Photo of the Week: Northern Lights in Southeast Michigan

Muted magenta and green colors light up the black sky, trees silhouetted in the foreground.

How amazing! I never thought I would see northern lights (aurora borealis) in southeast Michigan.

But like millions of other people around the world, thanks to this weekend’s geomagnetic storm, I enjoyed seeing the northern lights in my own southeast Michigan community.

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Photo of the Week: Winter Sowing 2024 Results

Small green seedlings of purple coneflower rise from an open white translucent gallon milk jug, a white label rises vertically in the potting soil.

When I started my winter sowing project in mid-February this year, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I had never done any winter sowing before.

I had a few scares with deep cold spells in late winter and spring, concerned whether the native plant seedlings in the milk jugs would make it through.

And a couple times I did move the milk jugs into the garage overnight.

As you can see from my photo of the purple coneflowers, I shouldn’t have been worried!

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Photo of the Week: Mourning Doves

A pair of tan-brown birds with black dots on their wings, pink legs, and long pointed tails, the Mourning Doves perch on the edge of the square bird feeder. One bird has its wing slightly outstretched as it lands on the feeder edge.

A bird I see year round in our southeast Michigan area, the slender, graceful Mourning Dove is a bird I see or hear daily. Their coo-coo sound is often the first sound I hear in the morning. This morning, with our constant rainfall, this pair of Mourning Doves joined the local House Wrens, Northern Cardinals,… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Mourning Doves