Ok, not really. But I devoured a filet of Michigan salmon for breakfast, lunch and dinner. First filets from our restocked freezer. Our June expedition was such a fantastic trip! Baked goodness from a very simple recipe. A style we brought from Oregon. Skin down on a cooking sheet. Seasoned lightly with Lowery. Light coating…
July 10th: Magic in a magical land
Since Bob Dylan first performed Mozambique, I was hooked on the magic. I just wish someone out there performed a decent cover of the song. Innumerable Dylan song covers have blossomed into mega hits. Why not this one? The lyrics, guitar work, violin… and a soothing voice would capture the enchantment and transport us to…
July 6th: Sometimes… sail
There are two types of people in the world… powerboat people and sailboat people. No, make that three kinds of people… there are also those who never even get on the water. They are much too “busy” to relax. This third group is so goal obsessed, they cannot imagine being on the water. Work, work…
July 5th: Fantastic! Tell your friends
Do you live close to a major body of water? Or a major river? Or plan to visit? Then this post is for you. As you probably know by now, we love to photograph lighthouses and ships. Lighthouses are usually easy, just map the directions and go. Ships are more difficult. They have this tendency…
July 3rd: Beware the eastern wind
An east current is evil in The Lord of the Rings. The east wind is summoned by Moses to bring a plague of locusts to Egypt. Charles Dickens used it as a harbinger of unfortunate events. What does an east wind bring us? On the beaches of western Michigan… it brings… bugs! We were lazily…
July 2nd: Beauty of the fog
“Sitting in an English garden Waiting for the sun If the sun don’t come you get a tan From standing in the English rain” Those Beatles lyrics popped into my head as we sat on the beach yesterday. On one side of the dunes, bright sunshine. Only a few hundred feet away, approaching the lake,…
July 1st: Dammit, the chick is on our team
1979, the Coe college gym in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. We were playing pickup basketball on the main court. Shooting for teams. Winners would keep defending the court until another team won. A woman had walked into the gym, came right over and sank her shot to be #5 on our team. “Dammit, the chick is on…
June 30th: Clean living
There was a time… Deep, deep, deep into cheap beer. Parties every night. A keg always tapped. Fraternity life. But then there was maintaining that almost 4.0 average. I know, I was a bit of a freak. Living in an Animal House fraternity and a Phi Beta Kappa. But I accomplished two goals at once….
June 28th: How to totally waste a day
My step by step guide to being blissfully nonproductive 6am What light through yonder window breaks? It is the sun’s salutation… and I smited the shrew. Yeah, comforter over my head, back to sleep. If you are going to achieve little or nothing in a day, best to avoid rising early. Enjoy more languid lounging….
June 25th: The quiet beach
Seventy-five and sunny, summer has arrived. A huge pent up demand among the locals for good weather. The boardwalk was crowded… on a Tuesday. Drove thru the Grand Haven State Park today. Had to wait in a long line, so many people paying at the gate. Crazy. Besides creating a backup… $11 a year annual…