Along M22 south of Frankfort is Arcadia. The most spectacular views of Lake Michigan can be seen from here.
This time I chose not to climb the 100 plus steps to the higher elevation because I wanted to live. THGGM climbed them. He is that light green spot among the leaves. You may click on the pictures to enlarge them.
I love seeing all the varying shades of blue in the sky and the water. Stunning!
I love seeing all the varying shades of blue in the sky and the water. Stunning!
There still remain many sand dunes along the coast.
Now I'm interesting in reading up on wind turbines. The people who live here seem to have very strong opinions on each side of the issue. Now I need to know more. Obstructing a view with wind turbines seems less of a problem than polluting the planet with oil, but I haven't gathered all of the facts yet. Give me time.
I wonder if I'd used my zoom lens if I could have seen Wisconsin. The Wisconsin side of Lake Michigan is also very beautiful.
And, of course, there was a hawk. That made the stop even more lovely.
It was actually flying very close to me right at the moment that my memory card reached it's capacity. Once I cleared off a few pictures it began to soar higher.
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Dear Judy, I live(d) near a relatively small town and moved from a beautiful village to a so-so one. Though I enjoyed the beauty of the first when I lived there, after moving I tended to OBSERVE it rather then just inhaling it. So, I think, you get used to your surroundings but do not actually realise it all the time, does that make sense? And windturbines, you can not have your cake and eat it. In my country they call those large blades in the sky "Horison-polluters" but I think we have to get used to them, the alternative being much more agressive to our world. Apart from how they look, they cast shadows, make noise all the time they are at work and in winter they sometimes lose big lumps of ice, that froze onto them. So, it is obvious people are not happy when they are built near their houses. The only option then is to build them where other people do not want them, because they "pollute the horison and beautifull landscapes". Ah well, maybe a few centuries ago people complained because watermills and Dutch windmills blocked their view at the churchtower, now we protect them at high costs from falling apart, Who knows, in 2211 they might be having money raising carbootsales to save the turbines ;-). Have a nice weekend.
Judy,
You've outdone yourself! What a lovely pictoral of your trip.
While I enjoy the pictures tremendously, the commentary is equally worthy of anticipation.
Live beautifully. I know you will.
Blessings of peace and joy,
Jen
Dear Judy,
You've outdone yourself again. What a lovely pictoral of your trip. While your pictures are fantastic, I would also submit that your comments are equally worthy of anticipation.
Live beautifully, I know you will.
Blessings of peace and joy,
Jen
How about that....my dinosaur had issues, and I thought the comment was lost. Instead I posted nearly the same exact thing...twice!
Excuse moi!
Jen
Thanks for sharing your "vacation"photos with us!
I think the wind turbines are everywhere...all different sizes.
Right now they fascinate me...so I am going to research on them too.
I was recently traveling out of state, and observed them close by the interstate...which has gotten my curiosity going...
Take care,
Nancy aka Mommy 2
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