Here's a picture of the carrier pigeon we rescued (see the previous blog). We were so happy to be able to help the poor thing.
Here are some pics from our trip to Ypsilanti to visit the grands. It was Claire's first birthday (gosh, time sure flies, doesn't it?). She really demolished the cupcake--it was her first taste of chocolate, and she sure has her grandmother's taste for it!
My present to her was a Fisher Price train. She's scared of it! Bad Granny!!
We had a lovely day yesterday. We went canoing on the White River through the Manistee National Forest.
It's a really pretty little river. The water is very clear and shallow. Wiley tried fishing, but the fish must have been able to see him coming, because he didn't even get a nibble.
We didn't see much wildlife--this baby turtle,a water snake and a couple of kingfishers--
but the wildflowers
were magnificent!
A good time was had by all!The next blog will be about our adventure in Grand Haven. Stay tuned!
3 comments:
Hooray for the Walmart clerk:)
Glad you are again up and running. I enjoyed the wildflowers. I tried my best but could find no "occupants" resting on the lily pads. Have you ever been to visit the arboretum in Washington, D.C.? There is a large area around the visitor center where there are gorgeous lily pads with flowers and lots of frogs leaping on and off the pads. You photo reminded me of that visit.
Also, in one of the photos there were some brown areas in the trees (probably dead leaves or something). In Indonesia, they have a tree called the "handkerchief" tree. No one knew the official name -- it was just called that by the locals. Hanging down throughout the foilage of those trees were branches of brown leaves; looking at them from a distance they looked just like men's brown handkerchiefs hanging down throughout the tree. Those clusters were not dead leaves -- that was just part of that interesting tree.
Tom, you mentioned canoeing. My husband, John, our son, John, and I went canoeing with Joyce and Wiley quite a few years ago. The water (in Florida) was crystal clear, very deep, with huge turtles, fish and otters swimming in the water. What a wonderful trip that was.
See, Joyce and Wiley, we all relive many memories through your trip photos. Your blog has become as important to us as the Star-Banner -- well, let's just say I usually read your blog first!
Thanks for the kind words, Julie. The blog (and the comments it generates) has become really important to us, too. We really pay attention to what we're doing so that we can discuss it in the blog, and the comments make us feel like we've had our friends and family with us along the way!
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