on the first day of fall with friends
lake michigan
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‘not every lake dreams to be an ocean.’
-memet murat ildan
Sep22
Category Archives: lake
Aug31
out to sea.
at the lake with friends
swimming, floating, slow boating, lolling around
we encounter this merry band on shore
you never know who you will run across
when out to sea
best to make quick friends of them.
—
‘the circus arrives without warning.’
-erin morgenstern
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irish hills, michigan, usa – summer 2024
Jul26
the show at day’s end.
“the sky broke like an egg into full sunset and the water caught fire.”
-pamela hansford johnson
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summer on glen lake, empire/glen arbor, michigan, usa
May6
living forest.
waking up early
sitting in the stillness of the lake
with the birdsong
of 9 different birds
captivated.
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“your head is a living forest full of song birds”
-ee cummings
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art credit: beth conklin – Song Birds
Sep10
perfect face.
full moon rising and floating
on grand traverse bay
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“the moon was but a chin of gold a day or two ago,
and now she turns her perfect face upon the world below.”-
-emily dickinson
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traverse bay, traverse city, michigan, usa
september 2022
Sep5
proof.
half moon up, half moon down
at night on the lake in the irish hills
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“moonlight is the proof that there will always be light in darkness.”
-debayan ghosh
Apr24
wonderful day.
back at the lake for the first time this spring
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“this is a wonderful day, i have never seen this one before.”
-maya angelou
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irish hills, michigan, usa – spring 2022
Jun26
view.
“tis distance lends enchantment to the view, and robes the mountain in its azure hue”
– thomas campbell (scottish poet)
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lake michigan, empire, michigan, usa – june 2021
Jun23
quiet here.
a welcome return to the lake
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“the world is quiet here.”
-lemony snicket
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glen lake, empire, michigan, usa – june 2021
Jun18
serenade.
a warm welcome from mother nature
walking with
2 grands
through
1 park
1 forest
finding
3 sister lakes
mother nature
and
forest daddy
a family affair.
3rd sister lake
“In memory of “Daddy” Filbert Roth
Head of Forestry School (UM)
1902-1923
By his Forestry Boys
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“nature is a serenade for souls willing to hear.”
-saba k.
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Dolph Park, Saginaw Forest, 3 Sister Lakes – Ann Arbor, MI, USA
June 2021
I didn't have my glasses on.... 