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	<img alt="" src="{filedir_5}Lauren 1.jpg" style="width: 250px; height: 165px; float: right; " />Winter is a season unlike any other.&nbsp; The sounds of winter are muted and discreet, but still there.&nbsp; Colors may seem absent as you look around and see various shades of whites and greys.&nbsp; However, when you engage all five of your senses, winter can be just as magnificent and enjoyable as the other three seasons in Michigan.&nbsp;</p>
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	Snow falling from tree limbs makes soft thuds as it hits the blanketed ground below.&nbsp; A pair of blue jays cries out high up in the empty tree branches bringing a voice that breaks through the stillness.&nbsp; The wind whispers through the trees telling us that there is still life in this winter wonderland.&nbsp; After days without sunlight, when the sun finally breaks through it makes the earth shimmer like a million diamonds on the ground.&nbsp; A little brush of green pine needles or glimpse of blue sky between the leafless branches is like fireworks on a dark night.&nbsp; The seemingly bland white of winter actually magnifies Michigan&rsquo;s beauty during this time of year. &nbsp;</p>
