Tag Archives: glen lake

rising.

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morning has broken.

“the sun himself is weak when he first rises,

and gathers strength and courage as the day gets on.”

– charles dickens

 

 

 

on glen lake, empire, michigan, usa – april 2023

ailyak.

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 ailyak – the end of a day with family on glen lake

ailyak:

the subtle art of doing everything calmly and without rushing, whilst enjoying the experience and life in general.

-origin: bulgarian

 

 

 

glen lake, empire, michigan, usa 2022

figuring it out.

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how to fit 4 kids and 1 log into 1 boat and get 2 to paddle it to make it move ahead?

use the trial and error and figure it out as you go method.

“if you wait to figure out everything before starting anything, it’ll never happen.”
― dhaval gajera, author

 

 

glen lake, glen arbor, michigan, usa – summer 2021

glow.

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closing out the day on glen lake

 

“in extraordinary times, the ordinary takes on a glow and wonder all its own.”

-mike a. lancaster

 

 

 

glen lake, empire, michigan, usa

summer 2020

the crossing.

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word has it the littles are headed to england.

hopefully they’re back in the states

in time for the first day of school today.

“you can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.”

-rabindranath tagore

glen lake, empire, michigan – summer 2018

ghosts.

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littles

playing, creeping, tiptoeing

ghosts in the graveyard

scaring themselves to death

screaming, spooky, squealing, shrieking

so much fun.

“while it’s cool to think ghosts exist, i don’t want to see one.”

-dean ambrose

summer begins.

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summer begins

up north

with joyful grandie

up late

catching the sunset

in his net. 

 

“summertime is a period for youthful explorations,

a joyful time when we learn lessons

without grand expectations or harsh consequences.” 

-kilroy j. oldster

 

 

sleeping bear dunes national lakeshore, glen lake, empire, michigan, usa