Photo of the Week: Cloud Reflections in Lake Erie

A lake scene in which the blue sky and fluffy white clouds in the sky are reflected in calm blue water. In the foreground, the rocky shoreline frames the photo. In the distance on the lake, you can see small black shapes of waterfowl, including Common Merganser and Mallards.

If you didn’t know this photo was taken in the past week, in the cold of a southeast Michigan winter with temperatures barely in the double digits Fahrenheit, you might think today’s photo of the week was taken on a warm day.

But it you look carefully in the rocks along the shoreline, you’ll notice white patches of snow and ice.

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Photo of the Week: Seed Savers Exchange Catalog

Brightly colored orange, pink, and gold multi-layered zinnia flower blooms decorate the front cover of the green Seed Savers Exchange seed catalog.

On a cold, wintry Sunday morning in southeast Michigan where it’s been snowing for the past two hours, browsing the bright flower and delicious looking vegetable photos in this year’s Seed Savers Exchange seed catalog brightens my day.

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Photo of the Week: Blue-stemmed Goldenrod

Foot-tall plant with several branched somewhat arching stems of lancelike smooth green leaves with clusters of small, yellow flowers. Fallen yellow and brown leaves surround the plant with pink/red brick wall in the background.

It’s rare to have flowers blooming the last week of November in southeast Michigan.

Cool weather, cloudy skies, and short days make November a month to finish cleaning up the garden in preparation for winter.

Not admiring pretty flowers in our gardens.

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