Winter appears to linger here in Michigan this year.
Staying with family while I’m working here this week, I cannot get enough of the furry and feathered creatures who still sport their winter coats. In California, the birds and beasts appear scrawny when compared to these sturdy midwestern fauna.
Breakfast Break
Thirsty Work
Stealthy Sipper
Handsome Drake
Pretty Girl
Turbulent Creek
My mom and I spent part of the day walking the Rochester Municipal Park, admiring the ducks and the sound of the water.
Wearing mom’s walking shoes proved problematic and we had to cut our walk short as I felt the start of a blister forming. I wish, of course, I would have packed hiking shoes, but I’ve been wearing Teva sandals on my walks this month and with snow still here on the ground in the Mitten, they would not have been the right walking shoes to pack.
Still, even though the temperature today was cold, walking in the sunshine was terrific. I just wish my sister and her family would have joined!
Tickling my Fancy 