Thursday, October 25, 2012

Ted's Standard Service

This sign tried to remain hidden but I saw it as I was passing it out in Leelanau County today. The nearest small town is Lake Leelanau and I believe that there actually was a Ted's Standard Service station there, with clean restrooms apparently. A nice little find today.

Monday, October 22, 2012

Lake Michigan Kiteboarding

Lake Michigan kiteboarding. The kites visually preceded the surfers as I pulled my car into the sand-dusted parking lot at the beach in Frankfort. It's the south/ southwest wind that is optimal here, according to the surfers. If it wasn't for the cold and changing leaves nearby, it could've been Malibu. Malibu would've had far more people though.

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Meyer S. May

This is the Meyer May house in Grand Rapids. It was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1908-1909 for his wife and him.

Monday, October 01, 2012

ArtPrize Horses

Today I returned from a trip to Grand Rapids to see ArtPrize for the first time. It was such a sight to see an amazingly varied and vast collection of art by such talented artists. This piece by artist Richard Morse was one of many spectacular pieces on display.

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Apartments and tree shadow- Petoskey, MI
Fishing ropes on a boat in Fishtown- Leland, MI
Horse sculptures at Fred Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park- Grand Rapids, MI

Sunday, September 23, 2012

The General

These are friends here as we were helping my buddy Brent, second from right, put up a fence in his back yard. The 2-person hole digger on the right there, operated by Brent and his father, is the Honda 330- the General. It was the subject of some smirks of amazement by those who weren't operating it, and the object of utmost respect by those who were. Once fired up, the General just wanted to dig. From a spectators point of view, the only thing keeping it from boring a hole to China were the four handles and two people using them and even then a hole to China didn't fully seem out of the question. A shout of "DOWN!," then a shout of "UP!," and then the post. I'm returning this morning to help with round 2. I like it, it reminds me my childhood when my Dad would have people over to help with building our garage. Family and friends helping one another. Like pioneers, except we have the Honda 330 hole digger- the General.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Friday, September 14, 2012

Northport Place

This is a fun place I saw while walking through Northport today.

Gas Pump

Northport, MI