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At Whitefish Point we are surrounded by water, and it has been quite rainy recently. But the other night the clouds parted just long enough to see Jupiter and Saturn as well as Venus almost on the other horizon. Yesterday when the rain stopped and the sky started to clear we were fortunate enough toContinue reading “An aquatic art challenge and Whitefish Point”

The art challenge for today is spotted. The above sketch was done at the Belle Isle Aquarium back in the early 1990s. The rest were part of a project illustrating all of the “interesting” animals of Mexico. Each of the big cats have different spotting patterns on their backs. The art challenge for tomorrow isContinue reading “Art challenge – spotted”

It’s time for the Sunday funnies to return. All of my favorites and a few silly memes. There will always be pizza! Why are Americans so anti-metric? It’s so logical and intuitive. And finally, a meme on English, well actually names.

In Spring, 2002 we went to Washington, D.C. because Susan won a Presidential Teaching Award. Additionally, she got to testify before Congress on the state of education in America. As I tell people, I went along as her arm candy. During the day, while she was at meetings and working I found interesting places forContinue reading “Art challenge – keystone and a trip to Washington, D.C.”

When most people think about a desert they think about dry sandy areas. Well, that’s what we have at Whitefish Point. In fact we live on a sand dune that is over 300 feet deep. When we had our well put in they had to go through 300 feet of sand before hitting clay, thenContinue reading “Art challenge – desert”

Before getting to the art challenge for the day, we had to run errands and decided to do this in a “logical” step-by-step way. First we visited a bog where Susan wanted to look for cranberries. She found some, they were Vaccinium oxycoccos, the small cranberry that tends to bloom before the typical large cranberry.Continue reading “Art challenge, a walk in a bog and lunch”

Yes, Snoopy and Woodstock like hockey. More comics in the future.

Spending a lot of time at our cabin we have gotten used to the sound of fog horns, which are rather pleasing as each freighter has a slightly different sound. But when the infamous storms of November arrive it is a different story. The winds blow, frequently all day and night, north winds crossing LakeContinue reading “Art and the sounds of Whitefish Point”

In the fall we often experience rainy days every week. This results in lots of fungi. Some of the common ones that we encounter are the earthstars. These are on our property as well as all of the sandy areas nearby. The small hole in the center is where the spores emerge. After a rainContinue reading “Art challenge and Whitefish Point fungi”

Not a lot to say, other than start your week laughing. Maybe some hockey comics and cartoons on Wednesday!