A Hint of What's to Come....

An update to you!

The pulse is getting stronger...

the trips to the bathroom are getting fewer....

the cough is getting weaker....

It could only mean ONE thing...

I MIGHT

live through this....

So?

Only one thing I can do today:

Provide you a hint of what is to come

in my

upcoming

"Mexico Vacation" series.....

Ready?:

A
 Sea Lion!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


See  you soon with the details........

PLEASE be patient....Houston, we have a problem!

HI everyone!

We made it back from Los Cabos Mexico...

and

I had the opportunity to get some wonderful images

of

it

for you all....

Only one problem.

I am SICK as a DOG.

Of all the times we have gone to Mexico, we have never gotten sick.

Well, let me tell you....

this

Montezema's revenge has been the sickest I have been in years.

It started the day before we left Mexico

(Valentine's Day night)

and I have been sick ever since.

I went to the walk-in emergency clinic finally on yesterday

and got some knock out antibiotics.

I was diagnosed with the typical traveller's dissentery as well as (as if that isn't enough)

a cold viris....

So I am now loaded with antibiotics.

Praying that they work.

I have not eaten much in over a week and am very weak.

But this morning I do feel a twinge better

so

I am holding on to hopes that I am turning the corner on this thing.

Please keep checking the blog for a new post.

I promise I will be back as soon as I can,

but

it may be a few days yet.

Miss you all!!!

P.S. On the good side, I have lost about 10 pounds.  However, The "Montezuma's Revenge Diet"

is NOT recommended.

Rivers, Rocks and Roads

Today, I should be back from Mexico...

but

since I am probably up to my armpits

in dirty laundry and jet lagged,

I went ahead

and

pre-published this blogpost

to cover me for

one more day

until I can get back to routine...

Hopefully, I can start posting some of my Mexico trip photos for you soon.

And some winter ones, before it is spring!

Many of you are probably having spring right now,

but in the U.P. we won't see any signs of spring until the end of April...

and even some years we get snow then too.

So today, we are still in autumn

for my photos.

This river is wonderful during any season...in winter it freezes over.

I loved the green green ferns against the orange leaves here:

I love slowing down the river with my shutter speed when taking photos of water

and making the water "dreamy":

 

Mirrored reflections of autumn in the river:

Another road scene.

My poor hubby...I am always telling him to STOP the truck

so I can get out and get a shot:

I fell in love with the big mossy rocks in the middle of this autumn river:

Some of the bluffs we had to climb around/up

to take some waterfall pictures...

I was whining and my husband was helping me up over and around large

boulders on the river's edge so I didn't have to scale THIS big rock bluff!

LOL:

Glimpses of blue water through the colored leaves:

We didn't have time to fish. (Dang!!):

 

I hope your life is flowing as smooth as this river,

and contains as much color as this autumn

and

has less rocky times than the bluffs above!

Continuing Color...

If you are a regular reader of my blog

(and THANKYOU if you are!!!!)

you

know

that I have been posting last autumn's photos

because I am behind in sharing them

with all of you.

And,

you know that I pre-published these past few blogposts

because I have been away in Mexico

soaking my tootsies

for the past week, but sadly, on this day I will be on my way home.

If you have left comments on my blogposts over the last week or so

and haven't heard from me or seen them published,

it is because I am not taking my computer with me to Mexico.

I will make sure I do that when I get back.

(I am going to go into withdrawals for SURE!, but I dont' want to risk having my computer

damaged or stolen or lost).

So, here today are more for autumn pictures for you to enjoy...until I can show you some from Mexico...

see you SOON!!!

 

Reflections on the Pond:

Autumn river:

Tree mushrooms along the path...

Follow the golden-leaves road to the Land of Oz:

Or maybe this golden curved road?:

Speckled yellow leaves:

I can't help but take pictures of every fall road I see:

One of my favorite waterfall spots in the world:

Dreamy river of color:

I hope there is some color in your day today!!

I know you brighten my day with it, for SURE!!!

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Happy Valentine's Day!!

Wishing all my Readers

their best

Valentine's Day EVER.

Know that I adore you

and am

so thankful

for your Blogger Friendship.

I am off in Mexico with my hubby, (the LOVE of my life)

enjoying a tropical vacation....

but keep checking my blog

as I

have "pre-published" blogposts

to cover while I am away....

I will be back later this week!

Thanks again for being a part of my life

and know

that you are loved!!!!

XXOO

This and That from the Lake and Woods

I have a confession to make today.

Not only am I still posting photos for you

from this past Sept. and October

and

haven't even gotten to the snow/winter photos

that I have to show you yet...

but as you read this...

I am dipping my just-manicured-in-gorgeous-hot-pink-nail-polish- toes

in the Pacific Ocean

at Los Cabos, Mexico.

Yup, I have briefly deserted my beloved Upper Peninsula of Michigan

frozen tundra

for a short vacation to tropical Mexico.

I just needed to defrost.

But, not to worry. I have "preposted' pictures for you to see while I am away.

Thank goodness, because I need to get you caught up with these past Autumn photos

and get into showing you my winter photos (soon I hope)---

before I bombard you

with my Mexico pictures.

We picked Los Cabos because there are gorgeous rock arches there in the ocean right beside the resort

we will be staying at.

And? It is in the desert!

And, there are mountains there!!

Unfortunately, I don't feel safe enough to have taken my GOOD DSLR camera there,

so pray that I do okay with my point and shoot Panasonic Lumix to capture some good photos there for you.

So stay tuned---

Once again, thanks for being patient with me on my being behind on sharing my autumn pictures with you....

I will let you know when I am back with a post script to my upcoming posts...

So let's get started with my many, many photos that I STILL have not yet shared with you, shall we??:

Lake Superior:

Lake Superior beach rocks:

Look at the SIZE of this boulder out in the middle of the woods!!

The glaciers pushed it here and it is all alone:

 

Did you ask for mushrooms on your pizza??

(You would only need ONE!):

Go out into the world today

and take some pictures

of where you call "home"....

I'd love to see them!!!

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.

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.....

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)