Spring a Dozen Ways

 

To make it a baker's dozen (13), see my April "Books Read" list here. 

Combination Snow and Fog

Today's landscape is a reminder

that 'stark' can be beautiful.

 

I Just Can't Seem to Stop!

 

Color (holding still)

Color (wind-tossed)

Detail of above image

Orchard (left), pines (right), corn (center distance)

September field corn

Tall grass prairie (small re-creation)

Tall native grass seeding

Asters (obviously),

apples (obviously),

apple tree (obviously!).

It's Time!

 

The Bees Have (Been) Moved On

 

Apples So Red!

 

The apples in this orchard were particularly vivid in the evening light.

I was reminded of those old hand-colored postcards....

Have Summer Cherry Orchards Ever Been This Red Before?

Undoctored color --

Late Summer Scenes (Worth Four Thousand Words)

Sarah in Blue and White

Ghost of May Blooms

Here Comes the Sun!

Clouds lifting over Lake Michigan

We went out under still-overcast skies, but in the west, over Lake Michigan, the clouds were lifting, promising a sunny day.

South Fox Island like distant white mountains

Manitou Islands kiss on the horizon

New Year's Day -- OUTDOORS!

A beautiful day for trekking and tracking

Neighbors were out early

Sarah loves this kind of adventure

Ice is beginning to form on the creek

Thin ice, that is

Who but a squirrel would attempt this?

But the whole area is well travelled

Mystery clump surrounded by deer tracks

Probably not an elephant turd

Broken apart, clearly it's moss....

We were far from the road

where the scenes were lovely

and many dramas had taken place--

An invigorating start to a new year!