What We Found At Culpepper's Otto Depot

Ha ha! There were three of these sculptural cement balls. Do I roll them out on the lawn? They have a hollow core, so I could put a plant in it.  Pretty cool find.

David always has a great collection of light fixtures.

This shield mirror came north with me.

I love the net floats. I have been bringing them home, in all sizes and colors for years. First found them at Culpepper's in West Palm Beach.

There are so many wrought iron grates! I brought home a pair and Steve snagged one for himself. 

Found Uncle Ray's Christmas present. Baltimore Ohio railroad. First steam operated railway in the United States.

In the middle of nowhere, north of Clayton Georgia, is a fantastic collection of architectural salvage.

 

At God's Altar

The brackish incense floating in the air.
 

On my knees.

Thou eyes are blessed.

Rise up, the light of the world.

Bring clarity to this day.

Thanking God for all his gifts.

I pray that all my special people are safe.

The light cleanse the dark from my soul.

God's love of his children illuminated on this day.

May we be in peace.

The sun has risen.

Amen.

 

Happy Birthday Mary Ann!

 

The first day. Took a long walk to see as far as we could sea sea sea!

Wind currants, reflected in the sand, along the ocean.

A warm saltwater greeting.

Oops! The water is coming in.  

Looking out at the ocean!

Walked away with a soaker.

He's cool.

This is an abstract photo that I may put into a painting. It is all about the light, down here. Magical.

 The destination. 

Wishing These Were In My Suitcase

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First off, a little black dress with a flower pocket!

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These jeans to wear everywhere! Fun and flirty.

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This zippered sweater, over all my white shirts, everyday!

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A fisherman's knit! Reminds me of a fishing net. I love it!

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Baggy, natural linen pants. How comfortable are these?

Taking some time off from the grind. Wishing these were in my suitcase! Wouldn't need another piece!

 

Name That Road!

Leaving Maple City! Heading down Co Rd 669.

I promised I would give you some glorious fall color around the Leelanau peninsula. 

I made a big error in judgment, the other day, in leaving the house without taking my camera. So I went out for another try.

There had been something about the quality of the light that made the colors glow. Today there was a mist in the air. So the colors are without the sharp contrast.

Off School House Lake Rd.

The sky was blue, the leaves were golden and the fields were the color of a buck in rut!

Topaz is my birthstone.

Beautiful weather for a hike.

The land of sugar Maples.

On the shore of School House Lake.

Of course, being in the neighborhood, I had to trot down to Good Harbor and see if the beach grass was shining in the light. 

These are the colors of fall! Golden green wheat shafts along the dunes dancing in the breeze.

Always seem to get a little sidetracked when I am on big blue.

Paused long enough to do some rock hounding!

Off shore wind was quite balmy for a day in mid October.

In the back of my mind I am gathering these fall photos of Lake Michigan for my sons. They are both land locked, one in NYC and the other in Nashville. 

See that funny bleached out color of the grass and the sand? 

So I put my camera back into the car and drove toward home. Heading down Eagle Hwy this appeared in my line of vison. 

Really didn't think I would find the perfect fall scene. But I did! A reflection of colors in the retention pond where the firetrucks fill up when they are on a job!

The last shot. This apple tree, on Novotny Rd, was loaded with the reddest apples I have ever seen!

Tooling around the county, in my little silver Jeep, camera in hand, to find you some fall color on the 45th parallel.