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The regular waterbird counter Alec on the left and the substitute counter Chris on the right. Two miserable day then finally the sky cleared, the rain stopped and things were better. Yesterday was a stiff northerly with intermittent rain. But today the sunrise was quite delightful. Two freighters that appeared to be racing towards SaultContinue reading “Sunny day at Whitefish Point”

It was a rainy day at Whitefish Point. That gave me the perfect opportunity to get caught up on posting some sketches. The prompt for October 17th was “salty.” So I drew a seashell that Susan picked up last February on the beach in New Smyrna Beach. The prompt for October 18th was “scrape.” ThatContinue reading “Inktober – batch five”

An amazing sunrise at Whitefish Point. This photo is from the lower deck. The next one is from the upper deck. Each has its own merit. With strong south/southeast winds the clouds were soon gone, then replaced by others well after the sun was up. I think that when people think about fall color theyContinue reading “Fall colors – plants and birds”

I think that BC nailed it the other day. Now on to the ride north. It was barely beyond Washtenaw County that we started seeing the billboards for cannabis. I guess that “Granny knows best in Whitmore Lake.” And if you’re having trouble finding a place to get your cannabis just follow the directions fromContinue reading “Back at Whitefish Point for the week”

Our day started with breakfast at Nick’s which due to road work was really hard to access. But we managed to meet Mike and Linda. Then Mike came with us to Lower Huron Metropark. At Lower Huron we decided to walk the Wood Creek Rustic Trails. This nice trail had a lot of nice trees.Continue reading “Sunny Sunday morning breakfast and a walk”

Having seen a few Bullet ants I thought that this was a nice cartoon. Susan and I had dinner tonight with Don and Loree at Los Tres Amigos in Chelsea. Now I’m stuffed. Since I have been posting some drawings from Inktober I thought I should post the pens and pencils that I have beenContinue reading “Another beautiful October day”

Before getting to some drawings, there are two photos from the web. This is one of Olympia in Detroit. I had the pleasure of seeing many Detroit Red Wings games there. I saw one professional lacrosse game there when Detroit had a team. Finally I went to several concerts there including seeing Blind Faith, (withContinue reading “Inktober – batch four”

The soon to be released new quarter will feature an Asian-American for the first time. Now on to some humor. Had to use nasty viruses for humor, but Doonesbury nailed it. High Occupancy Vehicle lanes are found in many major cities in the U.S. It’s sad that two people qualify as “high occupancy.” My brother-in-lawContinue reading “Humor for a snowy fall day”

Wow, 18 inches of snow south-west of Marquette, but almost none at Whitefish Point. It was an interesting fall snowstorm. Now, on to some drawings. The Inktober prompt for October 8th was match. So I did a “match” of two people’s hearts. October 9th prompt was “nest.” Here’s a quick sketch of a Palm WarblerContinue reading “Inktober – group three”

While research shows that drinking 3-4 cups of coffee in the morning helps people live longer. The above statement has always been my philosophy. Regardless of what you think, let’s sit down and talk. The Pandemic Doctor is here talking to old friends about – you guessed it, the pandemic. It’s still here, and forContinue reading “Let’s have a cup of coffee and talk”