I love the “Pure Michigan” slogan used for tourism – I think it resonates with everyone who loves being in Michigan summers – and some folks who love Michigan winters.
Julie and I went on one of our early morning photo shoots last week and talked a lot about how much we love the simple Michigan countryside. It is the familiar part of our Pure Michigan.
Grazing livestock.
Listening to the corn grow.
First mowing of hay.
Wild flowers.
Butterfly drying its wings.
Silver marsh grasses.
Hollyhocks growing by the road.
Farm in the early morning light.
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Beautiful!
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Thanks you, RoSy! I hope you are having a good week.
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Busy – but – good because I’m working from home this week. 🙂
Plus – we have Friday off for the holiday!
{Hugs}
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pure loveliness!
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I’m glad you enjoyed it, Cindy.
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Lovely images of the state.
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Just a small portion of the state. I have more to come of other parts of the state. 🙂
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Gorgeous – absolutely beautiful.
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Thanks, Judy. Are you from the midwest?
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Born and grew up in the Northeast BUT spent 30 years of married life in Kansas. 🙂
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You know farm country! 😀
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Wonderful summer shots! 🙂
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Thanks. I find it challenging to photograph the ordinary – but it is the ordinary that I frequently find so beautiful.
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This looks like high summer. I don’t think we are quite there yet this side of the pond, though to be fair, I haven’t been out in the country for a while.
Lovely!
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Thanks, Isobel. They grow winter wheat here – so it starts growing in the fall – and then ripens early in the summer. I really enjoyed the wild flowers we saw.
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That would explain it. I need to get into the countryside.
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