Month: October 2024

     Opening the blind on the window at the top of the stairs, one morning this week, gave me a view of sunrise I haven’t seen before.  Mostly, I kind of wince when I open that blind, still missing the maple tree we had to take down last summer.  The wince has been more pronounced,… Continue reading Skittering Leaves

     On the way to French class this morning, I saw a student-age woman taking a picture of the maple tree on the southwest corner of Plymouth Road and Huron Parkway.  She was not the first person I’ve seen photographing that tree.  It’s a maple and, particularly in its orange glory at the height of… Continue reading Maples

“There’s a lot of swannage on this lake,” I said to my husband as we descended the steep and twisting path down to Ypsilanti’s Ford Lake.  About twenty swans were visible in the portion of the reservoir we could see.  It’s an odd little lake, only thirty feet at its deepest, and outstanding at producing… Continue reading Swannage and Decorations

Daughter Number Three and her husband came for a few days’ visit, last weekend.  We were their base of operations as they met with friends and attended the University of Michigan football game.  They were also generous in the amount of time they spent with us.  It was a bit harrowing for them to be… Continue reading Easy Peasy, Never Freezy