Friday, August 25, 2022. Having immersed ourselves in Bolivian culture and relaxed for a few hours at what will go down as one of my favorite motels–the Los Tajibos–we rose early in the morning on August 26…so early, we didn’t get breakfast. And darn, did it smell good as we trotted by the dining room. […]
Bolivia – Day 1 in the Jungle – A Big Kitty, and Fishing in the Dark Read More »
Getting ready for a fishing trip is not something I take lightly. It starts months in advance with Mark placing on top of our pool table the rods and reels he thinks we should take, and every lure he can think of that might possibly catch whatever fish we’re after. We also review the list
Bolivia Fishing 2022 – Getting There…and the First Day Read More »
I have a problem with signs–mostly because many signs are unnecessary, some lie, some are confusing, and some are mis-placed. And my overall–there’s too many signs littering our landscape. In this posting I’ll share some misguided or unnecessary signs. This is a sign that just plain lies. There is never just one way that one
Signs, Signs, Everywhere There’s Signs – Part 1, Misguided or Unnecessary signs Read More »
I wrote this days before my mother died in August 2021, and added it as a blog posting to help people learn more about the disease I call The Goodbye Disease. I’ve said goodbye a thousand times before As I stepped out from our home front door, Perhaps to spend some time with Sue: You’d
To My Mother, Who Had Alzheimer’s Read More »
On May 15, 2022, while heading down the Black River in Cheboygan County to start our fishing season, a flock of birds came flying toward our boat that I’d never seen before. They were large, and besides being a type of wading bird I had no idea what species. A flock of some type of
A Wisp of Wilson’s Snipes Read More »
Phone rings and the voice on the other end says: “Hello, this is Me. Is this You?” “Yes, it’s Me.” “Well, it’s Me calling, and Me doesn’t call Me. So who am Me speaking with?” Uh. Rats. “You?” “That’s what Me thought. How are things?” “What kind of things? Little things or big things?” “Anythings,” he said. “Those are different. So
A Conversation with my Dad, Circa 2009 Read More »
The eastern phoebe is a type of flycatcher that Mark and I have had the pleasure of seeing at our cabin in northern Michigan. Doorframes and other human-made structures are preferred spots for eastern phoebes, and our front door frame seems to meet their needs. The photo below shows an eastern phoebe nest up close,
Eastern phoebe baby Read More »
On Memorial Day weekend 2022 family came together from Germany, California and Ann Arbor to see Opa Opa (Mark) and Oma Amy (me) in the Lansing area. We did simple things, like walk on a nature trail, play at a playground, and eat ice cream. As I enjoyed myself and photographed, I was taken by
The Next Generation Read More »
This is for my granddaughter, Sofia. We went to the Binder Park Zoo in 2021, during which I started working on this song. When I finished the song, I knew I just needed a photo of the two of us, which was taken by her mom, Rebecca Oemke, at the Potter Park Zoo (in Lansing)
Mark and I hadn’t planned on being in Houston, Texas, in April 2021, but for various reasons, we needed to be. And once there, while we did plan to escape the concrete area around our motel to visit a Japanese garden, I had no idea that instead of photographing birds with feathers, we’d witness two
The marriage proposal Read More »