A nice treat, during this mild week in November, was spotting a tiger swallowtail butterfly flying around and briefly landing on a pine tree before continuing on its flight across the yard.
November Tiger Swallowtail
Picture of the Day for November 1, 2016
Years and years of high water flowing in the river channel has created an interesting pattern in the rock wall.
Rock Layers
Picture of the Day for October 31, 2016
Today kids probably saw a lot of pumpkins while out trick-or-treating on Halloween. Some pumpkins may have been carved into jack-o’-lanterns or painted with faces or even dressed up like this football pumpkin fan.
Pumpkin Football Fan
Picture of the Day for October 30, 2016
The cloudy month has limited the number of sunsets visible and so on a recent trip to Upper Michigan, only one brief sunset was seen but it reflect color in the wet sand on the beach.
Superior Sunset
Picture of the Day for October 29, 2016
Sunny days for viewing the autumn colors were very limited this fall as today was another cloudy wet day. But rainy days can provide some colorful reflections in the water on the road.
Road Reflections
Picture of the Day for October 28, 2016
The windy days can help dry the laundry on the lines, but it does cause waves and make a rougher ride on the water. And stormy days are why lighthouses were so important in the past as a navigation aid. The Eagle Harbor lighthouse was built in 1851 and replaced with the present red brick structure in 1871. A fog signal was added in 1895 to the lighthouse complex.
Eagle Harbor Lighthouse
Picture of the Day for October 27, 2016
With the recent winds, the trees are becoming bare and you would have to head farther south to find a twisty road still lined with autumn colors.
Twisty Autumn Road
Picture of the Day for October 26, 2016
Just a few blocks from shore, the Eagle River in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula makes one final plunge of forty feet into a deep bowl of volcanic basalt before emptying into the Lake Superior.
Eagle River Falls
Picture of the Day for October 25, 2016
This barn reminds me of an old suitcase covered in stickers. While not stickers, the old building does have a variety of road signs.
Sign Barn
Picture of the Day for October 24, 2016
Recreation on a river means different things to people as some prefer kayaking, fishing, swimming, boating, wading or just enjoying and photographing the view from shore. The west channel of the Presque Isle River is a little more wild with the rapids and pot holes carved out in the rock bed.
Photographing the River
