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Darrell Ide

@darrellupnorth.bsky.social
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Hiker, kayaker, camper, rustic furniture builder and cabin re-haber. Progressive to the core. Day job is in electric utilities. Proud cat dad. Lover of all things northern Michigan. Favorite authors: Neil Degrasse Tyson, Carl Sagan, Aldo Leopold.

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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 7h
Surf will be up tomorrow.🏄‍♂️🌊
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
An excellent red to go with that 🔥 fire. Lake Michigan Shore appellation. Those tall red pines were just sprouts when I was a kid.
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Campfire for a chilly October night at the cabin
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
They even have an Eiffel Tower, just like that 'other' Paris!😁
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Still raise German brown trout here. I think they were hungry
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Visit to the old Paris (MI) fish hatchery
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Just picked the last tomato and jalapeño batch by flashlight tonight before the frost gets 'em
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Apparently I'm running a pick your own apple orchard in the front yard
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
What a Schmitt Stain.
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Colors from high atop Piney Woods Mountain behind the cabin today🍁
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Yep, that should be enough campfire wood for tonight. I just couldn't cut down that old stump. It looked like a whale
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Perfect weather!😁
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I got part of it done, then had to cut some campfire wood
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
And Ziggy doing Ziggy things
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Well, at least they won big tonight. Let's finish out the season on a high note!
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Extreme Molly close up
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I am NOT happy. This is ridiculous 😒. I'm still calling it Comerica. Or maybe I'll just go back to calling Tiger Stadium.🙂
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Supposed to be down in the 40's tonight so Molly made me light the fireplace. Ziggy seems to agree.😄
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I know what those grapes will get turned into.😁
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I couldn't resist, it's damn good! No sugar added to the apple/pear mixture. Just lemon juice and corn starch to thicken. And cinnamon. About a 1/3 cup brown sugar and a stick of melted butter to the oatmeal. I wish those pears would keep longer in the fridge but they don't sadly.
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Fresh picked apples & pears from my own front yard orchard. Got turned into an apple/pear oatmeal crisp.😋
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Yep
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Sometimes it's wise just to stay in port
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A visit to the old Jonesville Bridge in Leota MI yesterday
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Beer was pretty good. Of course I couldn't leave without buying a pint glass for the collection. 😁
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Cool spiderweb between two spruce trees in the yard this morning
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
A win is a win.😅
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Good crowd at the Big House tonight. Just a 100,000 or so.😁
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Mmmmmm........still getting delicious beets from the garden
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The roses are LOVING all this rain!
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Late summer pink rose in the front garden
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The Rose of Sharon's I planted really perked up after the last rain
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Only a week away from a NEW MST3K!!
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Mushrooms 🍄 behind the cabin this weekend
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Me too Jeanne. Stay safe my friend! I'm working up at the cabin this weekend. 2nd coat of stain on the deck. It looks great!
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Still nothing
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Ive got the perfect view to the east Linda!😁
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Waiting on the eclipse
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Last rays of sunlight Last night
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Happy Caturday from Molly Green Eyes
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Big thunderstorms off to the north
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Have you been to this place? Right in downtown Cadillac on Mitchell. We went there a week or so ago. Wife had the Cuban sando and I had Perch & chips. Excellent food! Beer not too bad either. Brewed right there.
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
3 1/4 inches of rain overnight!
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The apple thieves are at work this morning
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Darrell Ide @darrellupnorth.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
He should be!😁. Here's mine for when I'm on the road. Doesn't have cool cats but it does have the Greatest of the Greats.😊
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