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- Snow, snow, snow and it’s really __ __ __ __ __
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Tag Archives: Keweenaw Bay
Loss and gain
We lost my father-in-law, Jim, this weekend. Barry lost his dad. Our kids lost their dear grandpa. Our loss is heaven’s gain. I don’t have much inclination to write. It’s a quiet time. But I am reflecting on loss and … Continue reading
Posted in March 2022
Tagged death, family, gain, Keweenaw Bay, life, loss, spring, Upper Peninsula, winter
72 Comments
Snow, snow, snow and it’s really __ __ __ __ __
So while my “southern” friends are posting pictures of crocuses and daffodils, we’re still getting snow, snow and more snow. If you’re a Wordle player (which I am) please guess the following word __ __ __ __ __ You have … Continue reading
Posted in February 2022
Tagged Keweenaw Bay, photography, plowing, shoveling, snow, Upper Peninsula, winter, Wordle
45 Comments
It’s January 74th and we got da heebie-jeebies!
I saw a meme on Facebook this week: It literally feels like January 74th. You too? Or is it just me? I know it’s not just me because Ally Bean over at the Spectacled Bean says she’s beyond bored. She’s … Continue reading
Posted in January 2022
Tagged boredom, cabin fever, endless January, humor, ice fishing, Keweenaw Bay, long winter, Sand Point, Upper Peninsula
43 Comments
No swimming yet, kids
You may feel tired of seeing ice pictures. Many here in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are weary, too, of the broken ice which swells into the bays of Lake Superior, then blows outward, then returns to us in patterns and reflections … Continue reading
Posted in May 2014
Tagged ice, Keweenaw Bay, L'Anse Sentinel, Lake Superior, long winter, Marquette, photography, Upper Peninsula
20 Comments
A photo a day keeps the doctor away.
I am pondering taking this blog in a new direction for a while. Feeling inspired to dust off the camera again. To share photos. Perhaps even daily, at times. A photo a day keeps the doctor away. No need to … Continue reading
Posted in May 2014
Tagged humor, iceberg, Keweenaw Bay, Lake Superior, life, photography, thoughts
18 Comments
Ice melts.
You wonder about the story of our lives here in the Upper Peninsula? It could be summed up in two words: Ice melts. Ice melts on the bays. Ice turns blue, shaky, unstable. Don’t walk on it. Turn, instead, toward … Continue reading
Posted in May 2014
Tagged ice, Keweenaw Bay, photography, Sand Point Lighthouse, Second Sand Beach, spring, Upper Peninsula, winter
28 Comments
Gratitude for sh*t
Gentle reader, We’ve now reached Week 3 of this Gratitude series. This week something happened. I hesitate to tell you what. It might offend your sensibilities. Literally, this might stink. It is a very sh*tty blog. But let us persevere! … Continue reading
Posted in October 2013
Tagged blessings, garden, gratitude, humor, Keweenaw Bay, life, thoughts
39 Comments
These lazy hazy crazy days of summer…
In mid-summer the Main Street in our little town buzzes with cars and visitors. People from other locales sometimes drive hundreds of miles north to splash in Lake Superior, to camp in the Baraga State Park, to tour the Copper … Continue reading
Posted in August 2013
Tagged Book Club, friends, Keweenaw Bay, Lake Superior, life, Mouth of the Huron, nature, outdoors, summer, thoughts
68 Comments
Breaking up is *not so* very hard to do
Yesterday morning in town–in between errands a’plenty–I noticed that the last of the ice on the bay was breaking up into jagged concentric circles and other patterned ice floes. It was warm, about 60 degrees (16 C) in the early … Continue reading
Posted in May 2013
Tagged breaking ice, ice floes, Keweenaw Bay, L'Anse, Lake Superior, photography, spring, Upper Peninsula
67 Comments