On our way to Petosky we needed to stop for lunch. Since our favorite lunch stop, Wholesome Dine or Dash in Waters was closed we decided to go to our second most favorite lunch spot – Alpine Tavern and Eatery in Gaylord. I had the beef barley soup and a salad which was quite nice.Continue reading “Heading north into winter”
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Sitting inside after breakfast
I made blueberry pancakes this morning for breakfast. Since it’s currently -11F (-24C) I don’t seeing heading outside soon. But have been thinking about art, drawing and painting. In two weeks we’ll be back in the Upper Peninsula looking for birds with friends. What will we find? Who knows? Regardless, it’ll be interesting and fun.Continue reading “Sitting inside after breakfast”
A special visitor
We always appreciate visitors, both friends and animals. In the past couple of weeks we had friends with or without a dog visiting and it’s always nice. But our feeders also have nice visitors. While they are meant for birds and always have bird visitors we also get an array of other animals. In AnnContinue reading “A special visitor”
A vistor last night at Whitefish Point
Sometimes when you get up early in the morning you see something surprising. Wee this morning I turned on the bayside lights to see how much it snowed last night and saw that we got an inch or two. But what was really surprising was we also had visitors who left taracks in the freshContinue reading “A vistor last night at Whitefish Point”
Another day at Whitefish Point, December, 2025
This morning it was a lot warmer than yesterday at the same time. We started our walk and it was 15F. We opened the front door letting some heat out, but keeping the storm door closed and these ice crystals formed yesterday. No need to do that today. While the point was warmer and withContinue reading “Another day at Whitefish Point, December, 2025”
Whitefish Point – December, 2025
We are planning to spend 8-10 days at Whitefish Point. The weather forecast looks like it will snow every day, which is no surprise and it doesn’t bother us. As I am sitting here writing it is still dark outside and 7F. But inside with a fire going in the wood stove the cabin isContinue reading “Whitefish Point – December, 2025”
A heavy late fall snow
It started snowing before 4 pm yesterday and there is still light scattered snow now at 9 am. I went out and started shoveling the drive, a bit before 8 am. Ifigure there was about 3-4″. and since it was 33F it was extremely and not easy to move quickly. This is what the driveContinue reading “A heavy late fall snow”
Bald Eagles in Michigan
First, second, third and fourth year Bald Eagles (left to right) sketches by me. During migration there is a progression of age classes of Bald Eagles. Early migration is dominated by adult birds and second year birds. Then as migration progresses there is a steady increase in first year birds. Third year birds are leastContinue reading “Bald Eagles in Michigan”
Whitefish Point – Long-eared Owls
We are back at Whitefish Point, Michigan for a bit. It’s always nice when the drive from southern Michigan is easy and the weather is nice. Last night after walking to the point after dinner it had become quite cloudy with a moderate breeze from the west. This meant that any birds flying in theContinue reading “Whitefish Point – Long-eared Owls”
Whitefish Point – migrating hawks
The past two days have ha nice numbers of migrating hawks. This was dominated by Sharp-shinned Hawks, Northern Harriers and Rough-legged Hawks, which are all nice to see in numbers. A Sharp-shinned Hawk that landed in a dead tree. Rough-legged Hawks were dominated by light-colored birds although a few dark ones passed by. Northern HarriersContinue reading “Whitefish Point – migrating hawks”
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