Photos by Big V

I spent several days in the western side of the UP one week. It was in early May, and the flowers were beginning to bloom. I thought this was a beautiful sight! Sign in to see full entry.

As I have said before, I took extra care to blend in and never frightening the local fauna. This allowed me to get extremely close to some typically skittish animals like this doe and her baby. The little one was confused and looked to Mama to see if they needed to run. Sign in to see full entry.

As most of you know, much of the northern tiers of states are being covered in smoke due to a huge forest fire in Canada. A friend sent these to me yesterday. They were taken Friday morning (yesterday!). Sign in to see full entry.

This big male Blue Heron seemed undeterred in his daily search for food, no matter how hard it rained. Once again, I would run into these creatures several times a week, and we had an uneasy truce between us. He was always watching me, but I never gave him a reason to be afraid. Sign in to see full entry.

The shoreline of Lake Superior changes from sand to actual black rocks, giving stark evidence a massive volcano exploded there a few millennia ago. I was showing a friend some of the photos I have posted here and a few thousand others, and he remarked that I must be an excellent photographer. Yes, I... Sign in to see full entry.

Many waterfalls in the UP have small caves behind them. This set of falls has a large cave about the size of the average three-bedroom house. Sign in to see full entry.

Lake Superior is a massive highway for shipping commerce. If you watch carefully, you will see ships like this all day. Sign in to see full entry.

This was taken at the Seney National Wildlife Refuge near Seney, Michigan. I was a frequent visitor there and had seen this family many times. Sign in to see full entry.

I found this canoe tethered to a dock in a very remote area. Some might have taken a chance to take the canoe, but I left it there, taking nothing but a photo of a canoe waiting for its owner in the morning. Sign in to see full entry.

We visited a friend who wanted a picture of us. I sent this to Annie but couldn't post it here until we got home. Yes, Lisa has lost about 18 to 20 pounds from the treatment she is getting and the worry. I keep whispering in her ear, "Relax. God's got this." Sign in to see full entry.