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Alaskan Cruise Day 1 – Vancouver
Rose and I finally were able to take our Alaskan cruise. We started planning in 2019 and had the trip postponed twice due to Covid. …
Traverse City Botanical Gardens
Back in late June, we visited the Traverse City Botanical Gardens at the Historic Barns Park. We wandered around the grounds a bit and then…
Flower Close-Ups
I was inspired by the flowers in our front garden and pulled out my macro lens. I haven’t used this one for a while, so…
An Evening Visitor
We had an evening visitor last night. A young screech owl was sitting on the back of a bench on our porch at the cabin. …
Birds, Turtles, and Water Lilies
We finally got back on the lake this morning. It is going to be a warm day, so we wanted to get out early. We…
Flat Water
We are back at the lake and got out in the kayaks last evening with a friend. It was a wonderful evening to be on…
Pink Lady’s Slippers
We found a beautiful wild flower on the common property of Orchestra Camp Colony this week, pink lady’s slippers. They may have bloomed every year,…
Napoleon Memorial Day Parade and Celebration
There is something about a small-town Memorial Day Parade that I enjoy, even more so when the Grand Marshall is my 99 year-old father-in-law. Having…
Redbud and Dogwood
The redbud is in full bloom and is spectacular this year. The dogwood, as usual, is a bit behind the redbud, but is starting to…
The Lake to Ourselves
This morning was the first that we put our kayaks in the lake. It was a still morning and the water was pretty flat, a…