Soft Focus

Orchids at the Belle Isle Conservatory

Plastic flower ;-)

A Pear

The Zoo in Winter

 Not a day for ice cream

Great time last week at the zoo.....not many animals out but some of the group saw the tiger and the brown bears. I sure missed the lovely summer flowers, birds and butterflies......all compensated for by my photos of the Polar Bear!

 Snuggling

 Arctic Fox (asleep)

 Sea Lion

 Our photography class strolling the zoo

Group picture in the aviary

Polar Bear Dreams

 So...yesterday, I woke up to a 2 degree temperature and it seemed that winter was still with us. Today, it is sunny and 50 degrees. Wednesday we had a blizzard leaving us with 6.5 inches of snow. This afternoon the snow is melting and it is a real mess out there. My street is still snow covered,,,ugh! Anyway, I got to thinking of the wonderful Polar Bear that I saw at the zoo......this is his natural habitat and I bet that he is not looking forward to summer. I feel so lucky to have gotten these photos of him in the snow.
Tomorrow, off on a photo shoot of the Fisher Building. As they use to say "The golden tower if the Fisher Building".

My 1930s House at The Henry Ford

 My house was built in 1931....a Sears kit house. When I bought the house I decided that I would make it like my Grandparents home. I did dark hardwood floors, changed out all the switches to push button and tried to make it as traditional as possible. Today, I was at The Henry Ford Museum and came across this kitchen exhibit. I wish that my kitchen looked like this! Not that user friendly in the 21st century but I love it. I remember my Grandmother having a stove like this one and she did some great cooking and baking. Her counter space was limited but she worked on the kitchen table making fabulous bread and pastry.. The iron and the sprinkle bottle I remember well. My Mom washed clothes on Monday and hung them out to dry (or in the basement in bad weather). That evening she would "sprinkle" all the closes and wrap them in towels. Since there were no steam irons and all fabrics had to be ironed, this was the best way to get perfectly ironed clothes. No wonder women didn't work outside the home in those days....two whole days to just do the laundry. Notice the push button switch in the last photo.

To Cheer You on a Snowy Day

Buildings

In the D

Note window washer