Melissa's Amusings: A Very Memorable Week In Door County

Started the days off by relaxing with a cup of coffee and breakfast while listening to the birds; Warblers,Ovenbirds, Thrashers, Robins,Chickadees, etc. Of course, I also had my binoculars around my neck :-)

Afternoon coffee breaks, too

Daily jaunts were made to some of our favorite places.

Garrett Bay

No jet skis or motor boats, so it was nice and quiet.

William and Geoffrey testing the temperature of the water. Still bone numbing cold, not quite swimming temperature, yet!

Spent some time here,soaking up the sun and scenery along with listening to the lapping of the gentle waves on the shore.

In between our jaunts, we would spend time at Martha's (my sister). There we had a lot of fun and laughter playing some music together, as depicted in this picture I painted :-) In case you can't tell who's who....I am to the left playing the alto recorder, Nathaniel is next to me with the bass recorder, Martha is next with tenor recorder, and Justin is on the right with a classical guitar.

This 'Buddha board' is a Mother's day present. Paint on the white board with water and your design/art work boldly appears. As it evaporates the pic fades leaving you with a clear mind; 'live for the moment and enjoy'....Nathaniel says taking pics of it defeats its purpose :-)

A peaceful, quiet, foggy morning.

On a clear day, bluffs in the background can easily be seen.

Opposite of the Buddha board that fades away, as the fog lifts-items appear. But still same feeling-clears the mind and 'live for the moment and enjoy'.

If I had been by myself, the following outings/experiences would not have occurred. I have a tendency to want to 'stay put' once evening arrives. However, usually Geoffrey didn't want to just sit around and relax. So, he drove us around and we experienced the area in a 'totally different light'.

County Beach near Baileys Harbor

Sand Cress

Rieboldt's Creek entering Moonlight Bay

Pelican

Rieboldt's Creek/Moonlight Bay

Anclam Park in Baileys Harbor

Keeping warm by having their backs to the wind? Someone is a little mixed up about which way to face :-)

This would be Geoffrey's view from the pic above.

This would be Justin's view.

Justin 'riding the dock' as it goes up and down with the waves....Geoffrey trying to fly?

Now Geoffrey is 'riding the dock'.

Geoffrey showing Justin how to angle his wings for flying.

Anclam Park

Some of these next ones taken in Ephraim are like from the 'twilight zone'. It was very pleasant walking around in the fog as it gradually got darker out.