Photo of the Week: Hands Held High

Steel sculpture of athlete with hands up in the air, blue lake and park in the background.

The sculpture of an athlete holding their arms up in victory stands out at Horizon Park overlooking Belleville Lake in downtown Belleville, Michigan.

Hands Held High was created entirely of steel by nationally-recognized sculptor Gregory Mendez, whose outdoor sculptures are exhibited across the United States.

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Photo of the Week: Cilantro from the Garden, in Michigan in December

Green leaves of cilantro sit on a blue-rimmed white plate.

Imagine my surprise this week when I looked in the vegetable garden and saw my cilantro was still growing!

Typically in southeast Michigan, we get cooler temperatures and snow in early to late November. And we did get a couple snow showers in November, including one snow shower of three inches of snow.

Snowy weather and cooler temperatures would have killed any cilantro.

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