Getting the Shot

 Jeff, my photography teacher

 Ken

 Katrina

Graham

What we won't do to get a different perspective on things.

Cranbrook Gardens

 Had a fun day at Cranbrook with the ladies from Downriver Advanced Photography Group. We had such a beautiful day and again I took lots of photos.

 The Cranbrook iconic blue door

 I loved the patterns made by planting different colors of begonias to form a design. The border on each side are perennial borders. Everything pristine and healthy. Great colors as well.

Speaking of iconic...here is the Japanese garden and the red bridge. Beautiful and peaceful there. Saw three teenage girls having a picnic..in dresses no less. A beautiful scene.

We are going on another shoot tomorrow with our summer photography class at Meijers Gardens in Grand Rapids. Leaving at 7am!  I'll be half asleep at that time. Sunday night we are doing a "super moon" shoot at Lake Erie Metropark at 9pm. Don't know anything about shooting the moon or stars so that will be a learning experience for me.  Also planning on a shoot with my friend on Monday morning at Heroc Park in Flat Rock. Keeping busy keeps me out of trouble...ha! Honestly, I really miss my solo walks in the woods searching for birds and butterflies.

Moving Through Life

 Emma will be starting high school next September. I can't believe it! Below are a few more pictures from her going away ceremony from middle school.

 Yipee...we will be freshmen next year!

 Liam is moving on to middle school in the fall. He and Mikey are my babies...the youngest of the clan. Can't believe how they are growing.

Liam with friend

The Photo Girls

Chris, me, Barb, Karen R. and Mary Jo on our shoot at Cranbrook Gardens

June Garden

 This year I planted plenty of parsley, dill and fennel and I was rewarded with this black swallowtail butterfly Caterpillar.

 Oriental Lily

 French Lavender

 Zebra Grass

 Hosta

 Pink Clematis

 Climbing rose

Fort Wayne

There is so much interesting history here that I can't even began to write about it. This site was originally used as a burial site by the American Indians 900 years ago. Three different forts were built on these grounds. Two most interesting facts: every vehicle, tank, truck or jeep that was made in Detroit came through the fort headed to the front during WWII and during the Great Depression the fort housed the homeless. The fort was used as a mustering site for all the wars including the Civil War and WWI and WWII.
Check out the wikipedia site for more history and pictures.

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Wayne_(Detroit)

Empty now, this door must have let pass thousands of men who worked here or were stationed here to be sent on to the front. That is what I love about old deserted buildings, imagining what it was like when it was a  thriving and vital part of society.

You can hear the boot steps of the men who marched, the laughter of the children that played and the families that called this place home for a small part of their lives.

No one here now. Just emptiness but I am sure that there are spirits haunting some of these buildings.

This doorway leads into the fort proper...shaped like a star.

More photos to follow and more memories to imagine.

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