Photo of the Week: Song Sparrow, Sign of Spring

Brown, white, and black sparrow with brown streaks on a white breast pauses at it forages on the green grass. The bird is looking forward, blue sky and tree branches in the blurry background.

Despite our back and forth winter weather in southeast Michigan this month (yesterday, we had snow squalls and “feel-like” temperatures of 9 degrees Farenheit, two days ago we had temperatures in the mid-50’s), signs of spring have arrived.

Spring-flowering purple crocuses are blooming, maple buds have burst, and Song Sparrows have returned to our area.

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Metro Detroit WordPress April 2023: What’s New In WordPress 6.2

Colorful WordPress stickers strewn across a black table

Join our Metro Detroit WordPress meetup on Monday, April 3, 2023 for our discussion of What’s New in WordPress 6.2.

We’ll take a look at the new features in the WordPress 6.2 version and highlight some of the more interesting enhancements.

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Photo of the Week: The J.W. Westcott Company

Gray brick office building of The J.W. Westcott Co. Detroit River Station, with bright red door and chain link fence around part of the building. Blue sky with fluffy white clouds in the background.

Tucked on a street east of Riverside Park in southwest Detroit, on the bank of the Detroit River south of the Ambassador Bridge, you’ll find the small gray building of The J.W. Westcott Company.

If you’re not familiar, the company is known for its official U.S. Postal Service mail boat, a floating post office with its own zip code: 48222.

The world’s first non-military floating postal zip code.

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