Michigan Road Trip

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I found it amusing that the books got their own boxes.
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THIS IS HOW BORING OHIO IS.
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Box reads, "I love my geriatric chow!"
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Note the two-fisted wine drinking, and the panda carrying the bottle.
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Grandma made this quilt for Matt's graduation.
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Deer don't usually hang out in our yard in the middle of the day.
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Look at the sweeeeeeet spoiler and decals on this guy's car!
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That's the Jackson 10 movie theater, where I used to work. Back then, it was only the Jackson 8, though.
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My parents' old barn, now moved and repainted, has been incorporated into my grandparents' shop.
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Inside the barn, a view of the ceiling. It looks just like it did before they reconstructed it!
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Note the old-fashioned square nails, which were removed, saved, and used again in the reconstruction.
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A view of the shop's interior.
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The oldschool sliding door hinges.
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A view out of the back of the store.
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There's a large refridgerated room in the back with this green foam insulation.
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The restored cupola.
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My mom painted this picture of the store when whe was younger - possibly my age.
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A view of the rest of the farm - on the left is the machine shop, then some old gas pumps - then I swear there used to be a big machine in that barn that's not there anymore. Not seen off to the right are the four greenhouses.
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Beehives in the field behind my parents house.
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This begins a long panoramic shot.
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Maggie gets bored and heads back to the house, down the lane. The barn used to stand at the end of the lane.
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Noah is also bored by my panoramic photography. Behind him is the pole barn. I'm not sure why it's called that.
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This old fencepost is an everyday object in these parts.
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This 1920's car used to belong (supposedly) to a movie star who's last name was Adams. Now it resides on the farm.
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An old combine tread.
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I don't have neighbors, just FIELDS OF CORN.
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The cement foundations to a building that is no longer there. The machine shed?
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The chicken coup.
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The pink bike used to be mine, also the light blue bike. Matt's are the dark blue and red bikes.
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This is a really old bike that my dad rides. I'm not sure it was always his.
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My dad beats out our bonfire.
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Maggie is scary.
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Matt worships Satan.
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My dad... possibly an ax-murderer?
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This deer could sing several songs - "Sweet Home Alabama" and "I've Got Friends in Low Places".
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The Emlenton Truck Plaza.