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Seeing Beauty in the Everyday World
Orchestra Camp Colony
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1–2 minutesGreat Weekend at the Lake
Read More →: Great Weekend at the LakeHere it is, Memorial Day weekend. We have waited for warm weather and the long weekend. Well, we got both this weekend. Sunny skies, warm and dry weather. You couldn’t ask for much better than this. Saturday morning started with…
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1–2 minutesSigns of Spring
Read More →: Signs of SpringIt looks like Spring has come to Orchestra Camp Colony. Driving up on Friday afternoon the woods were spectacular with trilliums. Although it was a chilly morning, the sun did come out and we hauled the kayaks down to…
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1–2 minutesMore Winter Scenes from OCC
Read More →: More Winter Scenes from OCCSunday morning came and the sun was a wonderful sight. Blue skies and shadows. Still, Spring will be most welcome this year.
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1–2 minutesFull Moon over the Cabin
Read More →: Full Moon over the CabinWe arrived back at the cabin after about two months away. Fall is certainly here now. The snow what blanketed the ground a few days ago is melted. Tonight is, or is nearly, the full moon. Here is an image…
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2–3 minutesBeautiful Morning on the Lake
Read More →: Beautiful Morning on the LakeIt has been three weeks since I’ve been up to the lake. The colors are starting to show in the trees. The air is cool and the sun is warm. It is a little bit breezy, but so bad as…
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2–3 minutesJust another morning on the lake (I wish)
Read More →: Just another morning on the lake (I wish)Its been a couple weeks since we have been up to the lake and we wanted to get out in the kayaks. Saturday was threatening rain, Sunday was a bit windy, but no rain in the forecast, so out we…
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1–2 minutesSolitude
Read More →: SolitudeThe end of a busy work-week. The end of a beautiful day. Let’s go out on the lake in the kayaks. As Rose says, “Every minute you spend on the lake in a kayak is a minute added to your…
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1–2 minutesAnother Guest Blog
Read More →: Another Guest BlogThis must be a record, three posts on the same day, so be sure to scroll all the way down to catch all of them. Thank you all for the wonderful comments I got on Jane Shoup’s photo I posted…
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1–2 minutesA much calmer day
Read More →: A much calmer dayI was back out in the kayak this morning. The winds had died down and the water was flat, like a mirror. Beautiful. Again, I saw Mom and Baby at the south end of the lake. They were off in…
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1–2 minutesAnother view from the kayak
Read More →: Another view from the kayakToday was one of those beautiful days in northern Michigan. Cool and dry, just a light breeze. Its what I call Up North Weather. Although the lake was quite rough last night, I went out anyway. I did get to…
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.
