The white stuff that fell overnight has all melted from my place now, here’s a photo looking west down my street. Pretty! Those clouds are very slowly lifting up, yet another low-pressure system will move into the valley this week. Winters…
Tag: Black & White Photos
Roots
These nine photos give you a little peek at where yours truly is from in Lapeer, Michigan. I miss my little hometown, a huge difference from the big city that Las Vegas really is. Will I ever move home to the gray skies and bad, salty roads? Perhaps I will when my health is such that it’s not a good idea to be far away from my children and family. Why else do we have children!
The depot, built in 1900
Westbound among the corn fields
Church, located downtown
Church, downtown
This was once a bank
A mom-and-pop restaurant
Looking east along the Canadian Natioonal Railway
This is one of several cars, they have been repainted recently
Lake Neppissing, I used to drive my trucks on this lake!
The Gray Foothills
The distant foothills west of my home are almost completely enveloped in gray clouds as this current low-pressure system works its way through the area. Another low-pressure center will follow on its heels, according to the National Weather Service.
Taking a very short walk this morning, the cold, damp air smelled reminiscent of my Michigan heritage.
It reminds me of standing alone in the wood both as a child and an adult listening to and watching the tall trees sway in unison high above me as though performing a beautiful ballet of nature. I will never escape who I am, nor my northern roots.
Neighborhood iPhone Photography
It’s been perfect weather for walking, so I’ve been walking my neighborhood instead of driving anywhere. It’s kind of hard to believe that tomorrow’s weather will be one hundred percent different with rain showers and slightly cooler temperatures.
California Barrel Cacti
California Barrel Cacti, Grayscale
Looking west at the foothills
A bit closer zoom