Month: May 2017
Scenes from the Kayak
I’ve been out a few times in the kayak in Duck Lake. Every year brings things that are familiar and things that are different. This…
Meijer’s Gardens – Children’s Garden
There is one garden at Meijer’s Gardens that is for the kids. Yes, there were a lot of kids there, but it was fun for…
Meijer Gardens – Japanese Garden
The Japanese Garden is one of the new features since we had last been to Meijer Gardens. The garden was designed by Hoichi Kurisu and the…
Meijer Gardens – Part 2
Continuing our tour of Meijer Gardens. Fortunately, the web site for Meijer Gardens (http://www.meijergardens.org) has many sculptures identified and I will be using that help…
Meijer Gardens – Part 1
Rose and I visited the Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids about 2 weeks ago. We missed the butterfly exhibit by a couple weeks, but were…
More Scenes from Northwest Michigan
Yesterday I posted some photos of the trilliums and other wildflowers from the Sleeping Bear area a couple weeks ago. Today I’ll share some of…
Lots of Trilliums and other Spring Wild Flowers
I was hiking in the Sleeping Bear area of northwest Michigan a couple weeks ago and saw lots of trilliums and other spring flowers. They…
Spring on the Lake
Yesterday afternoon was beautiful up here. Down state it was raining and 45 degrees. Up here the sun was shining, the winds were calm, and…
May Flowers
Well, we’ve had our April showers, even into May, so it’s time for May flowers. Here’s a few examples from near where I live. Our…
Ducks on Duck Lake
Again, I’m more than a week behind, but I did get out on the lake during our last trip north. There were lots of ducks…