happy things left behind after someone’s day at the beach on lake michigan
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“there are better things ahead than any we leave behind.”
-c.s.lewis
holland, michigan, usa – fall 2021
Sep25
Tag Archives: michigan
Aug27
enrosadira.
on glen lake as summer’s end approaches
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enrosadira- the exquisite glow that happens at sunrise and sunset.
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glen lake, glen arbor, michigan, usa
Aug21
oldies.
happy i’m still around and sweatin’ with the rest of the michigan oldies – one more special day to celebrate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 20, 2021 Governor Whitmer proclaims August 21 as Older Michigander Day LANSING, Mich. – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, in partnership with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), is celebrating the state’s more than 2.4 million adults aged 60 years and older by proclaiming Aug. 21 as Older Michigander Day.
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“the great thing about getting older is that you don’t lose all the other ages you’ve been.”
-Madeleine L’Engle
Jul25
detroit’s made another trip around the sun.
detroit looks pretty good for being 320 years old
happy birthday.
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“there are cities that get by on their good looks, offer climate and scenery, views of mountains or oceans, rockbound or with palm trees. and there are cities like detroit that have to work for a living.”
-*elmore leonard
*note – (elmore was a prolific american author/screenwriter who lived in the detroit area, where i grew up.
my father resembled elmore in his later years, was frequently mistaken for him,
and signed autographs upon request)
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photo image: detroit river conservancy, detroit riverfront, michigan, usa
Jun27
worth it.
“there are no shortcuts to any place worth going”
-beverly sills
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empire bluffs trail, empire, michigan, usa – june 2021
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
Feb17
snow was falling.
grand circus park, detroit, michigan, usa – 1920s
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walking in the beautiful snowfall yesterday, it was clear some things never change, even after 100 years
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“snow was falling, so much like stars filling the dark trees
that one could easily imagine its reason for being was nothing more than prettiness.”
-mary oliver
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photo credit: historic detroit
Oct21
away.
the end of a wonderful, relaxing weekend away.
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“babies don’t need a vacation but i still see them at the beach.
i’ll go over to them and say,
“what are you doing here, you’ve never worked a day in your life!”
-stephen wright
Jun6
glow.
closing out the day on glen lake
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“in extraordinary times, the ordinary takes on a glow and wonder all its own.”
-mike a. lancaster
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glen lake, empire, michigan, usa
summer 2020
I didn't have my glasses on.... 