Author Archives: jen
Just out the door…
…are glimpses to catch.
Sounds of the forest: part 4
From the sounds of things, the cicadas are nearly done with their singing, but the katydids have picked up right where they left off, only louder. Much louder. And at night. While the cidadas usually make their noise during the … Continue reading
Pure Michigan
I emailed a friend after the last beach post and said that our state has “this big marketing thing called Pure Michigan and has these commericals I hear on the radio all the time about relaxing, discovering, being in wonder, … Continue reading
spontaneous
Amazingly, we are not on vacation. I chose a left turn instead of right, even though we didn’t have swimsuits or towels. They got soaked. I got over it (sort of). I’m still working on that. Amazingly, this place is … Continue reading
happiness
I did not know that I liked flowers so much, that they could make me so happy. I mean, really, who could not be happy when greeted by this rainbow of colors? I give silent thanks to the one who … Continue reading
Butterfly addendum
Looks like I posted this a little too soon. I now feel a sense of completion in that I was able to photograph the beautiful blue butterfly that I mentioned liking in that post. I believe it is a Red-spotted … Continue reading
Echinacea purpurea
In the spring and early summer as the flowers were growing but had not yet bloomed, I decided it might be cool to try to photograph a particular flower at various stages. One series of photos that is close to … Continue reading
not in Kansas anymore…
The son of our neighbor currently has 2 baby raccoons that he rescued from a barn. I think this son lives in a different house up near the road either on or adjacent to our neighbor’s 50+ acre property, so … Continue reading
Butterflies
Butterflies apparently like purple coneflowers (another post coming soon on these). I was out looking at the flowers the other day and much to my surprise saw one of the most beautiful butterflies I’ve ever seen. It turns out to … Continue reading
Sounds of the forest: part 3
A couple weeks ago, we started noticing a bunch of holes in the ground around our blueberry bushes and elsewhere. They looked like they had been perfectly bored, like an aerator would make. Then a week ago, I saw this … Continue reading