Babs goes on a photo walk in Traverse City

July 20, 2009

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Babs Young writes, This is from the Farmer’s Market in Traverse City on Saturday. They have one of these each Saturday morning in the summer. Well worth a trip. To see some of the photos that I took please visit my Flickr site. These were taken as part of the World Wide Photowalk 2009. We […]

Before you were born

July 17, 2009

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Dear Rob, I’m listening to radio stories about the upcoming 40th anniversary of the moon landing and thinking how strange it is that for you it’s all ancient history.  I am used to thinking of you as a kindred spirit whose take on the world is not all that different from my own.  But our […]

Morning on the Bay

July 17, 2009

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Yesterday was a good day for checking up on the wildflowers, making sure the Bay was still there, breathing.    You’ve seen this view often, in every season.  It’s one of my favorites.  I think that all by itself it could be an entry in the Flandrum Hill Midsummer Scavenger Hunt.  All the elements are there: Earth, […]

Cruising along on Torch Lake

July 15, 2009

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At the end of last week’s Torch River expedition I spent some time taking pictures at the boat ramp at the Torch River Bridge. It’s simpler than the one at the Day Park, but it does a brisk business in everything from jet skis to pontoon boats. Here’s a cheerful little gallery for you to […]

Construction zone

July 13, 2009

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Just some bits and pieces about . . . Damage to the boat ramp at the Day Park.  Here’s the story I did for the Elk Rapids News, plus some photos of the damage and this update: someone made an attempt to fill in the collapsed section by tossing some stones into it. Probably not […]

Torch Lake sunset by Mama Nature – photo by Babs

July 13, 2009

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This from Babs Young in the morning’s email: What better place to enjoy a Torch Lake sunset than the Dockside . . . I have never been to the Dockside at sunset. Does that not look like fun? It looks like fun. It is a lot of fun in the daytime, too, but clearly I need […]