Latitude: 41.946445
Longitude: -86.19563
Elevation: 224 meters / 735 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
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Six-Pointer Buck by Zach Frieben, Creek Road; Niles, MI 2017 michigan nilesmi creekroad whitetaileddeer buck sixpointer canon70300isii
Six-Pointer Buck by Zach Frieben
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
Autumn Creek by Kenneth J. Garcia, autumn fall leaves gardens creek botanical woods stream michigan buchanan botanicalgardens preserve
Autumn Creek by Kenneth J. Garcia
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
Rocks and ice by rexp2, With the rain yesterday and higher temperatures, the St. Joseph River is flowing well over the Frenc
Rocks and ice by rexp2
Spillway flow by rexp2, This is one of the spillways at an abounded dam on the Dowagiac River in Losensky Park.

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Spillway flow by rexp2
Fernwood Trail by Kenneth J. Garcia, nature garden spring michigan trail wildflowers preserve fernwood niles fernwoodbotanicalgardenandna
Fernwood Trail by Kenneth J. Garcia
Fernwood on film (filters: noise light, grain none) by rexp2, A path at Fernwood Botanical Garden in Summer.

Photographed on Velvia 100 using a Nikon FE and a po
Fernwood on film (filters: noise light, grain none) 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
Spiral xylem wall by rexp2, This is a transverse section through the leaf near the stem on Asarum canadense, or  wild ginger.
Spiral xylem wall by rexp2
Do you not know death when you see it? by bill.d, This is straight out of the camera.

I hadn't really intended on continuing this Lord or Rings theme
Do you not know death when you see it? by bill.d
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
River sunsets by oh_its_grace,
River sunsets by oh_its_grace
Vorticella by rexp2, Many vorticella were among spirogyra algae filaments in spring water from near the Pucker Street Dam
Vorticella 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
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
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
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
Power house by rexp2, This is a test of a new lens for my Olympus E-PL1 micro 4/3 camera.  I just picked up the 75-300mm l
Power house by rexp2
Forest Glen by Attleeboy, In the forest glen …

I was going to say something poetic.. but meh... maybe later.camping trees for
Forest Glen by Attleeboy
Upside down tree by rexp2, A tree has gone over the French Paper Dam at Niles and has collected ice from the St. Joseph River.
Upside down tree 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
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
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
Paper plant II by rexp2, This is French Paper at Niles, MI. as photographed from above the dam on the St. Joseph River.

Phot
Paper plant II by rexp2
Winter spring by rexp2, A small spring flows into the Dowagiac River down stream from the Pucker Street Dam.

This hand held
Winter spring 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
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
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