Photo of the Week: Holiday Hike at Kensington Metropark

sunset over the trees, see from the Nature Center trail overlooking Kent Lake.

One of our family holiday traditions is hiking the trails at Kensington Metropark Nature Center, near Milford in southeast Michigan. In the past, when our son was younger and in grade school, we would hike on New Year’s Day. Not a day when many people are out at the metroparks; we often had the trails… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Holiday Hike at Kensington Metropark

Photo of the Week: Christmas Day Hike at Kensington Metro Park

looking up into the oak trees with rust-colored leaves

Our family has a tradition of hiking the trails at Kensington Metro Park, near Milford, Michigan, on New Year’s Day. We spend our time birdwatching, looking for tracks in the snow, and taking in the beauty of the winter woods. This year, since we couldn’t all be together on New Year’s Day 2017, we moved… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Christmas Day Hike at Kensington Metro Park

Photo of the Week: Sandhill Cranes for the New Year

Sandhill Cranes on snow-covered trail

I may not have found Sandhill Cranes when I took a road trip to mid-Michigan the weekend before Christmas.

But I was thrilled to see these two birds New Year’s Day on the Nature Center trails at Kensington Metro Park near Milford, Michigan. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Sandhill Cranes for the New Year