High Alter of Santa Maria in Traspontina

Churches of Rome Website

I received a message a while back from Ralph Conde who is working on a website http://www.churches-of-rome.info.  He has visited about 80 of the churches in…
Day Farmhouse

Sleeping Bear in the Winter

Hello.  I’m finally back.  Sorry for being gone for so long.  Today I took a trip from Interlochen to Sleeping Bear Dunes.  I’ve been there…

Fall Color Around Leelanau Peninsula

We did manage to hit the peak color in the area this last weekend.  We did a couple hikes and got some photos to share.…

Botanic Gardens at TC Commons

We discovered a real gem at TC Commons last weekend, the Botanic Gardens.  We stopped at the visitor center and were offered a free guided…
Rose Watching the Sunset

Night Sky

Both Friday and Saturday evenings looked to be good for star gazing.  I headed over to the Green Lake boat launch to see the sunset…
And Apples, Too

Christmas Cove Farms

Rose and I drove to Northport Saturday specifically to find the Christmas Cove Farms.  They specialized in heirloom apples, all those apples that aren’t grown…
Reflections of Color

Fall Colors and Fall Loons

Finally, we have decent fall color at the lake.  Got out in the kayak this morning and were not disappointed.  Although not at its peak,…
Bald Eagle in Pine Tree

More Eagles and a Heron

We were at the lake for the holiday weekend, but didn’t get out onto the lake until Tuesday morning.  I’m really glad we got out.…
Eclipse Composite

Eclipse Photo Composite

Well, this is probably the last of the eclipse photos I’ll post.  I put together a composite image of 9 photos across the time of…
Bald Eagle in Pine Tree

Bald Eagle and Red Headed Woodpeckers

It was a bright, sunny morning on the lake.  We had no more than started heading toward the south end of the lake when we…