With the extreme changes in weather we’ve had in southeast Michigan—from wind chills below zero followed by temperatures in the high-forties, all in the same week—you wonder if spring is ever going to arrive. But when you finally see the beautiful late-winter Lenten Rose (Helleborus orientalis) in bloom in the garden, you know spring is… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Signs of Spring
If the temperature is in the mid-30’s Farenheit and the sun is shining, what else would you do on a weekend morning but jump into the frigid waters of the Detroit River?
Did I mention the water temperature was 37 degrees Farenheit? Continue reading Photo of the Week: Special Olympics Polar Plunge in Detroit
It wasn’t my plan as I was out searching for the Greater White-fronted Goose in 10 degree weather last Monday evening, but I managed to capture the February supermoon when it rose from the east.
As I was slowly driving the snow-covered icy back roads of Superior Township near Ypsilanti, Michigan at dusk, I met up with a fellow birder also searching for the goose. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Supermoon Rising Over the Cornfields