Unless you park behind it, you might miss the blue and white mural on the south wall of Ypsilanti City Hall.
The City Hall Mural by Jermaine Dickerson is a whoosh of color as you drive by on one-way Huron Street into downtown Ypsilanti, Michigan.
But if you’re walking on the sidewalk, take a moment to find the iconic reminders of Ypsilanti past and present.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Ypsilanti City Hall Mural
Since the weather has finally cooled down in southeast Michigan, and with all the rain we’ve had recently, I’m finding more mushrooms in the woods when I’m out birding.
Mushrooms on the ground near decaying leaves, at the base of trees, as well as nestled in the V of dead limbs of deciduous trees in the woods.
Including this yellow mushroom, which I’ve seen increasing in numbers under the white pines at Nichols Arboretum in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: American Yellow Fly Agaric Mushroom
In southeast Michigan, I smile as I hike the trails and see the brilliant gold, orange, and red colors of the sumac leaves in the mass of green in the woods. Honey locust trees have turned a golden yellow as their leaves flutter to the ground in a circular movement. While our maples have yet… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Fall Colors Starting to Change