Monday, May 28, 2007
Sunday, May 13, 2007
A Pretty Pleasant Day in Petoskey
A little paraphrasing from Harold Corbusier - I needed more alliteration though...
The day Jenny and I had in Petoskey.
-First stop The Original Pancake House.
-For some delicious pancakes. Well, more like a huge apple, carmel, pancake piece of goodness.
-Things I love - water and lemons. And The Dutch Baby pancake that reminds me of Amsterdam (see "For the Love of Food link for more food finds on the right column).
-Then Jenny and I had a leaf race down the stream.
-Jenny won. The people behind here were very intriged by the goings on...
-...so they took our picture.
-Who thought drainage could be so pretty?
-On to flying kits. Jenny with her inflatable Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles kite.
-And trying to get it up in the air.
-Me trying the same with the classic Spiderman kite.
-What I saw of the kite in the air. The wind wasn't cooperating so much, so we took the kites to the pier to get lake winds.
-And to try trick kiting. Yep, trick kiting. Here's me just holding on with a pinky.
-Jenny with her eyes closed, back turned and leaning over the fence. If only there were a mirror.
-Me with the string under my leg, leg on fence and pointing and looking backward.
-Not sure what we're doing here, but we never did cross our kites.
-On to the Book Stop where they have a whole Theodore Roosevelt section!
-Gyros and Greek salad at Mim's.
-The all American DQ.
-And ending out the day at Camp Pet-o-se-ga.
The day Jenny and I had in Petoskey.
-First stop The Original Pancake House.
-For some delicious pancakes. Well, more like a huge apple, carmel, pancake piece of goodness.
-Things I love - water and lemons. And The Dutch Baby pancake that reminds me of Amsterdam (see "For the Love of Food link for more food finds on the right column).
-Then Jenny and I had a leaf race down the stream.
-Jenny won. The people behind here were very intriged by the goings on...
-...so they took our picture.
-Who thought drainage could be so pretty?
-On to flying kits. Jenny with her inflatable Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles kite.
-And trying to get it up in the air.
-Me trying the same with the classic Spiderman kite.
-What I saw of the kite in the air. The wind wasn't cooperating so much, so we took the kites to the pier to get lake winds.
-And to try trick kiting. Yep, trick kiting. Here's me just holding on with a pinky.
-Me with the string under my leg, leg on fence and pointing and looking backward.
-Not sure what we're doing here, but we never did cross our kites.
-Gyros and Greek salad at Mim's.
-The all American DQ.
-And ending out the day at Camp Pet-o-se-ga.
Friday, May 11, 2007
Bloomin' Bulbs and Stuff
Here it is, to excite some of you, to bore others...more flowers!
From my garden, daffodils.
Some bulb that starts with an "S" and that's about what I know.
More daffodils.
The best smelling hyanciths.
From the island, south sally, tulips.
Biddle Herb Garden, primrose.
Biddle again...lungwort.
Just a freighter taken from the office.
And going to the ferry one day, I saw Lupita and we took this quick pic before I had to dash off again.
From my garden, daffodils.
Some bulb that starts with an "S" and that's about what I know.
More daffodils.
The best smelling hyanciths.
From the island, south sally, tulips.
Biddle Herb Garden, primrose.
Biddle again...lungwort.
Just a freighter taken from the office.
And going to the ferry one day, I saw Lupita and we took this quick pic before I had to dash off again.
Thursday, April 12, 2007
And Back to Michigan
And then we went back to Michigan. But stopping in a couple of places.
-The Springfield Armory Organ. Yes, made of rifles. Stopped here because it is a national historic site, but mostly because this is the place that (Springfield, MA...also the home of Dr. Seuss!) made 45-70 Springfield rifles and Krag-Jorgensens, both having been and being used at Fort Mackinac.
-Still have some buildings, but most of the complex has been turned into a college campus.
-We missed out in visiting Seneca Falls, NY for the Women's Rights Memorial, but we were close enough to stop by Niagara Falls for a bit the next morning.
Horseshoe Falls.
-American Falls
-Mary and all the falls (from the Canadian side).
-A close up of the American Falls.
Then it was a quick drive through Canada (and stopping in Sarnia for fruit bars and cookies) and back to Michigan.
-The Springfield Armory Organ. Yes, made of rifles. Stopped here because it is a national historic site, but mostly because this is the place that (Springfield, MA...also the home of Dr. Seuss!) made 45-70 Springfield rifles and Krag-Jorgensens, both having been and being used at Fort Mackinac.
-Still have some buildings, but most of the complex has been turned into a college campus.
-We missed out in visiting Seneca Falls, NY for the Women's Rights Memorial, but we were close enough to stop by Niagara Falls for a bit the next morning.
Horseshoe Falls.
-American Falls
-Mary and all the falls (from the Canadian side).
-A close up of the American Falls.
Then it was a quick drive through Canada (and stopping in Sarnia for fruit bars and cookies) and back to Michigan.
Sunday, April 08, 2007
The Cape and (mostly) Kids
On to the Cape. Mostly kid pictures though...
-Bradley.
-The star, with my sunglasses on, Alexandria.
-Justin at the beach with his metal detector.
-Bradley enjoying the beach.
-Grandma walking with Bradley and Alex in the back.
-These kids can't stay out of water! Justin in the 40 degree stuff. He was cold afterward, but didn't care now!
-Alex, Justin and Bradley.
-Visiting Chris at the Woods Hole CG base.
-Alex and the tender, Ida Lewis. After we went to the Woods Hole Aquarium.
-Grandma and the kids. One of the few times she wasn't reading "Heckedy Peg" or "The Grey Goose!"
-Bradley, waiting to wave to Justin's bus.
-I stayed home with the younger two while everyone else took Justin to the busstop. So we wrapped up in blankets and waved from the house. Alex waited in the driveway, wrapped in her blanket to wave to Justin's bus on the way back.
-Touring around Sandwich. This is the end of the Sandwich boardwalk on a cold and blustery day.
-Alex and her doll cake for her 4th birthday (a few days early)!
- The family.
-Alex (dressed as a princess unicorn) and Justin.
-Justin and the world. Finally we got the puzzle done. And the kid knows where most everything is. Pretty good for a 6 year old...
...in first grade!
-Of course, flowers. Some of Sherry's crocus.
-Bradley shoveling up some of the driveway before we left.
Some more of the way back in a couple of days...
-Bradley.
-The star, with my sunglasses on, Alexandria.
-Justin at the beach with his metal detector.
-Bradley enjoying the beach.
-Grandma walking with Bradley and Alex in the back.
-These kids can't stay out of water! Justin in the 40 degree stuff. He was cold afterward, but didn't care now!
-Alex, Justin and Bradley.
-Visiting Chris at the Woods Hole CG base.
-Alex and the tender, Ida Lewis. After we went to the Woods Hole Aquarium.
-Grandma and the kids. One of the few times she wasn't reading "Heckedy Peg" or "The Grey Goose!"
-Bradley, waiting to wave to Justin's bus.
-I stayed home with the younger two while everyone else took Justin to the busstop. So we wrapped up in blankets and waved from the house. Alex waited in the driveway, wrapped in her blanket to wave to Justin's bus on the way back.
-Touring around Sandwich. This is the end of the Sandwich boardwalk on a cold and blustery day.
-Alex and her doll cake for her 4th birthday (a few days early)!
- The family.
-Alex (dressed as a princess unicorn) and Justin.
-Justin and the world. Finally we got the puzzle done. And the kid knows where most everything is. Pretty good for a 6 year old...
...in first grade!
-Of course, flowers. Some of Sherry's crocus.
-Bradley shoveling up some of the driveway before we left.Some more of the way back in a couple of days...
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