Downtown Rosco

Image © 2008, Daniel Staudacher || Roscommon County seat, Michigan.

My Winter of Discontent

I hate winter.

Well, kinda, sorta.

Those gray skies, the seemingly endless shoveling of snow, the road salt that eats away at my car...

That said, I also find winter quite beautiful and peaceful once I get away from the city and back into nature.

Funny thing is, just when I begin to acclimate to those predictable leaden skies, that damn sun starts poking through the clouds again(!).

Truth be told, what I really hate is change.

Image © 2008, Daniel Staudacher || Huron County, Michigan.

Blue in the Thumb

Image © 2008, Daniel Staudacher || Downtown Sebewaing. Michigan's sugar beet capital.

Maw

Image © 2008, Daniel Staudacher || Reflection.

Summer's Going Fast

Up and out at dawn - a rare event for me lately. The light has already begun to fade as the days become shorter and cool night temperatures work on the first signs of fall foliage.

Image © 2008, Daniel Staudacher || Limestone at dawn.

After the Rain

Image © 2008, Daniel Staudacher || Teasel, its Latin genus name, Dipsacus, derived from the word for thirst.

Seeking Balance

Image © 2008, Daniel Staudacher || Somewhere north of the 45th parallel, Michigan.