YESTERDAY’S SUNSET AND MOONRISE

 I’d watched clouds scud across the sky most of the day, wondering if they’d occlude the November full moon, the largest and brightest supermoon of 2025.  The sunset and moonrise were also only minutes apart, making the sky lighter than usual.  I headed outdoors at 5 p.m. and was delighted at the beautiful sunset reflected in the many clouds.  Then I saw the moon rising behind the last of the fall color (and ugly telephone pole and wires).  As soon as it rose above the treeline, the clouds completely swallowed it.  I waited.  Occasionally, I’d see a smudge of brightness in the sky, but it wasn’t until the clouds parted an hour later that I caught the full moon.  Ahhh, nature! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FALL COLOR PEAKS

 And the leaves begin falling.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GLORIOUS COLOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EMPIRE SUNSET

 Besides the High Banks Rollaway, I took my visiting friends Cathi and Joyce to Sleeping Bear Dunes.  We drove the scenic drive, had dinner at Friendly’s, and watched the sunset at Empire Beach.  It was a beautiful day at the Lakeshore.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HIGH BANKS ROLLAWAY

 Cathi and Joyce, two lifelong friends from my teaching days, visited last week and we spent much of our time enjoying the fall color.  One place we went was the High Banks Rollaway trail and overlook.  The overlook towers 200 feet above the Manistee River and offers views of up to 15 miles.  Originally, the site was where logs were stockpiled during the winter and then rolled down the bank into the river in the spring to begin their trip downstream to the sawmill.  While the colors weren’t yet at peak, the view was still lovely.  One of my favorite spots along the trail was a bench dedicated to Bob Rudd, including a quote by Thoreau:  “I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees.”

 

 

 

WHITE BARNS

 After photographing D.H. Day’s iconic Glen Haven barns in August, I wondered whether there were other white barns in the area.  I traveled four counties in two months and found less than ten.  Most barns were either traditional red or weathered wood.  It was fun being on the hunt, though.