Former U.S. President Trump was convicted of all 34 counts against him. This is an historic moment. No former President has been convicted of a crime. Now, the wait begins. With the verdict Trump’s lawyers will be fighting the verdict. What will the judge do with sentencing? This case will undoubtedly dominate the news forContinue reading “Ex-President convicted”
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Finally, some flowers!
Last night we had a beautiful sunset. This is one of the great joys of having an upper deck that faces west. White flowers seem to be dominating currently. The plant on the left is wild strawberry, there must be thousands between our place and the lighthouse at Whitefish Point. The plant on the rightContinue reading “Finally, some flowers!”
Time for some political humor
The situation in Palestine is intolerable. The current fascist Israeli government had turned Gaza into the Warsaw ghetto of the 1940s. The truth of the matter is that the anti-Arab situation in Israel started as soon as the state of Israel was formed. Got to love Doonesbury a no-holds barred cartoon. I cannot imagine thatContinue reading “Time for some political humor”
A night filled with moths
When the nights are warmer and without a threat of rain we set up the lights for attracting moths. In this part of May it’s still chancy regarding what we might get at Whitefish Point. The other night was better than we had recently experienced. Here are a few of our moths. We had severalContinue reading “A night filled with moths”
Birdathon at Whitefish Point.
Well, as expected the day started out drizzly and with mist until about noon. The number and variety of birds was lower than the day before. But we managed about 135 species with about a dozen observers. Money raised with this effort will go to supporting the Whitefish Point Bird Observatory. In the course ofContinue reading “Birdathon at Whitefish Point.”
Birds at Whitefish Point
Finally, a small push in passerines at Whitefish Point. We had 12 species of warblers, 2 vireos, 2 flycatchers and a sparrow. Also the Great-tailed Grackle continues to be seen at the point. Warblers included: Nashville, Myrtle, Yellow, Blackburnian, Common Yellowthroat, Magnolia, Tennessee, Black-throated Green, Canada, Orange-crowned and Wilson’s. Vireos were Red-eyed and Philadelphia. FlycatchersContinue reading “Birds at Whitefish Point”
A busy day
Our day started with finishing what we needed to in the garden. There are 46 tomato plants (various cherry, roma and beef beef), 27 hot peppers (9 varieties), 15 basil and a new rosemary. Hopefully they will all make it until we’re home later in the month. On our way north we stopped just eastContinue reading “A busy day”
Whitefish Point and traveling
It’s always sad when we head south from Whitefish Point, but we have a house to take care of in Ann Arbor. It was nice seeing Troy, Dan and Alison for a while before leaving. On the way home we stopped at King’s in Moran to get salmon, lake trout and pasties for three mealsContinue reading “Whitefish Point and traveling”
Time for some harriers
I love watching harriers migrate. Of all of the raptors they have the most-bouyant flight. Additionally when seen well you can identify males, females and juveniles. This is a juvenile harrier. This is probably a juvenile female that passed close to me. At the same time there are always eagles to watch at Whitefish Point.Continue reading “Time for some harriers”
Orchids in Mackinac County, Michigan
Yesterday we made our first real trip this year searching for orchids. We thought that the orchid season should be early this year – we weren’t disappointed. The first orchids that we found were Striped coralroot. They weren’t quite blooming but were close. In another week or two they’ll be open. Next we found theContinue reading “Orchids in Mackinac County, Michigan”
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