Babs has been out and about across the Bay, giving her time for some reflection. She writes: Recently I was in Suttons Bay for a nice sunset looking to the east. If you squint you can see Torch Lake Township way in the distance. Every week photographer Babs Young captures moments in northern Michigan, and […]
I am astonished. Babs has produced her annual Sunflower Image and there is not a Triffid² in sight. Just an innocent field of sunflowers, receding into the distance by the barn. The Barn. What is going on in that barn???? Triffid breeding, I’m sure of it. Here are your footnotes: ¹Theremin ²Day of the Triffids […]
Over here in the western reaches of Antrim County, long ridges run north and south, parallel to Torch Lake and the Bay. Between the ridges rivers flow through narrow valleys, connecting 14 lakes into a 55-mile long chain that finally reaches Grand Traverse Bay at Elk Rapids. Centennial farms command the high ground, watching the […]
Babs Young was out and about north of here last Tuesday. She writes: The Charlevoix Light was looking very handsome and there were several admirers of it and the very nice sunset as well. Notice the sliver of the moon in the western sky that evening. I think the lighthouse looks just like a Rocket […]
After a full day of trying, Babs and I were finally able to get her email on my server. Actually, on Miss Sadie’s server–mine remains recalcitrant. We would have done better to have breakfast at Sonny’s and trade a glossy print of the photo, as in the Olden Daze–and don’t think we weren’t about to […]
Babs Young grew up coming to the family cottage on Torch Lake. Every year she spent the summer with other children whose families had cottages here, too. When a resort has that kind of history, the neighbors are like family. You will understand, then, that this Fourth of July has been bittersweet for her. Last night she […]
August 9, 2010
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