Birthday book

 

Cyrus gave Grandma with a book for her birthday that he's been writing and illustrating for months. We were impressed with his literary and artistic endeavor, not to mention that he kept his project a secret!

Sunflowers

 

Dusty

 

Edible flowers

 

Green

 

Basil

 

Wood and water

 

Bouquets

 

Market

 

It's the busy season for market. Early Saturday morning, Libby, Dad and I set up our stall. We put out the corn we picked on Friday night. Then Dad and Libby went back to the farm to pick more fresh corn to sell. Later, Brian dropped Naomi off to help for a bit, and then Betsy and her crew arrived in time to help Dad and Libby ferrying in a pick-up truck load of corn. Then Betsy took Naomi and the youngest children home, but Abel got to stay and help until the end of market.

Jacob's Falls

 

Eagle River, Michigan

Hungarian Falls

 

Hungarian Falls, Keweenaw Peninsula

Pink

 

Baby toes

 

Sisters

 

Eating outside

 

One of my favorite things to do is grill dinner and invite everyone over to eat outside. That's exactly what happened last week when Joel's family was visiting. 

Mosquito Falls

 

Mosquito Falls, in the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, was the last waterfall I visited on my recent UP adventure. Despite the name, I only encountered one mosquito on the trek, though I sloshed through quite a bit of mud. 

Niece

 

My youngest niece, Jirah, and her parents and siblings came for a visit last week. 

Chapel Falls

 

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Munising, Michigan

Yellow

 

Eagle River Falls

 

Fort Wilkins

 

Fort Wilkins Historic State Park, Copper Harbor, Michigan

Porcupine Mountain

 

Lake of the Clouds, Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park

Canyon Falls

 

Lower Tahquamenon

 

Visiting Tahquamenon Falls to try out the new pedestrian bridge was on my list of places I wanted to visit in the UP. The bridge, which was installed in 2022, provides access to the 5-mile island at the lower falls. The views of the falls and the rapids around the perimeter of the island did not disappoint. 

Across the UP

 

After spending the weekend in Paradise with Brian, Amanda and David, I ventured across the UP to the Ford Center in Alberta where I spent the week at the DNR's Academy of Natural Resources learning about forests. 

Point Iroquois Lighthouse

 

Point Iroquois continues to be one of my favorite lighthouse spots. I first fell in love with the area when we visited in the spring of 2022. Then, in March, we caught the end of winter before the first freighters came through the Soo locks and broke up the bay. Last Friday evening I had the privilege of visiting in the summer. 

Exploring

 

Last weekend David, Brian, Amanda, and I spent a couple of days at an off-grid cabin in Paradise, Michigan. On Saturday, we set off on four-wheelers and the side-by-side to traverse the peninsula to Crisp Point.

Wild blueberries

 

Eagle Harbor Lighthouse

 

Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan 

Fungi

 

Crisp Point Lighthouse