I have been really busy and distracted the past few weeks
and haven’t spent very much time on blogger as I’m sure you know. Or maybe you don’t know, or even worse, maybe
I’ve not been missed at all. I’d be like
the tree falling in the wood and no one hears… Well, I could throw a pity
party, but I don’t have time... So
instead, I am going to share a bunch of random photos that I took a couple
weeks ago at
Art Prize in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This year’s show ran from September 18 to
October 6. Art Prize is one of the
largest displays of public art (and much of the art is also over-sized, such as
the flags flying in the Grand River). This year’s winner was a massive mural of
Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes, which was beautiful but might also show some regional
pride as the art is judged by votes and the natives voted! One thread that seemed to run through much of
the art was recycling as all kinds of old junk (old tires, scrap metal,
driftwood, glass bottles, etc) were converted into artwork. Check out the
"Top 10." Enjoy the photos and I’ll try to write or
share more about what’s been going on later…
I haven’t been on the water since I took my sailboat out
late in September and was itching to be out while there were still some leaves
on the trees. Surprisingly, this fall
hasn’t been as colorful as last. This
year, we got adequate water. There are
some nice splotches of color, but nothing as spectacular as last year when we
were in a drought. I was only on the
water for a little over two hours, paddling about six miles. There were numerous ducks and kingfishers, a
few great blue herons, nearly a dozen abandon hornet’s nest, lots of falling
leaves and one turtle. I would have thought the turtles would have found their winter homes already, especially since there was no sun to speak of today. It was cool, in the low to
mid-40s with a few moments of sleet. The
wind was strong which made it feel cooler at times. Paddling by myself, I was attentive to the
scenery as I listened to the ripple of the water and the wind howling in the
trees. It was soothing to my soul, a
desperately needed outing. Enjoy the
photos…
