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November 16, 2016
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Pilgrimage to Italy – Day 1
Travel
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, and saw many beautiful churches, cathedrals, and basilicas. I will share some of the photos…
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October 25, 2016
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High Rollaway
Northwest Michigan
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 beautiful. We made a trip to High Rollaway to the overlook of the Manistee River.…
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October 20, 2016
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A bit more fall color
Southwest Michigan
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 and saw some beautiful trees, but not the wide-spread color that is (hopefully) yet to…
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October 13, 2016
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Fall Afternoon on the Lake
Orchestra Camp Colony
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 coming soon. In addition to some color, we had a real treat of watching a…
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October 12, 2016
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Something to Whet your Appetite
Northwest Michigan
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 coming. It will be here soon. But, just to whet the appetite, here are some…
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September 16, 2016
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A Beautiful Evening Kayak
Orchestra Camp Colony
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 lake. Here’s some photos from out tour of the lake. The water was calm, so…
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August 8, 2016
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Morning Visitor
Orchestra Camp Colony
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, but didn’t want to shoot through the screens in the windows. So, I carefully opened…
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August 8, 2016
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Starry Night
Orchestra Camp Colony
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 with the moon having set earlier, no clouds, and mild weather. I was able to…
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August 7, 2016
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Summer Flower Gardens
Southwest Michigan
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. But first, I’ll start with this cardinal that I heard singing in the top of…
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August 2, 2016
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Sunset on Green Lake
Northwest Michigan
Rose and I decided to go over to Green Lake to watch the sunset on Saturday. We sat on the dock at the boat launch as the sun set. It wasn’t the most spectacular sunset we’ve seen, but it was…
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