cold
Lake Michigan winds
a tiny bird
seeks shelter
by the kitchen window
gold leaves
drift to ground
sunbeam
on the water
Northern sun
shines on frozen beach
still the days grow shorter
shadow of poinsettia
on the wall
barge with lights
travels our great lake . . .
thoughts and prayers
for those with thoughts
of home
“Northern sun” is from Quiet Christmas Poetry.
Ellen Grace Olinger
These are some of Karl’s photos of Lake Michigan so far this year. Interesting to look back, as we look forward. One day at a time.
January 23, 2019
February 1, 2019
The cold Winter, and then pelicans in Spring!
May 30, 2019
The first set of photos are from Oostburg, Wisconsin.
Amsterdam Park
Town of Holland – Sheboygan County
Wisconsin
July 7, 2019
Kohler-Andrae State Park
Sheboygan County
Wisconsin State Park System
August 23, 2019
Karl’s photos of Lake Michigan over the years are an interesting record of this Great Lake in the Midwest.
grey sky
green and
gold leaves
another window
full of clouds
and some blue
pumpkins
in the yard
colors at home
as I read and write
Garden Journal
October 9, 2018
Photos by Karl
Ellen Grace Olinger
A dore with no need for a moment to
U nderstand this beauty
T rust and
U nderline with words, painting, photo . . . this
M oment
N ow and always
Found Art
Leaves on a brown tarp – Karl’s trailer
October 2017
Lake Michigan – October 2017
Photo by Karl – October 2011
Lake Michigan – October 2017
Ellen Grace Olinger
O verture to a
C ooler season
T o embrace with
O pen hearts and
B rave souls . . .
E njoying the Fall and
R eading books!
from October 2012
We stopped at Mentink’s Market Piggly Wiggly in Oostburg, Wisconsin yesterday. They have a large box of pumpkins in the store, and we bought one for a small garden near the back door.
Images: wpclipart
rain today
a few red roses
and yellow carnations
in a blue vase
by the window
rain today
books
add colors
to the day
Today I am reading Twigs in my Hair: A Gardening Memoir by Cynthia Reyes. Photographs by Hamlin Grange. Author copyright 2019. Published by Kingsgrange Books Toronto.
Please visit Cynthia Reyes – The blog of Canadian Author Cynthia Reyes – for more information.
Ellen Grace Olinger
