Deborah Edwards-Oñoro 
Only three of us were at Erie Marsh Preserve along southwestern Lake Erie near the Michigan/Ohio border this weekend as the sun slowly set over the wetland. It was a calm, relatively cool night for early August as the day’s winds had finally slowed down. As I walked the trail back to my vehicle, I… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Summer Evening at Erie Marsh
It’s a gorgeous day in southeast Michigan. Cooler temperatures, nice breeze, bright sunshine, and blue skies have me feeling like it’s already autumn.
Even though we have another month of summer.
Today’ cool temperatures made me think of lighthouses, places we often visit when we’re traveling in fall. And while listening to the morning news, I discovered today is National Lighthouse Day.
Continue reading Happy National Lighthouse Day!
It’s that time of year when shorebirds migrate south from their breeding grounds. The first shorebirds began arriving in southeast Michigan over the past couple weeks.
While it’s exciting to see shorebirds return to our area after several months up north, their return is also the beginning of my grumbling, ranting season.
Shorebirds are hard enough to identify when they’re in breeding plumage, with bright colors that make it a bit easier to distinguish what they are.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Shorebird Migration Begins