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Seeing Beauty in the Everyday World
Northwest Michigan
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1–2 minutesSeven Bridges
Read More →: Seven BridgesThere is a small nature area on Valley Rd about 3 or 4 miles east of Rapid City, MI, called Seven Bridges. The Rapid River divides into several small streams that flow through the area. There are several bridges across…
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3–5 minutesHiking Around the Sleeping Bear Dunes
Read More →: Hiking Around the Sleeping Bear DunesLast weekend I visited a few places around the Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore in the areas near Empire and Glen Arbor. Even in the winter, this is a beautiful place. The first stop was along the Platte River, just before…
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1–2 minutesHigh Rollaway
Read More →: High RollawayI 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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1–2 minutesSomething to Whet your Appetite
Read More →: Something to Whet your AppetiteWe 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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1–2 minutesSunset on Green Lake
Read More →: Sunset on Green LakeRose 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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2–3 minutesOld Mission Winery Tour
Read More →: Old Mission Winery TourRose 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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1–2 minutesTC Commons Tour
Read More →: TC Commons TourRose and I did the guided historic tour at TC Commons, formerly the TC State Hospital. Wonderful tour. It is such a great story, both the building of the facility and the renovation that is currently underway. See the gallery…
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1–2 minutesA Bit of Fall Color
Read More →: A Bit of Fall ColorWe made it back to the north woods this weekend. I spent yesterday morning in search of fall color. Although there is some very nice color, it isn’t widespread, just a few trees here and there. Even without large expanses…
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1–2 minutesFlowers vs. Weeds – Some more identifications
Read More →: Flowers vs. Weeds – Some more identificationsThanks to Sandy for the ID of the Woodland Sunflower. I then bought the book “Wildflowers of Michigan – Field Guide” by Stan Tekiela to ID some others. The updated IDs are listed below each flower where available. Again, if…
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1–2 minutesFlowers vs. Weeds
Read More →: Flowers vs. WeedsWhen I walk around the dirt roads and paths near here I see lots of blooms. Are they flowers or are they weeds? I guess one man’s treasure is another man’s trash, but to me they are all beautiful. Some…
Mark Yancey
I’m Mark Yancey. I try to capture the everyday beauty around us all. It is amazing the things I see when I’ve got my camera in my hand that I might otherwise simply pass by. I also enjoy travel and share my travel photos here. If you have any questions or comments, please let me know.
