Monday morning and thunder! It still feels like summer. We haven’t winterized the boat yet… Sunday was beautiful on Lake Leelanau! The 2017 Leland Report Calendar is available for pre-order! Shipping around 11/5! New low price! Look for the Book and Calendar Bundle here: http://www.artistasylum.com/specialty-items/e5b7837c1
A perfect, crisp, clear fall day is here… perfect for watching various wildlife in Leland harbor: salmon swimming and jumping upriver, heron swooping over the breakwater, gulls flying about. Best wishes on this Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day!
Fall colors are beginning to emerge here and there, especially the maples. With overcast skies above, and still some blue open sky visible on the horizon, it’s a classic (early) fall day.
Some nights offer a beauty of their own. Just before moonrise four days ago, fast-moving clouds caught that light, and I set up the shot at the top. It’s a 30-second exposure to capture cloud movement. Milky Way, below. And a fish net. Just because. (Note that today, Monday, is cloudy, windy, and rainy.)
This morning, we had clear skies overhead, now decorated with a few puffy clouds. Today’s second and third photos are iPhone “shots over the bow,” at sunset last night and late afternoon Saturday. These days have been and continue to be pure delight!
When I think of summer weather, I think of days just like today. Sunny, a little cool in the morning, warming up during the day. It’s a great time for a swim in the big lake! Wishing our granddaughter Meredith Burnham a Happy 13th Birthday
This morning, the harbor flew a small craft advisory pennant. The Manitou Passage is likely to be rough, even if it doesn’t appear too bad from shore. I always enjoy looking out at the islands no matter what’s going on with the wind, rain, and sunshine. Today as they often do, the tips of the islands seem to float… Read more »
A beautiful day up north… great for sitting at the edge of a dock…
Another quintessential Leelanau day!
Such beautiful surroundings! August begins exactly as one would hope: sunny, clear skies, mild temps, lots of great activity in town and on the water.
