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July 22, 2016
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Calm Evening on the Lake
Orchestra Camp Colony
I was fortunate enough to do two kayak evenings on the lake with Polly, Barb, Laurie, and Pete. The wind and water were calm. The sunset was beautiful. The full moon came up. Here are some of the photos from…
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July 7, 2016
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Evening Rainbow on Duck Lake
Orchestra Camp Colony
Rose and I were headed back from an outdoor concert in TC. The rain held off for us, but it looks like Interlochen got a nice shower. When we got to the light at US-31, we saw a rainbow in…
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July 5, 2016
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Water Lilies Galore
Orchestra Camp Colony
This it the time of year that the water lilies are in full bloom at Duck Lake. I’ve taken several photos of the lilies over the last several days. Here is a (large) sample. By way of comments, please let…
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July 4, 2016
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Kayaks and Herons and Loons, Oh My!
Orchestra Camp Colony
We took an evening kayak paddle around Duck Lake last night. As the sun was going down the lake lay down very quiet as the wind died down and the boats took to shore. It was the end of a…
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July 1, 2016
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Sunny Afternoon at the Lake
Orchestra Camp Colony
A cold front moved through last night, bringing some much needed rain and cleared the air. Although the weather was heavy this morning, it has cleared up and turned into a sunny, cool, windy day. There are white-caps on the…
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June 30, 2016
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Day Lily Time Lapse
Southwest Michigan
I noted the other morning that the day lilies tended to open in the morning and close in the evening. I wondered if I could capture that opening through a time lapse video. My first attempt was either too late…
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June 22, 2016
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A Night-Time Time Lapse Video Revisited
Orchestra Camp Colony
Back on April 18, I posted a time lapse video with stars moving across the night sky. I’ve found a wonderfully simple app to turn all those individual images into a single image that captures the star trails. The really…
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June 14, 2016
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A Calm Day on the Lake
Orchestra Camp Colony
After a very windy day on Sunday causing white-caps on the lake, Monday afternoon was dead calm. The lake was perfectly flat. What a difference a day makes. Here are some photos from the kayak. So, it was another beautiful…
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June 9, 2016
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Old Mission Winery Tour
Northwest Michigan
Rose and I headed up the Old Mission Peninsula a couple weeks ago. We hadn’t done any winery tour on that peninsula in a few years, so we wanted to check out a new winery and some old favorites. First…
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June 9, 2016
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More scenes from the kayak
Orchestra Camp Colony
I haven’t posted any kayak images in a while, so here is a long collection of them from the last few weeks. Not much commentary, but I’ve tried to label each image with the contents. I’ve also seen a pair…
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