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Seeing Beauty in the Everyday World
Southwest Michigan
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1–2 minutesAround the Home Garden
Read More →: Around the Home GardenWe’ve had some lovely flowers in the garden this year. I hope you enjoy some of the photos from our yard and garden. These ornamental grasses are about a foot high. They make a nice pattern when focusing on just…
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1–2 minutesFlower Close-Ups
Read More →: Flower Close-UpsI 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 it was fun to experiment with it again. This lens lets me get really close…
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1–2 minutesRedbud and Dogwood
Read More →: Redbud and DogwoodThe redbud is in full bloom and is spectacular this year. The dogwood, as usual, is a bit behind the redbud, but is starting to come along. Here are a few photo I took yesterday. There is a place in…
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1–2 minutesSummer Flowers
Read More →: Summer FlowersAfter a couple days of storms and wind, it is nice to see the sun shinning. We have some zinnias and grasses planted in front of the house that were explosions of color this morning. Here are some of the…
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1–2 minutesAnother Layer of Fresh Snow
Read More →: Another Layer of Fresh SnowWe got another inch or so of fresh snow last night. The ice from yesterday starting to fall from the trees, replaced by the snow sticking to all the branches of the trees. Here are a few images from this…
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1–2 minutesNew Year Day Ice
Read More →: New Year Day IceWelcome to 2021! In spite of many things we will be glad to put behind us, 2020 had some really good things I am thankful for. I hope each of you can reflect on some of the good from the…
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1–2 minutesConjunction of Jupiter and Saturn – Well not Quite
Read More →: Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn – Well not QuiteWe headed out to the local park last week in hopes of seeing the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn. Unfortunately, we live in southwest Michigan where the clouds build in the evening from being near the lakes. So, just as…
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1–2 minutesBackyard Birds
Read More →: Backyard BirdsWe bought a wren house a number of years ago and finally put it up this spring at the new house. It didn’t take long before we had a pair of wrens move in and start decorating. I love…
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1–2 minutesAt the Bird Feeder
Read More →: At the Bird FeederOur new neighbors have a bird feeder that brings in all kinds of birds and even squirrels. Here’s a few photos shot through our back window. I hope you have survived the latest winter storm. We have…
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1–2 minutesWinter Storm Bruce
Read More →: Winter Storm BruceWe woke up this morning to 4-5″ of wet heavy snow. If nobody had to drive in it, it would be pretty.Well, even then it is still pretty. Here’s a few pictures for all my southern/warm weather friends. …
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.
