There we were on the beach, the wedding minutes away. My daughter’s father-in-law motioned towards the lake, “Look, at the blend of colors of the water, shallow, then deep, then shallow again.” Days later I thought of the gratitude, shallow, then deep. Both so very good. Shallow Good, and plentiful, but less important than the…
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Sept 26th: Just too windy
Best laid plans. Sailing was on the schedule for last night. Sailboat chartered for a sunset cruise down in South Haven. But five to seven foot waves said, “Oh no you don’t.” So we hung out in Grand Haven and enjoyed the views. They have already installed the sand fencing at the state park, even…
Sept 20th: Before the fall… almost autumn
Beautiful sunshine and 80 degrees! Almost seems too warm for picking Michigan honeycrisp apples, but here is our first 1/2 bushel. A lot of apples to eat. The perfect ones will be washed and stored in the refrigerator… good for many weeks. Our new puppy continues to dominate our lives. Finally sleeping thru the night…
Sept 9th: Sleepless in Grand Haven
We headed east on Friday. A seven hour round trip to pick up Shilo, our new female golden retriever. Almost to the shore of Lake Huron, there was a lighthouse nearby. But this trip was single focused on the new puppy. The lighthouse would wait. Our breeder, Robertson’s Retrievers came highly recommended. Three of our…
Sept 3rd: Grand Haven surf and turf report
Venturing to the Grand Haven State Park beach today I was surprised by the empty parking lots downtown. Everywhere we gazed, empty spaces. The tourists have all but vanished. School back in session. Overnight, we regained our town. The joyous months to come… not worrying about crowds. Minimal traffic. Eating anywhere we chose, at anytime….
August 28th: An argument for the heavy boot of government
I tend to be a libertarian. One aspect is I am against government telling me what to do. I like it here in Grand Haven where they have not decided to hand out $500 fines for swimming in a rip tide, or walking out on the pier with waves shooting over the top. It is…
August 27th: 1250 words
Yesterday I wrote a 1250 word article for another site. Today I will edit, and rewrite before submitting it. On this blog, many times I just let it fly. Rewriting is no fun. But necessary. Today was another red flag day. Since it was also the first day of school, we didn’t see kids in…
August 15th: The story so far…
I quit my job, we sold our house, gave away our possessions and moved to the beach. We escaped.
August 9th: Just hangin out
Another day on our favorite beach, hangin out with the birds and a few humans. It was the perfect time to play with my new little travel camera I received a few days ago. My wife said, “Look a big ship out there on the horizon.” My tiny little camera was able to zoom in…
August 4th: Zoom, zoom
A camera and a memory card This weekend, with my wife away, I decided to finally buy a camera. Every photo I have shot has been on my iPhone. The one consistent limitation… lack of zoom. I bought a cheap scope last year… but too cumbersome and clumsy to attach and remove. I actually dragged…