Photo of the Week: Security Trust Company Building in Downtown Detroit

intricate sculptural columns surround what once was the entrance to the Security Trust Building

Walking south on Griswold to last night’s WordCamp Detroit 2018 afterparty in downtown Detroit, I passed by this window, edged by incredible-looking intricate carvings on two sides.

I had to stop to take a closer look! Continue reading Photo of the Week: Security Trust Company Building in Downtown Detroit

Photo of the Week: Caspian Tern on a Fishing Expedition

Caspian Tern soaring through the blue sky

Spring seems to have finally arrived in southeast Michigan!

Which meant I spent my weekend looking for spring bird migrants as they made their way to their breeding areas in northern Michigan and Canada.

Heading into Robert B. Long Park in Oakland County yesterday morning, I met up with a pair of birders who had just left the trail. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Caspian Tern on a Fishing Expedition

Photo of the Week: Icy Spring Wonderland

ice encases the buds and stems of the Potentilla bush.

It wasn’t the normal pitter-patter of spring rain that woke me up this morning. Rather it was a crackling sound, the sound of freezing rain falling against the bedroom window. When I looked outside, I saw the rain had encased the buds, stems, and everything else in a clear, shimmering sheet of ice. And while… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Icy Spring Wonderland