Dreams of Summer

Since this is what our winter weather looks like now:

I decided that we needed an update with some more picturesque thoughts. Below are a few pictures from last summer. The first is from a pond from the Twisted Fish Gallery north of Traverse City, MI. They were calm enough, I could get close enough to count the hairs on the frogs!


Next, the one high point of an otherwise very forgettable vacation was a successful fishing trip. We only caught perch and gar, but at least the gar were fun to catch!



We visited the "Butterflies are Blooming" exibit at the Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids, which provided many nice subjects for photos. However, not many of them were interested in sitting still to have their portrait made!



However, plants are easier to catch for a picture- you just have to catch them at the right time.


And I'll leave you with a sunset over Lake Michigan from early September. Hopefully, it won't be too long before we're back down to the beach. Not tonight however-- temperatures are supposed to be in the 20's with 30-40 mph winds and snow.