09 August 2009

Looking back on the Michigan trip

A few more pictures from my trip back to Michigan last week, starting with the reason for the trip: the wedding of my friends, Kris and Kevin.

Ceremony

A panorama of the Straits of Mackinac...

Straits Panorama

... and a few random shots that I like. From left to right and top to bottom:
1, 1: My mom and I went to the farmer's market in Gaylord on Saturday morning, and came back to the car to find an almost identical one parked behind us. In a town of 3,600 people, we were pretty surprised.

1, 2: This was on the van of someone attending the wedding. I've seen this sticker a few times and it always makes me laugh despite not being a big meat-eater.

2, 1: Pat & Bud's grocery store in Elmira was a way-point on my commute to Petoskey that told me I either was almost home or still had a long way to go.

2, 2: This sign was in the Mackinac Bridge History Museum in Mackinac City. You might have to click and see a larger version to get the message of the sign. I'm not sure if it was a joke or not -- I don't know if they had porta-johns when the bridge was being built.

3, 1: This is the site of the house that my family lived in until I was about 12. It burned down a couple of years ago and now the lot looks much, much smaller than I remember. We have a lot of old pictures taken in front of that birch tree.

3, 3: This is the pond at Michaywe' where Kris and Kevin got married.

Seeing Double:  My mom and I couldn't believe that there was another yellow Corvette around.  The one in front is my mom's. Despite being both meat- and god-avoidant, this sentiment cracks me up.
Pat and Bud's Excellent Grocery Store No P in the Straits
Old House site Pond at Michaywe'

04 August 2009

Another perfect day

I didn't have any plans for my last day here, so I wandered over to Petoskey and then up to visit the Bridge. It was a perfect day, just a tad breezy and in the low 70s. Picknickers were by the shore and boaters were sailing on the straits.

Mackinac Bridge and feet Mackinac Bridge over Beach

They're not just "pretty good" lakes.

Here it is! Some better pictures, in better light and without redness. I kind of wish I had got it where it was more visible, but it's fairly easy to cover up here when I need to and I can still wear short sleeves.

Great Lakes Tattoo
Great Lakes Tattoo

03 August 2009

Now Michigan will always be with me.

I'm not sure if it hurt more or less than I expected, but there it is. I could sometimes tell what part he was drawing -- "Oooh, that feels like Lake Superior ... Was that Saginaw Bay?"

Better pics later.
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