Year: 2016
![Cedar Waxwing in the Crab Apple Tree](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_0057.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Cedar Waxwings
We had a treat outside our window today. This morning we noticed a group of cedar waxwings eating crab apples in the tree just behind…
![Backyard Time Lapse](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/MG_7282.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
First Try at Time Lapse
I have enjoyed watching a variety of time lapse videos on Vimeo. Here is an example of one. I have downloaded some software that helps…
![Yellow Flower](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/MG_6958.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
More Signs of Spring
We continue to have warmer then usual temperatures here in southwestern Michigan. The normal high is in the mid-40s, but today it will be in…
![First crosuses of the season](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/MG_6944.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Crocuses in Bloom
Today the temperature hit 70 degrees! It’s only the 8th of March! I’m loving it. I went for a jog this afternoon and saw the…
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My First Gallery Added
I’ve just added a Gallery to the web page. Click on Galleries and then on Winter Cabins @ OCC. I hope to be adding more…
![Snow and Sun](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/MG_6848.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Three Days in the Woods
Last time I wrote, I showed the woods behind my house in a heavy fog. Today, I’ll show more or less the save view on…
![The Woods through Fog](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/MG_6709.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
A Gray Day
It has been a mild winter here in southwest Michigan so far. What little snow we’ve had is all but gone after some unseasonably warm…
![Pine Cones](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/MG_6673.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
First Snow, then Sunshine
We’ve been under a Winter Weather Advisory for the last couple days. We have had very cold temperatures with wind chills near -10 degrees, but…
![Duck Lake Ice](https://i0.wp.com/markyanceyphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/MG_6613.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Winter has come
We’ve made a couple trips up to OCC this “winter” and still haven’t been able to cross country ski. Well, there may have been enough…