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Thursday, January 13, 2022

Nice Six Point Buck in Velvet

I got this shot early one morning when I didn't take the dogs out. I don't know how he didn't hear me coming up the hill, but as soon as he heard the shutter snap on my Nikon, he was heads up and gone. Check it out! Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

The Stairway to Heaven

This stairway is a very remote and probably seldom used set of steps down to Lake Superior along the Pictured Rocks National Shoreline. It is BEAUTIFUL! Check it out! Sign in to see full entry.

A Winding Stream in the Fall

I can't remember the name of this remote, winding stream we found one afternoon, but it sure was pretty! Check it out! Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 10, 2022

The Obverse Side of the 1937-D Buffalo Five Cent Piece

As I posted last night, the young man behind this error worked two jobs to make a living. The year was 1937, and the Great Depression was still in full swing. It took WW2 to pull the country out of the economic doldrums in 1942. The guy was working days and then came into the mint to work from 10P... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 9, 2022

The Reverse Side of a 1937 - D Three-Legged Buffalo

This was a coin that I owned about six years ago. I'll post the other side of it tomorrow. This is one of the most well-known errors in numismatics today. I will probably get a bit more into details tomorrow, but the guy that caused this had been written up several times for falling asleep at work... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, January 8, 2022

This is a flower off the same bush that produced the yellow one I posted a few days ago. This shot wasn't nearly as sharp as the first one, but it was very low on the bush, and it was a very sunny day. Check it out! Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 7, 2022

I've seen a lot of eagles in my time in the UP, but there are shots that will take your breath away. Shots like this one. This huge male eagle came swooping down from about 100 feet in the air at a very high rate of speed. He skims the water very lightly, but he came out with a 7 to 8-inch fish and... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 6, 2022

Whitefish Bay Light House at Night

This is a night shot at the Whitefish Bay Light House. Whitefish Bay Point is about half a mile to the east of this building. This was the light the Edmund Fitzgerald was looking to find but came up fifteen miles short. Just as Don McLean sang, 'Starry, Stary Night,' a song about Vincent Van Gogh's... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Such A Pretty Boy!

One of the last 'creature pic' I took in the UP was this stunning male Ringneck pheasant. For the longest time, pheasants led a very cyclic population cycle in my native Michigan. The number of pheasants followed the number of foxes. When the pheasant population was low, the number of foxes... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

The Last Sunset

This was the very last photo I shot in the Upper Peninsula. We went out for a drive to get a last look at the 'Yoop,' and this opportunity showed itself. Typically, I would have wandered a bit to avoid the power cables, but the scenery is so beautiful, you really don't see the wires. Check it out! Sign in to see full entry.

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