Beach Dinner Picnics

Can you beat 'em? Obviously, we love 'em and you got to take advantage of them in our area. Friday night we went to one of our favorite spots--music in the marina park in Northport. Always a great venue and time; see our previous posts on this.

You gotta click this one (to enlarge it) to appreciate the boat!

And then last night, we had another dinner picnic at Christmas Cove Beach. You can always find Petoskey stones there and Michele, an ole pro stone collector, found several. There are lots of beautiful other stones to find and we came back with a nice bag full.

As you can tell by the pix, the sunset is a big draw. As the day progressed there was hardly a cloud in the sky which typically leads to really nice, but less dramatic sunsets--to me. Luckily, as the "round ball of golden butter" dropped lower (as Michele put it--knowing I LOVE real butter), a set of distant layered clouds became apparent which made the colors, textures, and patterns quite striking. A quarter moon followed not too far behind!

(According to WolframAlpha: the moon was a waxing crescent or waning gibbous, 22.65% illuminated, distance from earth of 228,390 miles. If you haven't tried WolframAlpha--do so--it's AMAZING! Read more here: examples.)


As an afterthought, we threw in a really bad picture of us . . . the ones behind Kensho Studio. Yes, this is after we've been in the hot, humid sun all afternoon. Yes, after we took a wonderful dip in Lake Michigan. Yes, after our hair is windswept and grimy. C'est la vie and I'm OK with it!  ;->


Andy