Musings

We ate lunch with the breeze getting too friendly, and the gulls thinking about it, but fortunately keeping sufficient distance that we did not have to actively fend them off.

Then we shifted locales and sat beach-side and watched for freighters, also noting a pair of mergansers that came by three times that I counted. This freighter is upbound, meaning headed into Lake Superior. BTW, that land past it is a foreign country populated by many very nice people.

We stayed by the beach until the wind kicked up and the sun’s strength diminished. Later, as the rays approached horizontal, they eventually lit the forest floor. Sweet!

Did I say we told stories and laughed and had a grand time? We sure did.

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Overnight rain led to a wet, overcast, drippy morning. With a delicate spiderweb undulating in the intermittent breeze.

We decided to head over to the refuge, and while en route the sun emerged, so that by the time we were on the wildlife drive, it was full out and even almost warm. Guessing these are Caspian terns.

Such shiny carapaces these turtles have!

And, of course trumpeter swans. Not nesting yet that we noticed. Only a few Canada geese; far more swans.

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Why did the porcupine cross the road? ☀️

Pair of sandhills. Note he and she are looking opposite directions; it must be a gender thing.

Around here the morels are one of two colors: blond or brunette. Sautéed in butter, both are exceptional.

Our wildlife sighting today included a pair of deer—no photo.

☀️ My guess: to escape flooding…geeze, the water is high!

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Wind-i-fication…. Yesterday’s tailwind turned to be off the left quarter panel…not so helpful. Also, it strengthened, and not fun for the folks driving big camping trailers, and the folks, like us, trying to pass them not knowing when they were going to swerve in a gust. But, we have arrived safely.

Bridge-i-fication…. Plenty of traffic, and only two northbound cash/credit toll lanes, but not too much of a backup surprisingly. We did end up behind a loaded semi through the top of the bridge-arch, this stretch, and so just puttered along—loaded semis are required to go 20mph, and so the traffic backs up. But, we have arrived safely.

Insect-i-fication…. Going along Lake Michigan, we could see clouds of insects in the air…and geeze, proof! Look at that windshield. And, we have arrived safely!

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A tailwind blew us up the road. We made a “necessary”stop at one of our usual chain-spots. I’ve never before seen a sign indicating patrons should woof down their food.

Just before dusk, we had a few sprinkles…and their corollary.

I liked the sky, so you get to see it, too!

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Hosta hostage.

Spotlit hydrangea.

White flowers unknown to me, although I see them frequently.

Hot. Humid. And it’s only late May.

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Doncha love backlighting?

Doncha love a blue sky?

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After the rain stops, insects get busy. I think of this as an anthill, but that’s a large passage for a typical ant. Ah, the rain has changed the ants, and now they’re mega-ants! 😃

This was unexpected…you can’t tell, but the reflection on this first-floor wall is from a window in the upper story of the opposite building. I guess the angles work, but on first glance I didn’t intuit that the window-ghost would be projected at a downward angle.

Or, if you prefer Bill Nye science, check out the latest John Oliver….

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A particularly maroon Japanese maple, with some kind of (procumbent?) juniper, very (yellow) green.

A Virginia creeper climbing a brick wall. Different contrast in shapes, but still generally red/green.

Lots of action at the Gliderport. On the ground. Also, stay on runway to avoid mud.

No Chiitan sighting (watching John Oliver), not surprisingly.

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No photo of the thermal-riding vultures, circling, circling (catchy title, however—heh). Instead: frost in the field.

Almost always a lane closed on the Big Bridge. Yay for infrastructure maintenance.

Rabbit wondering at roadside.

Sugar in towers. [Do you think of Ohio as a sugar producer? Nope? You aren’t alone, I’m certain. (Beets not cane (duh).)]

I hope you’ve enjoyed this exercise in prepositions. Overkill, in all likelihood….

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