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Earlier this year in April, my wife and I took part in a Vernal Pool volunteer training workshop that enlists citizen scientists to help a monitoring program underway by Michigan State University and the Michigan Natural Features Inventory (MNFI). This was,...
A Great year for Monarchs in Michigan! This year is being reported as being a great year for Monarch Butterflies. That's welcome news! Overall, however, their populations are still very much on the decline, down 80% over the past 20 years. Historically...
Yes, I am still here. It seems my hiatus from making updates to my notes here went on much longer than intended. Some of it due to writer's block, some due to photographer's block, some due to everyday life and its changes and...
For anyone that uses Lightroom frequently, occasionally you find yourself in the middle of some old photographs in your catalog. This happened to me today and I found this photograph that I had taken just outside my backyard. My backyard backs to the Clinton River...
I wanted to wish everyone a very Happy New Year for 2017! I missed going out last year on New Year's Day and decided at the last minute this morning to go check out one of my favorite spots. Michigan weather is quite erratic this time of year before we get into the...
"We adore chaos because we love to produce order." ~ M.C.Escher Crimson Maple leaves in my backyard, Michigan I always loved M.C.Escher's pieces when I was a kid, and not quite sure why I thought of him when photographing these leaves. Perhaps it is related to...
Lake Huron photos Lake Huron is the closest of the Great Lakes to where I live. I can reach the closest access point in about an hour. It tends to be my go-to place whenever I feel the need to reconnect with one of the big lakes, even if it is just a little segment...
I found myself at a new location this past weekend instead of visiting a spot I hadn't been to in awhile. While I initially wanted to visit Seven Ponds Nature Area, I had forgotten that they don't open their gates until 9 am. So as a backup, I found myself driving...
Well, whaddayaknow, Spring will be coming to Michigan after all. After hitting the record snowfall mark in Detroit just last week, there were doubts. Spring energy is certainly in the air now, and wildflowers are reaching up with some pent-up energy. Snow be...