Photo of the Week: First Monarch Butterfly of the Year

orange and black butterfly with white spots on the wing edges pauses on young sapling.

It might be late for other people in Michigan, but I was thrilled this weekend to have my first sighting of a monarch butterfly of the year. In the cool shade under the towering canopy of the maple trees at Maybury State Park, I was gazing at an overgrown field of grass. A fluttering movement… Continue reading Photo of the Week: First Monarch Butterfly of the Year

Photo of the Week: Pink Columbines in Bloom

We’ve had a wet, cool spring in southeast Michigan. But my pink Columbines didn’t seem to mind.

They’ve been blooming for the past three weeks.

Somehow the delicate pink flowers withstood the downpours of rain and strong winds this month’s storms brought to southeast Michigan. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Pink Columbines in Bloom

Photo of the Week: Aretha Franklin Mural in Detroit’s Eastern Market

album cover of singer Aretha Franklin

Have you seen the Aretha Franklin mural in Detroit’s Eastern Market?

It’s well hidden and if you didn’t know it was there, you might not find it.

I was told it was on the back wall of Gratiot Central Market, but I went around the block three times before I discovered it. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Aretha Franklin Mural in Detroit’s Eastern Market