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| The Big Rock on the Chippewa River |
Earlier this week we loaded my kayak in the 35-year-old pickup and my dad dropped me off 7 miles up the river, for a pleasant 3.5 hour paddle back home. I have paddled this stretch of river countless times in the past 50 years, and never tire of it.
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| Wow! |
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| And a big Heron |
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| Fall color and clear blue skies. Can't be beat! |
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| Nice reflections |
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| I couldn't resist these red and yellow leaves on the blue lawn chair |
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| Fall color is already fading at Chippewa Pines |
We went up to the family farm in Standish for Uncle Louie's 80th birthday celebration. The house was FULL of kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids. The farm has been in the family for well over a hundred years, at least back to my great-grandfather. Cousin Tim runs it now. He grows quite a bit of organic stuff, milks about 400 (?) cows, and farms somewhere around a thousand acres. Cousin Doug grows a great vegetable garden there and I got to take home a big bag of rainbow chard and sweet potatoes.
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| 3 farmers: Cousin Tim (currently in charge), Uncle Louie, and my dad |
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| Uncle Louie and Aunt Gin's grand- and great-grand kids on the trampoline. |
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| Uncle Louie turns 80, with some of his grand and great grandkids |
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| More pretty river |
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| and yet more... |
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| Cabin at the old boy scout property next to our land |
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| more color |
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| sunspotted woods |
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| Color by the pole barn at Chippewa Pines |
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