Becoming Pears and Apples

 

Little Waves on the Big Lake

In a nod to the death of songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, I felt the need to get out and see the Big Lake (gichigami or great sea in Ojibwe). Hampered by a fractured foot, I took these shots from an overlook on the North Shore. Even from that distance I was invigorated by the breeze (and spray) off the lake.

Digging Out

 One good deed reaps many rewards: Captured these images while clearing my neighbor's back deck after our latest substantial snowfall. I intend to make some holiday gifts of them.

Hartley Pond

Hiked with a friend and her dog up Rock Knob and over to Hartley Pond Wednesday, embracing a stretch of nice fall days we're having in Duluth. The seasons before and after winter always seem so fleeting in the Northland. 

 

Rock Knob

 The view from Rock Knob on the old Hartley Farm. 

Bagley at its Best

 

One of my favorite local escapes in all its Fall glory.

After the first snow

The season's first 2 inches of snow that fell this morning got me outdoors in a panic to photograph fall colors before the opportunity disappears, which can happen overnight in the Northland. Above, the Chester Park neighborhood reservoir road that reminds me of "home" in West Virginia. Below, fall foliage enhanced by the sun's light.