Tag Archives: lake

not every lake.

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on the first day of fall with friends 

lake michigan

‘not every lake dreams to be an ocean.’

-memet murat ildan

out to sea.

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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

 

 

irish hills, michigan, usa – summer 2024

 

 

the show at day’s end.

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“the sky broke like an egg into full sunset and the water caught fire.”

-pamela hansford johnson

 

 

 

 

 

summer on glen lake, empire/glen arbor, michigan, usa

 

 

to the lake.

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night slowly arrives 

warmly wraps around the lake

color fades away.

“of all the paths you take in life make some lead to the lake.”
– unknown

 

 

on glen lake, empire, michigan, usa – summer 2024

 

 

living forest.

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waking up early 

sitting in the stillness of the lake

 with the birdsong

of 9 different birds

captivated. 

“your head is a living forest full of song birds”

-ee cummings

 

art credit: beth conklin –  Song Birds

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

proof.

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half moon up, half moon down

at night on the lake in the irish hills

 

“moonlight is the proof that there will always be light in darkness.”

-debayan ghosh

wonderful day.

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back at the lake for the first time this spring

 

 

 

 

“this is a wonderful day, i have never seen this one before.”

-maya angelou

 

 

 

irish hills, michigan, usa – spring 2022

view.

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“tis distance lends enchantment to the view, and robes the mountain in its azure hue”

– thomas campbell (scottish poet)

 

 

lake michigan, empire, michigan, usa – june 2021

quiet here.

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a welcome return to the lake

“the world is quiet here.”

-lemony snicket

 

 

glen lake, empire, michigan, usa – june 2021