Michigan
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Memory of UP Fun.
As the weather in Northern Illinois changes to something more wintry, I felt like reliving a bit of our trip to the UP of Michigan this summer. I can see why some people like summer cottages on lakes, this was an fantastic time. So peaceful and so quiet. It is almost too quiet for one… Continue reading
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Some Days
You Ever Feel This Way? Some days are just like that. This is from one of two lonely little theaters on the main drag in Escanaba Michigan. We visited the town this summer and it vibrant town. I love towns like this, there is so much to see. Continue reading
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Lucky Find
After dropping Ryan off for school in Kalamazoo, I stopped in Benton Harbor to photograph its lighthouses. The lighthouse was open for tours, and I reflected on the labor involved in maintaining them historically. Two lighthouses, differing in height, helped guide ships into the port. Continue reading
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Colors
I love the spectacle of the sports arena. Thanks to Elise’s niece for choosing to play basketball at Michigan State, which is close enough for us to visit. Continue reading
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Michigan wedding
A few from a recent wedding in Michigan. Now looking back it seems like the last gasp of summer. It was really cold at the Sandburg football game tonight. My thumps were numb for an hour after i got home. These are some images from my new carry camera…. I think I hear my sweet… Continue reading
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I stand still or move slowly, feeling things like the impulse of shapes, the direction of lines, the quality of surfaces. I frame with my eye (sometimes with my hands) as the ground glass would frame. Nothing that one could reasonably call thinking is taking place at this stage. The condition is total absorption; the decision (a picture!) is spontaneous. – Aaron Siskind, 1955