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The Baby Loon and More
Finally got back up to the lake and in the kayak. It was a pleasure to see the baby loon with Mom and Dad. It…
New Duck Lake Resident
Let’s give a welcome to Duck Lake’s newest resident, Baby Loon! This photo was taken by our good friend on the peninsula, Jane Shoup.…
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…