Sunsets Last night we wandered over to the other side of the Grand River, the less crowded side. We were forewarned… proceed at your own risk. But last night was a beautiful, calm day. Unlike yesterday, and unlike the scene below when we were here last fall. With strong waves, the fishing pier is a…
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May 4th: Power beach
The force was strong today on the Grand Haven beach. Temperature down to 45 degrees, wind gusts to 55 mph. Quite the difference from the 70 degree days earlier in the week, but still beautiful. Alone we were, us and the birds, until …. This guys shows up. Is he really going to launch in…
T -18 Days: Grand Haven historic wave
Reason #27 for living on the beach in Grand Haven, Michigan instead of Florida: No hurricanes, no tsunamis Being in a hurricane, or fleeing from one would be unpleasant at best, but it is a real, ongoing risk living in Florida. And while tsunamis are a big deal on the West Coast, you don’t really think…
T -42 Days: First attempt story
An old friend sent me this suggestion for something I should try next year. I laughed hard. It would take me a lot more than a year to be able participate in something like this. My first goal is to be able to hike over the dunes. But my friend has been doing these for…
T -45 Days: Close Encounters
Close Encounters Remember this blockbuster Steven Spielberg science fiction movie from the 1970’s? People from all walks of life were inexplicably drawn to one particular spot in the US. The aliens were coming! I had a flashback to this scene as my wife kept walking down the pier towards the lighthouse and setting sun over…
T -48 Days: Cold state park
With the Grand Haven State Park parking lot drifted over and closed down, we hiked in the wind and cold (35 degrees, felt like 23 in the wind) for what seemed like forever. Of course I only had my Purdue sweatshirt. Until… success, our first Michigan sunset of 2018. Then we realized there was a…
T -84 Days: Photgraphers do Michigan
Another restroom conversation yesterday (since we don’t have an elevator). With a co-worker who has been occasionally thinking about retirement, but just can’t decide. I asked him what he has always wanted to do with his life. He talked about photography being a love. I said… move to Michigan! Ice volcanos or ice geysers, yet…
T -94 Days: Ice Rings
A new video from the Grand Haven beach…. Last night I woke up again at 3am, couldn’t sleep, but wasn’t fully awake. I took the opportunity to write a little from bed. Then this morning I read what I had written. Oops.
T -95 Days: Pancake ice
My daughter’s most recent weirdly beautiful photo from the sunset coast. Meanwhile, back in Iowa, today was a January heat wave. So my wife took the opportunity to clean the window screens. I came home to a shocking difference… they are now almost invisible. Particle by particle, clinging to the screens, more and more, over…
T -99 Days: Decluttering, simplifying
“If you want a golden rule that will fit everything, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” – William Morris On the road to decluttering and simplifying our lives, we are parting with many useful and beautiful items. So useful must be…