Showing posts with label Hemlock Crossing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hemlock Crossing. Show all posts

Monday, April 4, 2022

A Walk in the Park

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Weaver House at Pine Bend Park.









Marie picked me up for a walk today.  We started at Hemlock Crossing Park and walked all the way to Pine Bend Park.  It was about a 3 1/2-mile walk that took about 2 1/2 hours.  It was pouring rain this morning. It did sprinkle on us a bit but the snow from Saturday was all gone.  We also saw sunshine and blue sky.  It was a nice walk! 
Thanks Marie.


Thursday, November 11, 2021

October 2021 Texas, Gentian at Hemlock Crossing, Ludington State Park, Grand Haven Pier

 We have had a beautiful and warm autumn this year.  Today is November 11 2021 and the trees are still so bright and golden.

This is our driveway, no sun but still warm and glowing gold.

I took my third trip to Texas for the year, this time I went to just play with our youngest grandkids, ages 6, 4, and 2 years.  We played lots of hide and seek at their new house, went in the pool, visited a nature preserve, and a pumpkin patch!  Grandkids amaze me!  What interesting and curious people they are. Each one has their own uniqueness, they are curious and have their own ideas in those adorable little heads. 


 

I really do love being up in the clouds!



After Texas, my sister from Minnesota visited Michigan.  We took her to Hemlock Crossing Park and Nature Center.  This is the park I have been watching some beautiful Closed Gentian, and we checked on those gentian and they were still blooming!  Mid October.

Hemlock Crossing 


We went into the nature center here at Hemlock Crossing and talked with Kristen Hintz, she has so much good information, it was fun seeing her again.  She works for Ottawa County Parks. 

Four sisters go for a walk!  We went together to Ludington State Park, we walked  Lost Lake/ Island  Trail.  It was a wonderful walk and so nice the four of us could be together on a perfect day.




In Grand Haven we went all the way out on the south pier on a very calm day.




That is it for this post.  I hope you enjoyed it. Thanks for stopping by.





Thursday, March 19, 2020

Skunk Cabbage at Hemlock Crossing County Park in West Olive, Michigan

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Hours before Spring arrives I visited Hemlock Crossing to find the Skunk Cabbage.  They were there just as I expected! 
 
 

 
I walked from Hemlock Crossing Park to Pine Bend Park then back again, adding in some extra loops for a three mile walk!  No sun or blue sky, still it was wonderful to be out in the fresh air.
 


 Pigeon River


 
 
 Skunk Cabbage!

 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 Weaver House at Pine Bend County Park

 
 
 
  I did talk to this guy for a bit!  Oh Hello!

 I hope you enjoyed my walk too!