lake michigan is not the sea. it’s easy to forget that on nights when the water is choppy, the texture changes from glass to wrinkles, and the color takes on nuanced shades of steely blue. when i went to the mitten, my oldest seester (she leaves for china in just 9 days!!) and i hiked … Continue reading
one of the best parts about going to the mitten in august is celebrating my grandpa’s birthday. this year, we celebrated 91 years. acceptable forms of celebration include swimming, kayaking, cake eating, sunbathing, walks, hammock naps, campfires, s’mores, mexican train dominoes (Grandpa is a champ), and sipping coffee on the deck over the lake. happy … Continue reading
i flew to michigan to visit my parent’s home a few days ago. i get to stay in michigan for another week, spending my time with my family. my oldest seester is moving to china in a month, and this is the last hurrah before she moves across the ocean. Continue reading
as i was whining about recently (oh, you didn’t catch that? i. so. totally. was. forgive me.), Jared and I have been working a lot. we took this friday and saturday off to go spend a night at (lower) savage lake. despite getting swallowed whole by mosquitoes, highlights included throwing flies around (Jared caught a … Continue reading
last saturday night, Jared and i went up the pan another 15 miles or so to sneak a little fly fishing into our weekend. we are in a season where we are spending a lot of our weekends working (are you a weekend worker? i find that my whole rhythm of rest is thrown of … Continue reading
//This bus. For being so clearly cherished and beautiful. And for being all the way from Vermont. //This fawn (and its twinner). For being right outside my bedroom window this morning, spots and all. //These splashes: because even though they require a bath afterward, they’re totally worth it. //These radishes, because we grew them ourselves. … Continue reading
i hope you’ve had a restful day, with solid community and lazy afternoon naps (or as kobuk understands it: drop-tennis-balls-on-the-humans-time). happy sunday! Continue reading
the rugged range 