Wednesday,August 15, 2012

Wednesday, August 14, 2012

Engaged in a long overdue family tradition. A that is rising before the sun so we can see Sol rise and spread its glorious warmth and light upon us. We became this tradition back in the 80's when we sat on the lawn at the Lila Arboretum in BC.

Today we repeated this activity as we watched the sun rise over the bay here in Northport. It. Was a perfect sunrise that played hide and seek with us a total of three times before we actually felt the warmth of the sun.

We added a new twist to the day thanks to Barb's Bakery - not only a twist but a cinnamon twist, a Bismarck, custar filled donuts, cherry turnover, strawberry tarts and Pat's freshly brewed coffee. Needless to say weallenjoyed the sweetness of the sunrise.

The rest of the day was spent in a sugar fog of relaxing at the beach, slow drives through the orchard lined roads, and lazy afternoon naps.

Looking forward to the supper of spaghetti squash, pasta and fresh chopped salad.

Vacation days are slowly winding down. What s tomorrow's dream!

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Traveled yesterday to our favorite vacation spot here in Pure Michigan. 

Started the day with dark gloomy skies foreboding at best. Then came the down pouring rain. As we traveled on the sky turned to partly cloudy and the rain became mist. When we neared are destination the sky was clear, the sun was beneficial with its warmth.

We met the whole Fam Damily for a wonderful dinner. The night grew darker.

The darkness beckoned us to Petersen Park overlooking the big lake. We laid on the ground, or on top of the picnic tables and preceded to view one of the wonders of the universe.

The Persieds  star showers. The oo's and ah's of all the grand kids as they watched nature's fireworks was as exciting to me as the showers themselves.

Watching the star showers has been a family event as long as we have had kids around!

Stay tuned for more of the continuing saga of family vacation 2012 -Summer Edition

I will be working on some sketches today to try to capture the high points.