This young fellow was walking the same path with Leroy and me today. As often as he stops, I really can't say if he'll be able to achieve his 10,000 hops today or not.
Over the hill from the Tannery Creek Campground at Petoskey State Park is a meadow that local kids called Blood Lake. Over fifty years ago, the nearby tannery dumped discharge into this earthen bowl....
So long Senor Smoke! Hello June blue skies! Hopefully our neighbors to the north can put those wildfires out soon! We had a fiery red sunrise today, but the air is much cleaner now...
A magnolia tree in full bloom. These trees are few and far between in the Petoskey area. If you see one, take time to inhale the beautiful, fresh scent!
Spring days near Petoskey often find us still prisoners of mittens, hats, neck-gators, and parkas as we venture forth on frosty morning walks. But Miss Spring does have some redeeming features. Showy daffodils, delicate,...
Do you know how many steps there are to the top of Mt. Baldy? On this day I harnessed the power of the Poodle (Leroy) to assist in the climb! After 153 steps you...
Petoskey State Park
Smooth-coated ankle catcher
(I don't know how to spell its Latin name)
spotted along the trail.
If you see one, don't engage.
Okay, it's actually a root of some kind.
I don't know what that fellow in Pennsylvania may have seen or not seen today, but our own Petoskey Pricilla saw her shadow! We will be blessed with six more weeks of winter!