Babs writes: Saturday I went sailing on the Tall Ship Manitou. We were out for a couple of hours on the West Bay of Grand Traverse Bay. It’s easy to see that it was a beautiful day. There was a wind and a good time.
Well I guess so. September is a fine time to be out on the water. The crowds have gone home, the weather is invigorating. The cloudscapes are outstanding. Time to pull out the jackets and put away the grill.
Tomorrow we will resume our regularly scheduled programming. So to speak.
Torch Lake Views 
Martha
September 30, 2012
Put away the grill? I just got it out…This is Wisconsin! We cook out in the snow!
Gerry
October 1, 2012
OK, you talked me into it. The grill stays. But only until the snow is too deep for my slippers.
shoreacres
September 30, 2012
Ohhhhhh….. Butterfly hatches. Plank decks. Baggywrinkles. Blocks and pinrails. Ratlines.
She’s a well-found vessel, she is. I wonder if they need crew who can varnish? I’d pay my way in a second.
Larabee Corners is very nice, too. But that is a fine ship.
Happy October!
Gerry
October 1, 2012
I read “butterfly hatches” and started looking for tiny wings fluttering . . . then the penny dropped. Ah well. I confessed I am no sailor–although I definitely have baggywrinkles. I would be willing to bet that you could pay your way Around Here anytime. There are quantities of boats of all descriptions, and always a demand for people who can keep them, er, shipshape.
Joss
October 1, 2012
I look forward to seeing more of you soon.
Gerry
October 1, 2012
Stay tuned. I have made a Promise.
Dawn
October 1, 2012
Babs does the most interesting things!
Gerry
October 1, 2012
Heck yes.
sybil
October 1, 2012
Oh that Babs ! She sure knows how to have a good time.
Gerry
October 1, 2012
She does. I should probably follow her around more often.
Fee
October 1, 2012
Pirates. It needs pirates. Or just Johnny Depp. Yep, that’d be the only way to get Landlubber Fee on any kind of boat!
Gerry
October 1, 2012
Pirates are just the ticket. I expect I could find some around here if I just looked hard enough. I seem to have accumulated one or two of practically everything.
Babs Young
October 1, 2012
I’m off to Chicago to cheer a wonderful niece on while running 26+ miles in the Chicago Marathon on Sunday. So next week’s pic may show Lake Michigan from the southwest corner. Stay tuned.
Gerry
October 1, 2012
We can never have too many photos of Lake Michigan. I had no idea that you could run 26 miles, let alone while cheering. I am impressed. When you get back I will have a toy photo shoot lined up for you.
Dawn
October 1, 2012
Gerry – have I told you lately you crack me up? In a good way.
Gerry
October 1, 2012
I am very glad to hear that it is in a good way. That’s always worrying, wondering.