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	There&rsquo;s a common phrase most &ldquo;michiganders&rdquo; like to use in regards to the weather: &ldquo;if you don&rsquo;t like it, wait 5 minutes and it will change!&rdquo; Well, it took a little bit longer than 5 minutes, but spring still came and went in a flash. During our first week we had 2 feet of snow on the ground, and a couple of weeks later we were kayaking on Big Twin Lake. I&rsquo;ve now had the privilege to visit Au Sable during the spring, summer and winter seasons, but spring has by far been my favorite time of the year to be here.&nbsp; Flowers are blooming, spring peepers are &ldquo;peeping,&rdquo; and the trees go from barren twigs to bright shades of green. It&rsquo;s definitely a special time. Instead of just telling you about how the campus is changing seasons, I&rsquo;d rather show you through a &ldquo;photo-blog.&rdquo; I&rsquo;ve been taking a lot of photos during our internship, enough to say with confidence that I am the &ldquo;unofficial photographer.&rdquo; I hope you enjoy what you see!</p>
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	Psalm 19:1 &ldquo;The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.&rdquo;</p>
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	The internship began with a foot of snow on the ground, so during training week we needed to snowshoe the trails!</p>
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	Louis&#39; Pond April 25th, 2 days before our first group of students arrive to study wetlands. &nbsp;Yikes!</p>
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	Louis&#39; Pond May 26th, quite the transformation.</p>
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	Kayaking on Big Twin Lake after a sunny day of teaching.</p>
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	Turkey eggs along the blue trail.</p>
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	Beef Steak Mushroom. I have to remind the students: &ldquo;DO NOT KICK OVER THE MUSHROOMS!&rdquo; They are always tempted&hellip;</p>
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	Spring Beauties!</p>
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	White Throated Sparrow perched outside out house.</p>
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	A side venture to Grass River natural area.</p>
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	A chorus of Spring Peepers on Louie&#39;s Pond.</p>
