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Milestones

It's September & this last week, the end of summer — well, symbolically — has brought a corresponding, refreshing change in the weather. As in not needing the fans on all night 'cause the temp's in the 50s; as in mild, short-sleeve temps (low-mid 70s) during the day; as in...

Two years...

Today is our anniversary. Buffy's & mine, that is. It's been 2 years since she arrived. In her honor (& mine), I've made some changes to the photo sections of this site, mostly to make 'em more efficient & easier to maintain. Buffy's Place has been integrated into Michigosh Photos,...

February ups & downs

It's been a short strange trip of a month: A week after getting my computer back, it began to misbehave in an even bigger way than before & so the pesky thing had to go back for more rehab. It had been awhile since I'd trekked down to the lakeshore...

Snowy Thanksgiving

Snow-covered spiraea Snowy leaves In just a few hours yesterday afternoon we got some 5-6 inches of snow! (And it wasn't even lake-effect stuff — this time they got more snow inland, some 10-11 inches at Grand Rapids.) The first snow of the season & my first snow-covered Thanksgiving in...

Aurora Borealis 1

Been here 14 months but tonight's the first time I've seen the northern lights since August 1970 when I was up in Vermont...missed it last year due to cloudy conditions. Wish I could've gotten a photo of it but there's too much ambient light here in town & I'm too...

A day in Saugatuck

The beach at Saugatuck State Park The day after Labor Day, Lois & Mac took me down to Saugatuck, about 30 miles or so south of here. It was my first visit to this prized lakeside resort community...which, with its art galleries, quaint shops & gourmet restaurants, resembled nothing so...

Okies in MI / 08-14-04

Pretending Jelly girl Whee!Day 5: Thankfully, the morning revealed that not only had skies stayed clear but temps had gotten warmer, finally reaching the seasonal level & displaying a deep blue sky dotted with perfect white puffy cumulus clouds. Which made it a perfect day for playing outside — how...

Coast Guard festival 2

Grand River view Thursday turned out to be a fine day...not hot & with a cool breeze coming in off the lake, a near-perfect deep blue sky & big white puffy cumulus clouds, a glorious day for photographing the festival before the huge crowds arrived. And I spent 2 hours...

Coast Guard festival 1

Coast Guard festival boats Made it down to the river Sunday morning, hoping to beat the beach-and-festival-going crowds, but no such luck.... Well, the promenade wasn't too crowded, at least at first, and there was a fair amount of boating traffic to focus on (although the morning haze didn't make...

Damp holiday

Rosy Mound Natural Area Friday turned into a good weather day, continued cool (temps in the 50s & 60s) but with a clear & brilliant blue sky. I took advantage of the opportunity & managed a good long hike through Rosy Mound (see new photos here). Am so glad I...

Stormy

Tree at Rosy Mound Hard to believe that just over a week ago we had heavy frost...'cause now we've had heavy thunderstorms (see below for more details), every day or night for the last 5. Have been forced to shut pc down daily to avoid potential problems, which has been...

Meanwhile...

Made it to Grand Rapids for the first time Monday, an hour's drive away. But only to the eastern outskirts of the city, which looked exactly like the outskirts of any other generic American city. A commercial strip, with mall after mall containing the same generic shops now found all...

The trip...a small adventure

nothing serious happened, except it felt like the East Coast just wouldn't let me go...got stuck in a massive traffic jam in Philly, took an hour to reach Pa. turnpike...and then it rained practically the whole time I was in Cincinnati, but as soon as I reached the Michigan border...