Leelanau Books has just stocked a new book that the families who were witness to the August 2nd storm that hit the county should have. The 108 pages cover First Sightings, Leelanau County, Traverse City & Old Mission Peninsula and Points East. The photography was contributed by Northwest Michigan residents and visitors. Oh, and by the way, in the upper right corner on… Read more »
Jacket weather this beautiful Fall morning with a crisp blue sky and dynamic clouds. At this stage of my life, Fishtown has become my destination every day and the pictures I take have become repetitive. What you really get are the visual weather changes. My ability to walk to the beach has become somewhat difficult as Post Polio Syndrome has taken it’s… Read more »
The morning began on the cool side with a north wind and a lively surf. I watched as the lonely surfer waited for a big one to ride to shore and as I started to leave, found one. By early afternoon, as forecasted, the sky began to clear.
Every once in awhile there comes a day when you just don’t know what to take a picture of, so you just take a picture of something. Here is Biscuit assuming the pose that made him famous on Leif’s Biscuit tile.
A special moment as the sun rises over Fishtown. The sailboat could have had a little more wind to sail home with, but what a beautiful morning it was. Wow!… and if you had planned a wedding on Van’s Beach in late September, how lucky can you get. Congratulations to the bride and groom.
Another special moment as the sun rises over Van’s Beach. I think it’s obvious that this is where the day begins for Biscuit and Me, next stop… Fishtown. A special treat today was our journey through the vineyards of Chateau Fontaine.
Another one of those Leelanau days with an overcast beginning and the sun returning in mid-afternoon.
I wonder how many people remember that when Ozzie Cordes owned the Mercantile, there was a hardware department in the basement. At least I think it was in the basement, it’s been a few years ago. Looking for something of interest I took a picture of the “Merc” because it looked so nice in the morning sun.
Can Fall be far behind?
Another day dominated by the cloud formations in the sky.