Seeing Beauty in the Everyday World
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Well, this is probably the last of the eclipse photos I’ll post. I put together a composite image of 9 photos across the time of the eclipse. You can see a larger view by clicking on the image. Mark
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I photographed the eclipse yesterday at a near-by park. My goal was to take a photo every minute and make a time lapse video. Well, the clouds interfered with the first few minutes and then intermittently after that. However, I…
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Here in southwest Michigan, we had about 85% coverage for the solar eclipse. No, not the total eclipse that others had, but still a pretty neat experience. I claimed my space at the local park, got my gear set up,…
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I’ve been blessed to have a robin’s nest just outside my office window. I have watched the robins build the nest and sit on the eggs. Now, the eggs have hatched and there are three baby robins being fed non-stop…
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This is the time of year when the flowers in Rose’s flower beds are really beautiful. Although I took these photos a couple weeks ago, and things change every day, they are still beautiful. Here are some photos from the…
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There is one garden at Meijer’s Gardens that is for the kids. Yes, there were a lot of kids there, but it was fun for adults, too. One area is meant to get kids to explore their five…
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The Japanese Garden is one of the new features since we had last been to Meijer Gardens. The garden was designed by Hoichi Kurisu and the firm Kurisu International and was opened to the public in the spring of 2015. As…
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Continuing our tour of Meijer Gardens. Fortunately, the web site for Meijer Gardens (http://www.meijergardens.org) has many sculptures identified and I will be using that help to identify the photos I share below. I recommend that you visit their site for…
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Rose and I visited the Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids about 2 weeks ago. We missed the butterfly exhibit by a couple weeks, but were still impressed with all we saw. It had been many years since we had been…
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Well, we’ve had our April showers, even into May, so it’s time for May flowers. Here’s a few examples from near where I live. Our crab apple trees never fail to amaze with their blossoms. However, this year, there are…