Springtime in My Front Yard

Once we were sure it wouldn't freeze again we filled the birdbath...and saw birds using it later that day.

Two matching flower pots in front of the garage hold huge pink geraniums. I'm hoping they will keep blooming even though they won't get much sunshine.

This petunia beauty was a Mother's Day gift from one of my daughters.

My color theme this year is mainly pinks & purples.

My Dogwood Beauty

Finally catching up with a few photos from my front yard! This is my dogwood tree which is blooming profusely this year, maybe because of all the rain we've had. I got this lovely tree as a Mother's Day present the first year we moved to this house, almost 10 years ago. 

The morning sun makes the blossoms look a bit transluscent and so bright! 

Gulf Shores 2013

Beautiful sunset, traveling down I-65

Windy day made for big waves!

Long walks on the quiet beach

Beach birds....Sandpipers??

The Fingers of God

"The Fingers of God"

Have you ever heard it called that before... when there are rays of light that stream down through small windows in the clouds? It definitely is a God thing! So beautiful and unusual! And what this small picture can't show is that where the light hit the water way out there, there are wisps of steam rising that are illuminated in a spectacular way. I tried to zoom in on that but lost the light rays then.

This was taken at Ludington State Park overlooking Lake Michigan on February 1, 2013, about mid-afternoon. Temperature was 12* F.

Winter Wonderland

The Crystal River

which runs through the Homestead property and empties into Lake Michigan

(just a few steps away from our condo)

 Note: the center of the picture looks a little blurry...that is steam rising from the river and snow falling!

Barely visible because of the snow-covered giant pines

is the building we stayed in at the Homestead

Visit to the Leelanau Peninsula

Stayed at the Homestead near Glen Arbor, MI for a few days this week. Lots of snow! Absolutely beautiful scenery everywhere I looked! Even up close!

The fluffy snow stuck to every surface and just kept piling up!

Ah...Summertime!

Remember summertime...when it is so hot all you want to do is slowly paddle around the lake? When its cold and snowy I like to get out a few old pictures from summers gone by. Makes me appreciate each season just a little more.