Last Breaths

A sadder moment of vacation at the cabin on Sweet Lake was when this sharp-shinned hawk crashed into an upper window and broke its neck. Sam and Tom sadly witnessed it taking its last breath. We buried it in a pile of leaves in the woods. 

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.