Weekly Photo Challenge

After the Symphony This is Muskegon’s Frauenthal. She was built in 1929 as the Michigan Theater and billed as a “100% all talking motion pictures theater” for the princely sum of $690,000. That was a lotta popcorn back in the days before income tax. https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/ornate/

Treat

I have a tremendous work flow problem; I am a photo hoarder. These photos from the first race of the season (May 6)? What can I do? It was the first race of the year after a long, weary winter. The winds may have been low but the joy was running high. I ask you howContinue reading “Treat”

Extraordinary Service: LST 393

MOVIES ON THE DECK: LST 393 Above; children play where men served in wartime on the deck of the LST 393 I’ve been on the road which gave me time to think on the photo challenges I’ve missed, specifically; (extra)ordinary. Muskegon has many extra ordinary things that other beach towns lack. We are a workingContinue reading “Extraordinary Service: LST 393”

The Only Constant

The summer ends, and it is time To face another way. Change Fest…Click Here! (From The Summer Ends by Wendell Berry)

Farewell, Seductive Summer

I shot this specifically for the Monochromatic challenge. The view is from the top of the Little Sable Lighthouse. I finally found the time to download it tonight. I gave you a wee bit larger file so you can click and drink in that crazy crystal Lake Michigan water. The “balls” of stuff in theContinue reading “Farewell, Seductive Summer”

Fall Latticework

Summer will officially end this week and port towns and beaches all along the West Coast of Michigan are putting up snow fencing, not for snow but to hold our precious beaches in place and keep them from crossing the roads or worse, slipping back into the sea. monochromatic

The Story of the Earth

“In every outthrust headland, in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is the story of the earth.” ― Rachel Carson Photo Challenge: Beneath Your Feet

The Adventures of Shark Boy at Dog Beach

This ‘Marvel’ous image goes with yesterday’s Dog Beach post. (In the wee hours of the bleary morning I could not find it.) I spotted Shark Boy and Wonder Dog on Dog Beach a year ago. While I’m going through old files sometimes Dog Beach dogs go to church. This was during 2012 Blessing of theContinue reading “The Adventures of Shark Boy at Dog Beach”

Weekly Photo Challenge: Movement

Two days before lighthouse duty I was invited to shoot a Santa Claus convention in Muskegon. These men are not run of the mill department store Santas, they dedicate a great deal of their lives to charitable work and they take their job as The Man quite seriously. They came from all over the mid-westContinue reading “Weekly Photo Challenge: Movement”