2025 Spring, Connor Bayou and Hepatica

 

Fall Color from Michigan 2022

 It has been a perfect Autumn here in Michigan, nice weather, vivid colors, and long lasting!  Here is a collection of some things I’ve seen in the last few months.

 Connor Bayou Park  

Mike and I walked here on our 45th!!  Wedding Anniversary.  When we got married there was an announcement in the local newspaper, the headline was, “Couple to live in Grand Haven”.  That still makes me chuckle since both of us have lived here our whole lives.

Bass River Recreation Area

Silver Creek Pathway north of Luther Michigan

Armintrout-Milbocker Nature Preserve in Allegan

Dune Harbor County Park Muskegon County

Kirk Park Ottawa County

Stearns Creek Park Ottawa County. This is where we saw some of the most vivid red leaves,

Rosy Mound Natural Area with my favorite daughter Betsy.  So many stairs but beautiful.

Marie and I went to Hoffmaster State Park in Muskegon County this week.  The temperature was in the high 60’s with sunshine and blue sky!

Marie and I went to Pigeon Creek Park in Ottawa County last week.  It was another beautiful day!

I hope you enjoy these walks and the pictures from them.  Happy Autumn!

More Spring Things

Different places, different things....

           Spring Beauty

         Riverside Park - Ottawa County Michigan

     Wild Geranium

                                               Running Strawberry Bush


 Box Turtle
Hofma Perserve  -  Grand Haven Township Park

     Creek somewhere

               Marsh Marigold

 Cedar Apple Rust

 Cedar Apple Rust after a warm rain

Trillium - Nodding Or maybe Drooping?

 Wild Blue Phlox at Riverside Park, Ottawa County

 Flooding at Connor Bayou Park along the Grand River

 Connor Bayou

 There is a trail under all that water.  Connor Bayou Park

 Connor Bayou Park

      Columbine

   Starflower

                               Mayapple

         Lupine

       Squaw Root just coming up.

            Herb Robert


  First blooming Orchid for me this year at Stearns Creek Park, Pink Lady's Slipper


           Wood Sorrel

                        Royal Fern

 

 This beaver spied Mike and I from about 400 feet across the water.  It came fast towards us, then swam back and forth in front of us.  Every so often it would slap its tail and dive under the water.  We watched it for a few minutes, I took some video with my phone, then we left the area. 

 

Today it is 93 degrees!  We went from a nice cool spring, to hot summer days!  Spring  always seems to go fast, it was a good spring.

Take Care!