What I Found Interesting: December 17, 2025

Green-colored copper sculpture of girl laying down on her stomach on the ground reading a book, brown mulch surround the sculpture, green-leafed white-flowered shrubs in the background.

A newly discovered interstellar comet makes it closest approach to Earth, a best-selling children’s author plans to release 50 new books, and the history of the first digital camera are a few of the interesting stories I’ve read and enjoyed in the past month.

I hope you enjoy them, too!

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Photo of the Week: Cloud Reflections in Lake Erie

A lake scene in which the blue sky and fluffy white clouds in the sky are reflected in calm blue water. In the foreground, the rocky shoreline frames the photo. In the distance on the lake, you can see small black shapes of waterfowl, including Common Merganser and Mallards.

If you didn’t know this photo was taken in the past week, in the cold of a southeast Michigan winter with temperatures barely in the double digits Fahrenheit, you might think today’s photo of the week was taken on a warm day.

But it you look carefully in the rocks along the shoreline, you’ll notice white patches of snow and ice.

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Holiday Events in West Metro Detroit

Hand-painted Santa Claus ornament.

While this post is mostly a reminder to myself to not miss some my favorite holiday events, it’s also a post for folks in west metro Detroit who are looking for family-friendly holiday activities.

However you celebrate the end-of-year holidays, you might enjoy some of the activities, music, and outdoor fun happening before the end of 2025.

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