Two species of slime mold coexit on a decaying log at the edge of the Dowagiac River.  The brown Ste
Coexistance by rexp2
Dowagiac River by rexp2, Winter has come to the Dowagiac River.

Photographed using a Nikkor 28mm f/2.8 lens on a Sony A7R.wi
Dowagiac River by rexp2
Buckeye by rexp2, A Buckeye butterfly along the Dowagiac River.

Photographed using an Olympus E-PL1 micro 4/3 camera
Buckeye by rexp2
IR at the dam by rexp2, This is an early evening infrared photo of the Pucker Street Dam from the impounment on the Dowagiac
IR at the dam by rexp2
Stemonitis sp. by rexp2, This Stemonitis sp. slime mold was on the same fallen log as the previous photo in the photo stream.
Stemonitis sp. by rexp2
Kim picking lavender at Lavender Hill Farm of Niles, Michigan by bill.d, U-pick lavender in July. <a href="http://www.thelavenderhill.com/" rel="nofollow">www.thelavenderhil
Kim picking lavender at Lavender Hill Farm of Niles, Michigan by bill.d
Artomyces pyxidatus by rexp2, Theses a top down view of Artomyces pyxidatus fungus fruiting bodies.  There were several examples o
Artomyces pyxidatus by rexp2
Fasciated Dandelion by rexp2, This is a fasciated Dandelion (Taraxacum sp.).  Note the wider than normal stem.  A side view would
Fasciated Dandelion by rexp2
Ciliate external structure by rexp2, This is a Ciliate from a spring near the dam on the  Dowagiac River.  The specimen was dried on the
Ciliate external structure by rexp2
A tree at the dam by rexp2, This is an early evening infrared photo of the Pucker Street Dam from next to the spillway on the Do
A tree at the dam by rexp2
Tree on Pucker Street by rexp2, This is an infrared photo of a tree along Pucker Street at Niles, MI last sunday when the sun was la
Tree on Pucker Street by rexp2
Tricia Floriforms sporangia capillitium by rexp2, Tricia Floriforms sporangia contain capillitium which are spiny spiraling strands. each of these str
Tricia Floriforms sporangia capillitium by rexp2
Spread-wing Skipper? by rexp2, Im guessing this is some kind of 
Spread-wing Skipper butterflyl.  Photographed along the Dowagiac R
Spread-wing Skipper? by rexp2
Stemonitis sp. peridium by rexp2, Stemonitis sp. sporangium peridium from a tree on the edge of the Dowagiac River.  A macro view is a
Stemonitis sp. peridium by rexp2
Drinking fountain by rexp2, The park on the site of the abandoned dam on the Dowagiac River is home to this abandoned water foun
Drinking fountain by rexp2
Damselfly in the sun by rexp2, The sun was on this Black-Winged Damselfly, while the forest beyond was in deep shadow.

Photographe
Damselfly in the sun by rexp2
Crescentspot by rexp2, This Crescentspot Butterfly has seen better days, but it was very cooperative as it feed on a Queen
Crescentspot by rexp2
LAKE CHAPIN MI Collage by dinannee, Autumn Memories along the Road
LAKE CHAPIN MI Collage by dinannee
High Voltage by rexp2, A view through many rides on the midway at the Berrien County Youth Fair 2009.  Somehow this photo r
High Voltage by rexp2
Rivendell by rexp2, This is the view down the Dowagiac River at night from the park at the Pucker Street Dam.

Photograp
Rivendell by rexp2
Liley by rexp2, A Water Liley was in bloom and was providing a resting place for a small Damsel Fly in a wetland nea
Liley by rexp2
Monarch Caterpillar by rexp2, This is a Monarch Caterpillar which was found on the impoundment side of the Pucker Street Dam on th
Monarch Caterpillar by rexp2
Down the river by rexp2, This is the view down the former outflow channel at the Pucker Street Dam on the Dowagiac River, whe
Down the river by rexp2
Brefeldia maxima by rexp2, This is a slime mold which classified as Brefeldia maxima.  It is also known as Tapioca Slime.  It w
Brefeldia maxima by rexp2
Painted Turtle by rexp2, A small painted turtle sits on a log in the sun in the abandoned outflow channel of the Pucker Stree
Painted Turtle by rexp2
Fritillary by rexp2, This is some kind of Fritillary butterfly, as found along the Dowagiac River.

Photographed using a
Fritillary by rexp2
Eastern Black Swallowtail by rexp2, I think this is an Eastern Black Swallowtail butterfly.  It was getting late and this butterfly just
Eastern Black Swallowtail by rexp2
Snow on the outflow by rexp2, A wet snow clung to the trees along the Dowagiac River in this view up the outflow canal from the ab
Snow on the outflow by rexp2
Berrien Springs Dam by rexp2, This is the view up the St. Joseph River at the Powerhouse for the Berrien Springs Dam.  This is the
Berrien Springs Dam by rexp2
Polypores by rexp2, These polypore mushrooms, shown here in the ventral view, were growing on a freshly fractured log ly
Polypores by rexp2
Flower with fly by rexp2, This little flower was really attracting flys.

Photographed using an Olympus E-PL1 with a Bellows N
Flower with fly by rexp2
Down the river by rexp2, This the view south of the dam on the island formed by the Dowagiac river and the outflow from the P
Down the river by rexp2
Stemonitis sp. capillitium by rexp2, Stemonitis sp. sporangium from a tree on the edge of the Dowagiac River.  A macro view is at:  <a hr
Stemonitis sp. capillitium by rexp2
White Trillium by bill.d, Trillium Ravine Prairie Plant Preserve, Niles, Michiganmichigan niles trilliumravineprairieplantpres
White Trillium by bill.d
Green by rexp2, Pucker Street Dam takes on a green glow on gloomy and rainy days.

Photographed with an Olympus E-PL
Green by rexp2