Near here, you once said
the llama took our bucket
a glorious day

(One of Christopher's best verbal days as a young child)

Black flies, damn black flies
you took a hot, humid day
and made it much worse

(nuff said)

Almost an island
off Pennsylvania's small reach
into the Great Lakes

(from Erie, PA)

A beautiful view
towards the radiant sunset
on peaceful Erie

(lovely sunset tonight)

Seven Ohio
lighthouses today, but missed
Poor Ashtabula

(Oh well...maybe next trip!)

Here are some pictures during the installation of the sedum on the green roof.

If you are wondering what is a green roof, the benefits include:
-Returns less water to the sewer systems - less run-off
-Kresge Library's fourth floor should be cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter.
-Help filter pollutants and CO2 out of the air - instead of just adding heat into the environment.
To see more information, visit:
http://www.hrt.msu.edu/faculty/Rowe/Green_roof.htm

The greatest justice
A unique view from the bench
was justice Marshall

(on a Thurgood Marshall postcard that I bought at the post office)

See any movie
while I am away this week
Enjoy the summer

(on a Journey to the Center of the Earth) postcard from Wendy's

The Pike Street Market
You find produce, fish flying
and the first Starbucks

My new favorite coffee!

Born May 20, 1946 in Oklahoma City, OK
Died July 12, 2008

He had the unfortunate job of following Mickey Mantle as the star of the Yankees (who followed Dimaggio, Gehrig and Ruth).

He had a great career and was (by all accounts) a great person. Just being himself.

Seems like a good idea.......lots of space and water.

Who knew...see the photos on flickr.

See the photo on flickr.

When they give employee pricing for everyone, while shedding jobs left and right!

Tracking ratings for Arbitron this week (so is Pam and Jeremy). Fun process.

Rest In Peace, George Carlin (Died, June 22, 2008 at age 71).

You can download the pattern here.

Here is a picture of the completed project.

I am hoping that I will create some other Michigan lighthouses from here on out. Ideally, I would like to create kits that museums could sell. I would just send them to them and they can keep all the proceeds.

I used an excellent freeware software. It is called KG-Chart for Cross Stitch.

For more information on the Ludington Lighthouse, please visit:

• Seeing the Light (Terry Pepper)
• Sable Point Lighthouse Keepers Association

Started Project 365 this week.

Here are my photos for the project.

This is the entire pool of flickr.

A red-tailed hawk visited the Ross School yesterday. Lunch was (from all accounts) fantastic. Then again, the food at Ross is always good!