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10.09
As Summer wanes, a mute swan preens before settling down for a night on the edge of Oxbow Lagoon.
Mute swans are found in the central Great Lakes region, predominantly in Western and Upper Michigan. At 26 pounds, they are very big birds with a wing span reaching 8 feet; supposedly strong enough strength to break a man's arm. They are not a native species, but were transported to North America in the late nineteenth century by European immigrants.
The phrase ‘swan song’ refers to this swan and to the legend that it is utterly silent until the last moment of its life, and then sings one achingly beautiful song just before dying In reality, the Mute Swan is not completely silent.
8.09
Locally, human and natural history are intertwined with our everyday living; both affecting the other, neither tending to dominate.
Finding the harmonious balancing point between competing ambitions for our land and water use is a contentious issue.
Photographs from yesterday and today provide us with long term memory across generations. They allow us an opportunity to observe and ponder our past and present impact, and how our own era will one day be viewed.
Join me on August 11 for A Photographic Study of Dunes, Lake and River.
My hour-long presentation on behalf of the Saugatuck Douglas Historic Society begins at 11 AM at the Old School House in Douglas. I'll have a fascinating blend of photographs from the mid-1800's to today to stimulate thought about the past, present and future of this incredible place .
6.09
Spring has given way to Summer and a new array of sunsets; here a becalmed sunset with gulls dotting the lake for as far as the eye could see.
Along with the new season, I'm pleased to announce that GoodGoods is now representing me in Saugatuck (GoodGoods.com). Drop in to view a selection of my Lakeshore scenes, matted and framed - with much more color and detail than what you can ever see here on your computer screen.
3.09
The cold of Winter broke and the first warm days gave promise that Spring is getting close. Lake Michigan started giving up it's icy covering, spinning off a variety of large to miniature iceburgs. Soon the Star of Saugatuck will once again be paddling through this very scene.
12.08
Even as we experienced the snowiest and cloudiest December on record, the assorted lighting displays around Saugatuck warmed the atmosphere.
May we all look forward to a great and happy new year!
10.08
It was a beautiful autumn on the shores of Lake Michigan, as evidenced by this view in Saugatuck Dunes State Park, near the mouth of the Kalamazoo River. This is the site of the town of Singapore, the remains of which are now buried under sand and trees.