One of my favorite events in summer is attending the Michigan Jazz Festival (Wayback Machine archive) at Schoolcraft College in Livonia, Michigan.
Launched in 1995, the free festival has been held at Schoolcraft College since 1999.
Showcasing local jazz musicians, including high school and college jazz musicians, the festival is a wonderful event for jazz fans throughout the area.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Michigan Jazz Festival 2024
A relatively cool summer evening and clear skies had me out birding late Friday night, in search of birds feeding from flowering native plants along the Rouge River near Dearborn, Michigan.
While I saw and heard American Goldfinches, Red-winged Blackbirds, and Killdeer, it was a pretty quiet night for birding.
But the full moon made up for a lackluster birding adventure as the golden sphere rose in the southeast sky at dusk.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Buck Moon
My first rainbow of the summer!
And I almost didn’t see it.
We were out birding and got caught in an unexpected rain shower.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Summer Rainbow from the Backroads