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…
July 30th: “Lake Michigan is no joke”
Yesterday I warned about the dangers of Lake Michigan. Sure enough, a few hours later, a girl was swept into the lake. Fortunately a boat was passing by right when it happened. The rescuer in the video stated, “Lake Michigan is no joke.” A video everyone should view before they decide to walk out onto…
July 29th: The Coast Guard Cometh
Today, the ships came in Our second year for the Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival. Last year, we arrived two and a half hours before the ships arrived, ensuring our front row seats. This morning, I was ready to go at 9:45am for the 1:00pm arrival. My wife presented the bad news… the ship parade…
July 27th: This side of the lake
The Grand Haven State Park beach is on the left side of the pier picture below. The Grand River, just to the right. A plume of brown water flows down this river from Grand Rapids. So how clean is the river?
July 24th: On the slow road
Living life on the slow road in West Michigan means so many things go undone. If we were on vacation, we’d schedule all these things to do, see, accomplish. Stressing to maximize our time to “relax”. And yet the undone, now, is still so sweet. There we were again this morning… living life slow on…
July 22nd: The perfect parking spot
Sunny and in the lower 70’s… another beautiful day for our beach shack heaven. After a fantastic lunch we visited the Muskegon beaches. I found the perfect parking spot. The water level up two feet, and a windy day combined for true beach front parking. Unfortunately, my wife saw it coming. Why do Toyota windows…
July 21st: When Chicago Flushes
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July 15th: South, a new direction
When we resided in Holland, Michigan 38 years ago, we never went too far north. South was our direction of choice, then west… Chicago, St Louis, Kansas City. East to Grand Rapids and occasionally towards Toronto. We never ventured north past Grand Haven… specifically this bridge across the Grand River. What were we thinking! Now,…
July 13th: Watching the wheels
What to do on a beautiful Saturday when all the worker bees escape the office or factory for the day? A day with my wife, watching the wheels go round and round. No love at the state park, the massive lot completely full. So no watching the pole vaulters on the beach today. As we…