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Family Reunion in East Lansing with Neil and Melinda Suits and Joined by Julia Suits
July 2009 |
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The Cast of Characters |
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Jane Vieth Suits
Professor of British History at Michigan State University
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Alan Poe Suits
(Retired) |
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Julia Suits
Julia lives in Moorhead, MN and has just come
from a
visit with her parents Joan and Thad in Aiken, SC
She is a cartoonist for New Yorker Magazine and a
political cartoonist for Creators Syndicate
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Evan Suits
Evan is a senior software engineer for Oracle, Corp. |
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Daniel Burbidge Suits
He turned ninety-one this summer
(Photo by Melinda)
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Kathleen Suits
Evan and Kathy have a home in Lancaster, MA
But are residing now in East Lansing
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Melinda Miano Suits
Melinda is employed by Head Start |
Neil Scott Suits
Neil is a Professor of Earth Science at Montana State University - Billings
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Sue Willers
Sue does creative audio visual productions for the
State of Michigan and is a fine musician in her spare time
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Alan Suits
Watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer
(Photo by Melinda)
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Alan Suits
In an ugly pose
(Photo by Melinda) |
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Julia Suits
(Photo by Melinda)
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Sue Willers
(Photo by Melinda)
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Dining in Celebration of Melinda's Birthday |
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Sue, Melinda and Glenna |
Daniel, Kathy and Evan Suits |
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Glenna and Neil Checking the Smart Phone |
The Girls with Chance |
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All The Girls
(back row) Glenna, Jane and Julia (in front) Kathy, Sue and Melinda
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The Boys
Evan, Dan, Neil and Alan |
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Julia and Daniel keep score at a Lansing Lugnuts baseball game
(Photos by Evan)
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We visit Glenna and Sue in Pinckney, MI |
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Front view of the house |
At Glenna and Sue's Place |
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Greater Sandhill Cranes (Grus canadensis)
- enjoying Sue & Glenna's backyard
During migration hundreds of cranes will stop off for days at the Audubon Baker Sanctuary near Sue and Glenna's home.
September to early November, late October is best. Cranes gather each evening in shallow, secluded marshes during migration called staging areas. In the early morning cranes leave their staging areas to feed in nearby fields. In the mid-afternoon (3-5 p.m.) the cranes start returning to spend the night in the safety of the marsh.
Mornings and early afternoons spent driving roads within five miles of the Baker Sanctuary can sometimes be rewarded with finding large flocks of cranes feeding in farm fields.
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Our Miniature Pond and Waterfall
Many people think this is just a "water feature," but I am proud to say it has all the aspects of a larger pond including bluegill,
goldfish, frogs, water striders, and 3 types of aquatic plants. The frogs just show up every year and the plants are perrenials.
The sound of the tiny waterfall is very soothing. It's 200 gallons and has a deep end to keep fish alive over the winter. -Glenna |
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We visit Melinda's Family in Farmington Hills, MI
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Kathi Lowe (sister), Sue Ella Miano (mother) ,
Mark Miano (brother) and Melinda Suits |
Kathi Lowe, Sue Ella Miano and Melinda Suits |
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