Photo of the Week: Michigan Peaches are Here!

Deep golden and orange peaches sit in a scalloped blue ceramic bowl.

If there’s one thing Michigan folks enjoy in summer, it’s fresh sweet corn, Michigan blueberries, and one of my favorites: Michigan peaches!

A local orchard comes to our Sunday farmer’s market to sell their vegetables and fruits, including their delicious Red Haven peaches.

Today I picked up a bag of peaches and I’m already sorry I didn’t get two bags so I could make some peach pie or jam.

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Photo of the Week: Summer Sunset Over Cornfields

Brilliant red, pink, and gold colors streak across the blue-gray sky, silhouetted by the treeline in the distance.

A late evening in search of migrating shorebirds resulted in me meeting other birders near a flooded cornfield on the dirt backroads of Ypsilanti, Michigan. The sun was quickly setting and we were losing light when we spotted the rare Stilt Sandpiper (my first of year) as well as Semipalmated, Spotted, and Solitary Sandpipers foraging… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Summer Sunset Over Cornfields

Photo of the Week: Young Girl Reading a Book

Green-colored copper sculpture of girl laying down on her stomach on the ground reading a book, brown mulch surround the sculpture, green-leafed white-flowered shrubs in the background.

You could easily walk by without ever noticing the sculpture in the dark shadows under the mature trees in front of the Plymouth District Library in downtown Plymouth, Michigan.

The green-colored sculpture blends in with the landscaping and leafy shrubs bordering the red brick building. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Young Girl Reading a Book