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Browsing All posts tagged under »Grand Traverse Bay«
Seeing ourselves as others see us
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 […]
The high ground
July 26, 2010
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 […]
Sometimes life is a day at the beach
July 14, 2010
Rob the Firefighter is coming to visit, and we are all atwitter. Here, pull up a sand chair and a nice cold drink. You can watch the Duo goof around on the beach while I fluff up the Writing Studio and Bait Shop.
Sunday Morning on Grand Traverse Bay
May 23, 2010
Back when I had television and conventional weekends, I enjoyed watching CBS Sunday Morning. I especially loved the segment at the end, the quiet video essay that took us somewhere out on the land and let the birdsong and windrustle and shadowplay tell the story. There’s nothing here you haven’t seen before—except maybe the ladybug […]
Ice out on the Bay-sand and shale in
March 17, 2010
The lake has been doing a little redecorating, shifting the sand around, uncovering lost worlds. I thought this looked exactly like the remains of a Roman road. Or perhaps Erickson Road, which was not built so well as a Roman road. It’s really bluegreen Ellsworth shale, layered, splitting, extending deep beneath the beach and far […]
Books in Northport
- I don't have much to say.
- It's all in here: the sublime, silly, dangerous, petty, too cute for words, and a shed tear.
- From the Tenth to the Twelfth
- Goodbye, November. Hello, Winter!
- Gratitude and Death
- Deer Season, Among Books
- Time’s Wingèd Chariot
- Looking and Looking and Looking!
- Color/Light and Home in Autumn
- Turn, Turn, Turn
Carsten in Denmark
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Torch Lake Views 
August 9, 2010
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