tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post252522650062008713..comments2024-01-06T13:54:47.570-05:00Comments on The Retirement Chronicles: Lake Superior Winter Splendor: Part TWOThe Retired Onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-56607975429613276122010-02-08T12:17:54.312-05:002010-02-08T12:17:54.312-05:00This is so pretty, you always share the most amazi...This is so pretty, you always share the most amazing wonders of nature on your blog. You should work for National Geographic!Jientjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133675047491618720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-69450178858217500562010-02-07T15:19:33.478-05:002010-02-07T15:19:33.478-05:00Ratty: I loved those formations!
Joanna: Thanks.....Ratty: I loved those formations!<br /><br />Joanna: Thanks..I love finding art in the ordinary with my camera.<br /><br />SquirrelQueen: I am so glad you saw the same beauty I did looking through the lens there!The Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-40854952531029685252010-02-06T03:03:41.625-05:002010-02-06T03:03:41.625-05:00I love ice formations too and these are all intere...I love ice formations too and these are all interesting shots. The ice hats are so cool and I really like the shot of the ice cave. Looking forward to more photo of this gorgeous area.SquirrelQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00634513897599275287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-23349553859696588432010-02-06T00:48:05.940-05:002010-02-06T00:48:05.940-05:00I grew up on Lake Erie in Ohio. Your wonderful pi...I grew up on Lake Erie in Ohio. Your wonderful pictures reminded me of just how COLD it gets back there. <br /><br />You have a great eye!<br /><br />Happy weekend.<br />jjJoanna Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10836376588710862173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-77195521044810883012010-02-05T22:22:13.749-05:002010-02-05T22:22:13.749-05:00I like your description of this. It all really doe...I like your description of this. It all really does look like some sort of frozen lava.Rick (Ratty)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04062449024949497557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-40990125304879820982010-02-05T21:48:43.092-05:002010-02-05T21:48:43.092-05:00DJan: We DO have an Olympic training center here a...DJan: We DO have an Olympic training center here at NMU! You can see why,right?<br /><br />Eva: Wimp!<br /><br />Jenn: Thanks, I am glad you liked them.<br /><br />Susanne: I hear you! I am waiting to come back down to Florida in April, when my grandbaby is due there!<br /><br />Bernie: you are such a Sweetie!<br /><br />Betsy: there are two lighthouses nearby but not right next to the red coast guard station...I will try and get some winter lighthouses before spring, if I can.<br /><br />RNSane: I would love to see SF some day too!<br /><br />Insanity: So glad you liked them! I loved being out there taking them too.<br /><br />TechnoBabe: Thanks...glad your hubby liked them too!<br /><br />Cher: Oh, what town in the U.P. do you live in? Newberry? I live west of Marquette!<br /><br />Grannyann: I just love how the waves make cool ice formations...they change every other day,I swear!<br /><br />Shelly: Maybe we can do that someday...how fun would THAT be???The Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-7606638769812655982010-02-05T20:20:19.619-05:002010-02-05T20:20:19.619-05:00I swear your photography gets better & better!...I swear your photography gets better & better! Loved these! Wish I could join you in a photography adventure! That coast guard station photo was my fave!<br />ShelleyShelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534904024320623895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-33992996573777994202010-02-05T19:51:04.973-05:002010-02-05T19:51:04.973-05:00strange how they make such unusual formations by j...strange how they make such unusual formations by just melting a little.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474339462986922659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-36886831030596281622010-02-05T19:08:44.648-05:002010-02-05T19:08:44.648-05:00These are wonderful pics. I live Upper Michigan; a...These are wonderful pics. I live Upper Michigan; about an hour south of Lake Superior and about an hour west of Lake Michigan. Since moving down from Alaska 5 years ago we've only seen the lakes in the summer months. However; these are great pics and we may have to venture out in the winter. Thanks for sharing.Cher' Shotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14946818491901881410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-74660665312899437312010-02-05T16:42:35.727-05:002010-02-05T16:42:35.727-05:00I showed my hubby the icy photos and we both like ...I showed my hubby the icy photos and we both like the Coast Guard station (his father was in the Coast Guard).<br />Great shot of the ice cave and molten ice!!CiCihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615265608675467505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-10331218638730700382010-02-05T16:11:08.041-05:002010-02-05T16:11:08.041-05:00I have to admit I don't think I have ever seen...I have to admit I don't think I have ever seen ice like that next to water! Loving the ice formations and that pic with the lacy tree! Wonderful as always!Insanitykimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05026989747334897393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-12400806218262262462010-02-05T15:55:09.331-05:002010-02-05T15:55:09.331-05:00I am sitting here in much warmer San Francisco, lo...I am sitting here in much warmer San Francisco, loving these spectacular photos and shivering just a bit.RNSANEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02841873957894861725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-45127821733546873102010-02-05T15:52:43.065-05:002010-02-05T15:52:43.065-05:00Wow---your ice makes mine look like NOTHING... ha ...Wow---your ice makes mine look like NOTHING... ha ha.... I love your photos. That coast guard station looks neat... Is there a lighthouse there???? I love lighthouses ---so sometime, you will have to take a picture of it just for me...<br />Hugs,<br />BetsyBetsy Banks Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-57386396248991415892010-02-05T12:57:54.381-05:002010-02-05T12:57:54.381-05:00Oh my, these are stunning. Always look forward to ...Oh my, these are stunning. Always look forward to your post Joan, just to good and I don't want to miss a thing.....:-) HugsBerniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03024565921761129108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-45916840732592898142010-02-05T12:24:47.334-05:002010-02-05T12:24:47.334-05:00O.M.G....Joan! What a contrast to your recent Flor...O.M.G....Joan! What a contrast to your recent Florida pictures - not to long time ago posted, right? :)<br /><br />Winter looks beautiful for sure - in the picture. I don't know if I could stand that cold anymore. I have not even warm shoes left...*smile*...<br /><br />Great shot!<br />SusanneS-V-Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448485127651242401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-25535583421552597992010-02-05T11:26:27.364-05:002010-02-05T11:26:27.364-05:00Ice, snow, snowsqualls, we have it all, like Lake ...Ice, snow, snowsqualls, we have it all, like Lake Superior, just smaller, except for the depth of snow! <br />Great shots.Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-82620604808351507802010-02-05T09:53:56.096-05:002010-02-05T09:53:56.096-05:00I'd comment, but I have to go turn the heat up...I'd comment, but I have to go turn the heat up now; for some reason I seem to be shivering and cold!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03803472040500529682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-78750255188624912452010-02-05T09:45:35.599-05:002010-02-05T09:45:35.599-05:00Up here in the Pacific Northwest we just finished ...Up here in the Pacific Northwest we just finished the warmest January on record, and the Winter Olympics are next week! I hope all turns out well, they should have had them in the U.P., eh? Great pictures, as usual.DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-77525814104055111212010-02-05T09:26:12.379-05:002010-02-05T09:26:12.379-05:00Brian: Whenever you are ready to come up just let ...Brian: Whenever you are ready to come up just let me know---there are so many nice camping sights and lakes,etc...we would love to be your tour guide.<br /><br />Gaston: Why thanks! that is the nicest thing to say!<br /><br />Lynn: 14 inches? Wow, that is more than we are getting way up north here!The Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-69410019991228672232010-02-05T08:52:19.204-05:002010-02-05T08:52:19.204-05:00Joan, I hate to be repetitive, but, once again, yo...Joan, I hate to be repetitive, but, once again, you've got some beautiful photographs! We are expecting 14" of snow, but we've got none of that spectacular ice!Lynn Kellanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11347865234211013908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-85983638458594818912010-02-05T08:51:49.665-05:002010-02-05T08:51:49.665-05:00Just recently saw two DVDs featuring extreme winte...Just recently saw two DVDs featuring extreme winter weather... and think they should have hired you as your photos are much better than theirs!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813508472498593787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-10199778178257069032010-02-05T07:53:42.219-05:002010-02-05T07:53:42.219-05:00love those ice formations....need to take a trip j...love those ice formations....need to take a trip just so you can tellus where to take a walk to take in all these amazing sights.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.com