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Saturday, February 11, 2012

An autumn doe, ducks and what else? (wood's roads of course!!)

I love capturing
animals in the woods
with
my camera.

I try and not be too obtrusive
or get too close...

but it is always a thrill.



She found a wild apple tree and was munching away
when we came upon her;

 


When I am not oooo-ing and ahhh-ing over the autumn colors,
I am wondering what we will see around the very next corner:



 




Perhaps a paddling duck:





Swimming in a pool of water reflecting autumn's glory:

 










 







Or maybe a goose:







 

I am never disappointed.

Even if there are no animals around the bend,
I can inhale Nature's Beauty
and admire
the world we live in
every second that I am out there exploring it.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

I am NOT going to Talk today....Well, at least not too much.

Because I talk a lot in showing my photography to you,
today I decided NOT to.

Just sit back and enjoy more Lake Michigamme, autumn ponds and squirrel feasts in the autunn photos
without any more chit chat from me today.

Except to say: I am not going to mention my love of wood's roads photos...nope, not a WORD. 












































































Phhhffftttttttttttttttttttttttt..........
whew, that was a LONG time to hold my breath.
I am way too old for that.
I better not try that again any time soon.....

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Lake Michigamme and the U.P. in Autumn

I am going to show you some more photos
of
the lake I live on today
(Lake Michigamme)
in the beautiful U.P. of Michigan.
These were taken in late August/early Sept.



Our lake has lots of rocks and rock bluffs
and it isn't too built up, which is something I am very grateful for:







It also has lots and lots of little, medium and large islands on it.
Some have cabins, some are free of any type of development:








We often see Eagles on the islands.
But the day I took these photos, we did not see any:








But we did see color. Lots of autumn colors. I loved it:






Sorry.
I just HAD to throw another autumn picture of an autumn road in the post.
I am addicted.:


Where was I?

Oh yeah...
the Lake.

In fall splendor:







There is a bible camp on a point where the land juts out into the lake.
It is called: Presbytery Point.
See the cross made out of the birch logs at the point?
It is a landmark for all us boaters that live on the lake:






Did I mention that I sometimes stick in pictures
of autumn woods roads yet?:






Another little rocky island:

We  have learned that fishing
is often
very good on the edges of these islands.

But Shhhh-hh-h
Don't tell my neighbors................
They just think I have magic bait.
(That I dig up on the sides of autumn wood's roads)

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Autumn Captured in Photos, continued:

Yes, I STILL have autumn photos to share with all of you.
I have winter ones to share too.
I
am
woefully
behind!!

And?
Very busy.

But that's ok..
if YOU don't mind, I don't mind.



This little boathouse is down the lake from us in a little bay. I always have loved it:







This "cabin" is in a great spot....I've always wanted to sit on its front porch and look out at the view from there.  I will have to pull my boat up to their dock and knock on their door and ask
them sometime...do you want to come with me?:


Our lake has lots of rocks and bluffs on it:







Looking into the colorful woods:














I am positively SMITTEN
with woods roads in the autumn...especially
if there is a misty foggy day:





Another "cabin" on an island on our lake.
A few years back, there were rumors that Madonna had purchased this one
for her Father as a vacation home.
I haven't seen her yet.
My husband keeps hoping....







There are several islands on our lake.
I think this one is my favorite:





Did I mention  yet
that I am in LOVE
with autumn roads?:

If you are ever in the U.P. (Upper Peninsula)
of
Michigan...
look me up...we could go hunting for photography opportunities
out in the woods together...
or I could take you on a ride on our pontoon
to see our lake...

You just gotta bring your love of nature with you.........

Saturday, February 4, 2012

REPOST: Here they Are! January 2012's Entries to the FREE PHOTO CONTEST: theme: WHITE!!!

Today, we have all the entries
of

the January 2012 FREE PHOTO CONTEST~!


Theme:  WHITE !!!




**We had a bunch of entries this month--
(THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE!!)


(*This is a RE-REPOST...I had forgotten TWO photos...so if you
looked at the entries before, look again!! Thanks!)

So,
let's get to it!!!:


This is by Country Gal. She has two blogs. One is called: "Our Country Cove Life" and the other one is called: "Country Cove Photography". 





This is from Sharon W. Her blog is called: "Sharon's Paws Create"





This is from Marge F. She does not have a blog.






This one is from Susan K. Her blog is called: "Along for the Ride".




This one is from Nat. Her blog is called: "Just Nat".





This is from Bilsot. His blog is called: "Amateur Photography".






This one is from Muffy. Her blog is called: "Muffy's Marks".






This is from Jacob Mc.  His blog is called: "Bland and Boring to Extraordinary".






This is from Linda R. Her blog is called: "Linda Letters".







This is from Arti.  Her blog is called: "My Yatra Diary".










This one was from Cheryl.  Her blog is called: "Cher Shots".








This one is from Lynn. Her blog is called: "For Love or Funny".









This is from Larry B. He has two blogs. One is called: "Larry's Creative Zone" and the other one is called: "Larry's Photo a Day".






This is from Glenda B. She has two blogs. One is called: "Profiles and Pedigrees" and the other one is called:"Writers Circle Around the Table".







This is from Gary W. His blog is called: "The On Going Adventures at Fox Paw Lodge".





This is from Pat H.  Her blog is called: "A View from the Edge".










This is from Nancy P. Her blog is called: "Blissed out Grandma".






This is from Judy W. She has two blogs. One is called: "The Road to Here" and the other one is called: "Through Squirrel Eyes".







This is from D Jan. Her blog is called: "D-Janity".






This is from SoCalGal. Her blog is called: "Just a Chick in a Chair".

************************************************************************
One of the things I love the MOST about hosting this photo contest
is
the creativity of everyone that enters.

Look how different many of the shots taken are for the theme of white!!!!

Thank you, everyone for entering and entertaining us.

The Judges are going to tear their hair out over THIS month's chore...
how on earth will they decide on only ONE winner???

*************************************
If I forgot ANYONE's photo who entered,
PLEASE notify me no later than this SUNDAY....
If I don't hear from anyone  by then the pictures will be sent off to the Judges.
If I have forgotten someone, I will REPOST this post to include the forgotten ones and THEN send it on to the judges.

(I try very hard not to miss someone, but it does occasionally happen!)

****************************

And now the announcement of

FEBRUARY 2012's
FREE PHOTO CONTEST's
THEME!!!:


FOOD!!!

(Ha! I bet you thought it would be red, or hearts, or love, didn't you???)
Well, those may be for another time....I just wanted to be unpredictable! LOL

Send in your "food" picture no later than midnight
on Feb. 29th, 2012
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