Photos by Big V

I had to go to the lab early this morning to get another routine blood draw, and when I was done, we stepped at a little restaurant on the west side of town. There was a family on the bench seat and their four-year-old little boy kept sliding down to sit next to Lisa. I don't blame him! LOL, I... Sign in to see full entry.

This was a massive wave as it was about to break on the shores of Presque Isle Park, near Marquette. Sign in to see full entry.

A light powder coating of snow was on the trees, giving a shimmying glitter as the sun sank into the lake. Sign in to see full entry.

Taken during our honeymoon. Sign in to see full entry.

Again, this is over by Marquette near the Black Rocks coastline. This was an amazing sight! Sign in to see full entry.

Everyone has seen the Mackinaw bridge from many different angles, but you rarely see it from under it. It is almost six miles to the other side! Sign in to see full entry.

This BIG female Snowy Owl was just getting rested up from her flight from the Arctic Circle to the UP of Michigan. She seems to be telling me to watch what she is about to do next. These birds are huge, with wingspans of up to five feet. I would guesstimate this big girl weighs about seven to eight... Sign in to see full entry.

Yes, these are real snowflakes! It was ~-20 degrees that morning, but this sight made me go back inside to get my camera and spend several minutes grabbing photos of them. Sign in to see full entry.

Simply beautiful! Sign in to see full entry.

This is a piebald eagle in the process of building a nest. This was taken in early 2017. By the time we left the UP last year about this time, we were beginning to see two or three more such birds. A "piebald animal" is defined as having patches of black and white or of other colors. Sign in to see full entry.