Photo of the Week: Evening Stroll at the Peony Garden

Pink peony bush

For the past several years, I do my best to visit the Peony Garden at Nichols Arboretum on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor to see the blooming historic peonies.

With 27 beds that can contain 30 peony bushes each, exploring the Peony Garden is one of my favorite things to do in the spring. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Evening Stroll at the Peony Garden

Photo of the Week: Canoe Fan in Ann Arbor

Canoe Fan sculpture - a half-circle of fans forming an upright sculpture

I was on my way home from visiting the Peony Garden at the University of Michigan Nichols Arboretum this weekend when I decided to stop at Gallup Park.

It’s been a couple months since I last visited Gallup, and I wanted to see waterbirds on the Huron River.

Close to dusk, I pulled into the parking lot of the small craft boat launch east of Huron Parkway. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Canoe Fan in Ann Arbor

Sketchnoting Fun with Mike Rohde

Mike Rohde at Sketchnote Workshop

When Mike Rohde came to Ann Arbor a couple weeks ago to teach sketchnote workshops, he graciously offered to meet up and chat with people in our design community.

Local designers, an engineer, user experience folks, and a librarian joined us for a great evening at The Songbird Cafe.

We chatted about design, books, our favorite pens, and sketchnoting. Continue reading Sketchnoting Fun with Mike Rohde