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hve1.bsky.social @hve1.bsky.social · 16d

RIP #JohnLodge of the #MoodyBlues. We were lucky to see them at #MeijerGardens back in 2014. allthingsgr.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-...

hve1.bsky.social @hve1.bsky.social · 21d

Visit #PeggysCove in #NovaScotia when you can. #NaturesBeauty #Lighthouse #Canada ♥️ ionnature.blogspot.com/2025/10/pegg...

Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada ~ September 26, 2025

Peggy's Cove is a small village on the eastern shore of St. Margaret's Bay in Nova Scotia. The village was established in 1811 and fishing w...

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hve1.bsky.social @hve1.bsky.social · 21d

Happy birthday to President #ChesterArthur, born October 5, 1829 (or 1830 as it says on his grave plaque). #OTD #History historicsitesvisited-presidential.blogspot.com/2025/06/ches...

hve1.bsky.social @hve1.bsky.social · Sep 8

See this fantastic #Caillebotte exhibition at the #ArtInstitute in #Chicago until October 5. These are some of my favorites: ionnature.blogspot.com/2025/09/art-...

Art Institute of Chicago - Caillebotte Painting His World Exhibition ~ September 3, 2025

It's a fantastic exhibition of his work, showing until October 5 so see it if you can. The exhibit is well laid out and if you move counter-...

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hve1.bsky.social @hve1.bsky.social · Sep 1

Happy #LaborDay! The Spirit of Solidarity commemorates the #FurnitureStrike of 1911 in #GrandRapids. See the link for photos & info. allthingsgr.blogspot.com/2025/09/spir...

Spirit of Solidarity ~ Happy Labor Day!

This sculpture was dedicated in 2007 on the 96th anniversary of the 1911 furniture strike of Grand Rapids. Workers faced deplorable living c...

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hve1.bsky.social @hve1.bsky.social · Aug 25

RIP Neil Armstrong, who passed from this earth on August 25, 2012. His ashes were dropped into the Atlantic Ocean 💔 miscellaneousmusings-hve.blogspot.com/2024/12/neil...

hve1.bsky.social @hve1.bsky.social · Aug 25

Every second Saturday of the month we visit and share with our Heartside neighbors. See the link for more info. #Heartside #GrandRapids #GRMI #BeANeighbor www.grnforn.org www.grnforn.org/post/second-...

Second Saturday with Neighbors

Saturday, August 9, 2025A person should not have to hold certain religious beliefs, be sober or drug-free, or be mentally healthy in order to receive food, kindness, and shelter. And we can all choose...

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hve1.bsky.social @hve1.bsky.social · Aug 19

Happy birthday to Bill Clinton, born today in 1946 in Hope, Arkansas. #PresidentClinton #History #Arkansas historicsitesvisited-presidential.blogspot.com/2023/08/will...

William Jefferson Clinton ~ August 19, 1946 -

42nd President, 1993-2001 Bill Clinton sites visited: Clinton's birth home in Hope, Arkansas. Two souvenir pins. In 2023, we traveled to Lit...

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hve1.bsky.social @hve1.bsky.social · Aug 10

RIP Jim Lovell. You were one of the best ♥️ We never met you but did meet your spacecraft. See the link for pics. #JimLovell #NASA #Apollo8 #Apollo11 miscellaneousmusings-hve.blogspot.com/2025/08/jame...

hve1.bsky.social @hve1.bsky.social · Aug 5

Happy birthday to Neil Armstrong, born August 5, 1930. See the link for Armstrong sites and artifacts. #NeilArmstrong #Apollo11 #NASA #MoonWalker miscellaneousmusings-hve.blogspot.com/2024/12/neil...

Neil Armstrong ~ August 5, 1930 - August 25, 2012

Armstrong is arguably the most famous astronaut in the world but he started as a naval aviator and test pilot. He was chosen by NASA in the ...

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hve1.bsky.social @hve1.bsky.social · Jun 28

President James Madison died June 28, 1836, and is buried on his Montpelier estate in Virginia: #OnThisDay #OTD #JamesMadison #History #President #Montpelier historicsitesvisited-presidential.blogspot.com/2024/06/jame...

hve1.bsky.social @hve1.bsky.social · Jun 28

Same!

hve1.bsky.social @hve1.bsky.social · Jun 22

We just bombed Iran. Is JD Vance happy? #Iran #JDVance #trump

hve1.bsky.social @hve1.bsky.social · Jun 20

The Blues Brothers was released June 20, 1980 and some of the movie was filmed in Joliet, Illinois. "It's 106 miles to Chicago..." #BluesBrothers #Joliet #OldJolietPrison #Illinois ionnature.blogspot.com/2025/01/the-...

hve1.bsky.social @hve1.bsky.social · Jun 12

Medgar Evers was a World War II veteran and a civil rights activist. He was murdered at his home on June 12, 1963 by a white supremacist, who was finally jailed in 1994. #RIPMedgarEvers #CivilRights #ArlingtonNationalCemetery #History ionnature.blogspot.com/2025/05/arli...

hve1.bsky.social @hve1.bsky.social · Jun 12

George H.W. Bush was born today in 1924. #OnThisDay #OTD #GeorgeHWBush #Birthday #History #President historicsitesvisited-presidential.blogspot.com/2024/06/geor...

George H.W. Bush ~ June 12, 1924 - November 30, 2018

41st President, 1989 - 1993 George H.W. Bush sites visited: George Bush was born here at 173 Adams Street in Milton, Massachusetts. It's a p...

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hve1.bsky.social @hve1.bsky.social · Jun 7

Happy Pride Month! #StonewallInn ionnature.blogspot.com/2023/06/ston...

Stonewall Inn, 53 Christopher St, New York

Fifty-four years ago this week, the Stonewall uprising took place (1969) and became a turning point in the fight for LGBTQ rights. On our 20...

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hve1.bsky.social @hve1.bsky.social · Jun 7

It was a grand day at @meijergardens so see the link for photos. #meijergardens #grandrapids #sculptures #art #garden #installations allthingsgr.blogspot.com/2025/06/meij...

Meijer Gardens ~ June 6, 2025

It was a beautiful day for a walk and I wanted to see a couple of new things that were recently installed at the Gardens. The first one was ...

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hve1.bsky.social @hve1.bsky.social · Jun 5

Ronald Reagan died June 5, 2004, and is buried at his Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. See the link for other Reagan sites visited. #RonaldReagan #History #President #OnThisDay #OTD #SimiValley historicsitesvisited-presidential.blogspot.com/2021/09/rona...

hve1.bsky.social @hve1.bsky.social · Jun 1

President James Buchanan died June 1, 1868, and is buried in Woodward Hill Cemetery in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. #JamesBuchanan #President #History #OnThisDay #OTD historicsitesvisited-presidential.blogspot.com/2020/12/jame...

hve1.bsky.social @hve1.bsky.social · Jun 1

On May 31 & June 1 in 1921, what was called a race riot but was really a massacre took place in Tulsa, Oklahoma. #BlackWallStreet #TulsaMassacre #TulsaRiot #History #Tulsa #Oklahoma ionnature.blogspot.com/2025/06/tuls...

Tulsa, Oklahoma

On May 31, 1921, the Tulsa Massacre began and continued through June 1. The Greenwood District, "Black Wall Street," that held over 300 Blac...

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hve1.bsky.social @hve1.bsky.social · Jun 1

The Pickle Back is a great, local watering hole so stop in next time you're near Marne! #PickleBack #Marne #Michigan #LocalWateringHole localwateringholes.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-...

The Pickle Back, 14624 16th Avenue, Marne ~ March 25, 2025

We had a great night at The Pickle Back! The place is huge but other than a dozen people at the bar, the place was nearly empty (we were tol...

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hve1.bsky.social @hve1.bsky.social · May 29

Happy birthday to #JFK, born May 29, 1917. See the link for #Kennedy sites visited: #President #History #ArlingtonNationalCemetery historicsitesvisited-presidential.blogspot.com/2024/11/john...

John Fitzgerald Kennedy ~ May 29, 1917 - November 22, 1963

35th President, 1961-1963 JFK sites visited: JFK was born at 83 Beals Street in Brookline, MA, in 1917. We happened to eat here on a visit ...

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hve1.bsky.social @hve1.bsky.social · May 27

On this Memorial Day here are photos from our two visits to Arlington National Cemetery so see the link for photos. Let's always remember those who gave their lives in service to our country #MemorialDay #ArlingtonNationalCemetery #TomboftheUnknownSoldier ionnature.blogspot.com/2025/05/arli...

Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington Virginia ~ 2015 & 2024

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier contains the remains of a World War I veteran. Nearby are the bodies of a veteran from World War II and one ...

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hve1.bsky.social @hve1.bsky.social · May 25

Today is the five year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd: #OnThisDay #OTD #GeorgeFloyd ionnature.blogspot.com/2025/05/geor...

George Floyd Square ~ Minneapolis, Minnesota

George P, Floyd (October 14, 1973 - May 25, 2020), an African American, was murdered by white police officer, Derek Chauvin, on this site on...

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