Shrine to St. Francis

Italy – View from the Hotel

Our hotel wasn’t in the heart of old Assisi, but had a lot of Italian charm.  The views were wonderful and teased us about the…
Santa Maria degli Angeli and Basilica di San Francesco d'Assisi

Pilgrimage to Italy – Day 1

We are just back from a wonderful trip to Italy.  We were gone 11 days and visited the cities of Assisi, Florence, Siena, and Rome,…
Color at High Rollaway

High Rollaway

I think we hit the peak color in NW Michigan last weekend.  Although the color wasn’t as vivid as in some years, it was still…
Wooden Fence and Corn Field

A bit more fall color

Here in the Kalamazoo area, we are still a bit short of peak color.  I took a drive west of town Monday with my mom…
Another spot of color along the west shore

Fall Afternoon on the Lake

Last weekend, we managed to get back out on the lake in the kayaks late one afternoon.  The color isn’t full peak, yet, but that’s…
Old Iron Bridge over Manistee River

Something to Whet your Appetite

We are starting to get some color in the north Michigan woods.  It is just a few trees here and there, nothing wide-spread, yet.  It’s…
Eagle in Flight with Sliver of Moon

A Beautiful Evening Kayak

A couple weeks ago, a small group went out on Duck Lake for an evening paddle.  It was a beautiful evening to be on the…
Bambi in Profile

Morning Visitor

This morning about 8:45, this Bambi walked across my back yard.  It entered the woods just behind the yard and stopped.  I grabbed the camera,…
Stars and Milky Way

Starry Night

I went down to the lake about 10:30 tonight to see the stars.  WOW!  What a night for the stars.  It was a perfect evening…
Hosta Blossoms with Bee

Summer Flower Gardens

With the peak of summer upon us, I needed to photograph some of the summer flowers, butterflies, and birds in the gardens around our house. …