I’m sitting watching the sun rise and thinking about the fascist government and the shutdown soI decided to start the day thinking about comics and laughing. Snoopy, Woodstock and friends celebrating the invention of the roof. Ah, the challenges of writing. What else do you do when golfing. As I think back to golfing whenContinue reading “Starting October laughing”
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Great start to the day
Nothing like starting the day with the aurora on the northwestern horizon. Or as the song goes/or should go: Woke up it was a Whitefish morning and the first that I saw was the glow of the aurora greeting me to start the day… Now, continuing to check what I want to take with meContinue reading “Great start to the day”
A crazy week
Last night was a beautiful Moonrise as the sun was setting. But as it has been for awhile the week was dominated by crazy politics. Francis is a wonderful cartoon. I would recommend it to anybody interested in subtle humor. Not much to be said here. More later…
Music at Whitefish Point
Yesterday started out foggy and cool, which made it great for seeing spider webs. But the highlight of the day was a house concert at our friends Jan and Kurt’s. We got there pretty early when the only people there were working on set up. Our friend Jim introduced the band – Whirled. Once theContinue reading “Music at Whitefish Point”
Thinking about diseases as I get ready to travel
In another week I will be heading to the Pantanal, Brazil. I have all the vaccinations that I will need. Actually I’ve had them for years since I traveled to Panama. The main ones for that trip were Hepatitis-A & B, as well as Yellow Fever. So I am not worried about those. What doesContinue reading “Thinking about diseases as I get ready to travel”
Whitefish Point – late September
We’re back at Whitefish Point with lost going on over the next few days. This is the Friends of Whitefish Point birding group which is lead by Alison and Chris. Tomorrow will be a house concert where we’ll get to not only hear some music but also see a bunch of friends. Bird-wise things haveContinue reading “Whitefish Point – late September”
Some humor to start the week
As we are entering Fall we are looking forward to some autumnal fun and enjoyment. And that’s what they don’t exist together! Somehow we sadly missed seeing Cicada killers this year. And back to preying mantises. Preying mantis sex can be tough on males. At the Mantis café. And now the final family photo. MoreContinue reading “Some humor to start the week”
The Urban Gardener – Late September
Our vegetable garden is down to mostly flowers, herbs and kale. We will probably get tomatoes for another 2-3 weeks and maybe one last picking of green beans. In 3-4 weeks the garden will be put to rest until next year. At least a weeks worth of green beans picked yesterday along with a bunchContinue reading “The Urban Gardener – Late September”
A few plants from last week
On our way home from Whitefish Point we stopped at Pointe Labarbe near St. Ignace, Michigan. There were two reasons that we were there. Plants and raptors. When we left Whitefish Point it was quite foggy. When I got up I knew it was foggy before looking outside – distant fog horns on the bayContinue reading “A few plants from last week”
It’s caterpillar season
We just got back from Whitefish Point. Where ever we are at this time of year it’s when we end up finding a lot of caterpillars. I’m not saying that we didn’t find a lot during the summer, but there are more now as many species are in their final instar (molts) and are gettingContinue reading “It’s caterpillar season”
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