Wildflowers have mostly gone to seed and the brilliant, lush greens of summer have given way to the dusty, drab greens and browns of early autumn. How did this happen so quickly? June was just yesterday – wasn’t it?
Summer’s Gone
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…and a River Flows Around It
A clump of cattails and grass broke away from the bank of the White River, floated downstream and lodged against the Fishing Bridge in Montague, Michigan.
Fountain Summer Hours
People waiting for the annual 2018 Cruz-In parade of antique and vintage vehicles through Montague, Michigan.
Field of Daisies
Satisfaction is a field of daisies and a fine summer day.
Light Patterns
Light patterns on the Fishing Bridge at 2 A.M. in Montague, MI. It was one of those nights when I couldn’t sleep.
Another White River Sunrise
Springtime in Michigan
A Few Photos from the Week
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Seagulls stake out their space on the Lake Michigan beach at P.J. Hoffmaster State Park near Muskegon, Michigan.
Birch tree reaches for the sunlight in the dense forest at the P.J. Hoffmaster State Park near Muskegon, Michigan
Ancient wood timbers and steel I-beams support an old railway bridge over the White River at Montague, Michigan
A field of wildflowers on a cloudy day in Montague, Michigan
An elderly couple enjoys an intimate lunch at Ferguson Park in Okemos, Michigan.
Hagrid’s place on the Red Cedar River
Unsigned package delivery in Okemos, Michigan.
The Wonder of Things
I came upon this scene on the boardwalk of the Montague Fishing Bridge and wondered – Why in the world does anyone still smoke those nasty, stinking cigarettes?
The Golden Road
Who could walk by this field of Coreopsis and not take a picture? Last year the field was covered with stiff stem poppies and buckeye daisies. Just a couple weeks ago the hillock to the left was awash in pastel purples and pinks of Phlox. I’m anxious to see what comes next.
New Face at the Soda Fountain
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Ali O’Connell of Wichita Falls, TX, is the new face at Lipka’s vintage soda fountain in Montague, MI. Every year about this time she travels to Michigan to spend a month or so with her grandmother. (What a sweet young lady. I can’t get my grand kids to visit more than a couple days, if they come at all.) This summer she elected to work part-time while she’s in town and will be dipping ice cream six afternoons each week until the end of June.
Ali will be a high school senior in Wichita Falls next fall. While she plans to attend college, she hasn’t yet decided just where. Her goal is to teach little kids in elementary school. In the meantime, she spends much of her time volunteering and she’s proud to say she has accrued more than 300 hours of community service, primarily at the local hospital – where she also serves ice cream – but she volunteers for other community projects as well.
When at home, if she’s not practicing with the high school cheer-leading team she plays golf and “just hangs with family and friends.”
Morning Fog
White Lake Municipal Marina shrouded in fog early this morning, September 23, 2014.
Daybreak on White Lake
White Lake at daybreak this morning. Photo was taken from the Montague boat launch with a smartphone and enhanced in Photoshop CS5.
Day-To-Day Photography 