Seeing Beauty in the Everyday World
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OK, it could be Ollie’s garden, but I really think it’s Barb’s garden. Barb – You planted such a nice garden and all your plants look great. As I was walking around the colony, I saw how nice everything looked…
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Although we woke up to 1/2 inch of snow over the weekend, the days did warm nicely and big puffy clouds formed in the sky. After a quick walk to the lake, I realized that this was a great opportunity…
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Spring is full of great sights and sounds. The song birds are singing their hearts out for us to enjoy. The loons are calling. the woodpeckers are pecking. The frogs are so loud they sound like birds chirping. And there was…
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I stayed up late last night and captured another time lapse video. This one was after dark with the stars moving through the sky. These time lapse videos are still a work in progress, so bear with me as I…
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We’ve made a couple trips up to OCC this “winter” and still haven’t been able to cross country ski. Well, there may have been enough snow on New Year’s Day, but we had some chores to take care of and…
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MLive, a Michigan local news web site, had an article entitled “Vintage photos show Michigan summer camp life in 1942” posted this morning. It is about the Interlochen Center for the Arts. It has a collection of 40 photos that…
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Although I could hear the wind in the trees, I had to go out in the kayak for just a little bit to see what color was along the lake shore. I wasn’t expecting great reflections due to the wind,…
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So, is summer over? Or, is this just a day on the calendar like any other? With the weather over the weekend, I’d say summer is here for a while. I got out for a kayak paddle around Duck Lake…
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Saturday was another beautiful morning on Duck Lake in a kayak. There was almost no wind and the lake was very flat. There was a paddle-board and a couple other kayaks out there along with a few fishermen. Oh, and…
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Thanks 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…