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Art, photography and tee-shirts

This is a tee-shirt that I recently found on-line. Something about it really speaks to me. More tee-shirts that perfectly describe me. I have carried a camera with me for many years. Back in the early 1970s I had a small Leica, which I sold in the 1980s. I miss that camera, it was smallContinue reading “Art, photography and tee-shirts”

Shorebirds at Whitefish Point

Spending a lot of time on the shore and sand dundes at Whitefish Point means that you will see a lot of shorebirds. The obvious target for the majority of birdwatchers is Piping Plover. But there are a lot of other shorebirds as well. Adult Piping Plover. Piping Plover chick running across the stones andContinue reading “Shorebirds at Whitefish Point”

Another day, another orchid

There’s never a day at Whitefish Point that isn’t interesting. Many times it’s with birds, sometimes insects or plants. Today it was with an orchid. The day started with clear skies and 59F. I was sitting on the deck sipping coffee when I took out my phone and got this picture. After a walk toContinue reading “Another day, another orchid”

An Anniversary

I’m sitting down writing on a cool morning at Whitefish Point where it’s 55F Thinking about our wedding in 1987. It was a hot July day, approaching 100F in 1987 that Susan and I were married in our backyard. What a day. So many friends and family came to celebrate with us. Alexis was 5Continue reading “An Anniversary”

Butterflies and dinner

Currently there is very little diversity in butterflies at Whitefish Point. But there are still some interesting ones. I’m not a big fan of European skippers, they usually show up in the hundreds or even the thousands. However, seeing just one is OK, even though they are a non-native invasive. Over the past few daysContinue reading “Butterflies and dinner”

A night filled with moths

We’re back at Whitefish Point which means some serious mothing! Getting up in the morning to between two and three hundred moths resulted in hours of photographing and identifying moths. The moth above is a Wavy chestnut Y, which beside being a beautiful moth is an interesting name. The moth on the left is aContinue reading “A night filled with moths”

Back in Paradise

Settled into the cabin after a long day of travel to Whitefish Point. Not really a stressful drive, as it was a beautiful day that was warmer than had been predicted. I am always amazed at the variation in gas prices on our trips north. It was $3.69/gallon at the closest station to us inContinue reading “Back in Paradise”

Tweny years with the “new” garden

Time flies. It’s hard to believe that we built the raised beds in 2004. And here it is this years (a few days ago). It pretty much looks the same. Now that the garlic has dried. It has been trimmed and is ready to go into the basement. The largest heads are the size ofContinue reading “Tweny years with the “new” garden”

A day filled with insects

We went to Embury Road the other day searching for several birds that I hadn’t seen or heard this year – Blue-winged Warbler and Cerulean Warbler. We managed to find both species. But the high-lights for our time on there were the insects. Nothing like starting the morning with a Leconte’s Haploa, a nice mothContinue reading “A day filled with insects”

Political cartoons for July 4th

Somehow with everything that has been happening this year celebrating Independence Day with sad humor seems appropriate. Slow versus lies. It’s time to place limits on Supreme Court appointments. Turning the phrase onto those really stealing rights. The Supreme Court has made a terrible decision recently and is turning the court into a joke. AndContinue reading “Political cartoons for July 4th”