Yesterday I posted an article on shear funnels at WaterlandLiving.com. Waterland is my “other blog.” Well, not mine really. It belongs to Dave VanderVeen, owner of Waterland Homes LLC, and it is devoted to all things Michigan.
Some of the stuff written by Dave contains just plain savvy insights on homes and real estate. But the blog as a whole is about outdoor Michigan. That’s no surprise, since Dave has followed a different path in home building and real estate, focusing on properties out in the country. Hunting cabins, lakeside homes, lodges, campgrounds…Waterland is where to go when you”re ready to trade suburbia for something closer to the land, to the fields, lakes, and woods of Michigan.
Yes, that”s a shameless plug for Waterland Homes. I get to do that kind of thing on this site. Never mind that—check out the blog. If you live in Michigan or in any of the Great Lakes states and love the outdoors, I think you”ll like what you find. The site is rich in images and packed with items of interest for nature lovers, fishermen, hunters, hikers, and backroads wanderers who love to see what”s over the hill and around the bend.
Tamarack Needles
Fridays are my day on WaterlandLiving. Six days of the week, Dave provides a more factual approach. My mission is to offer a bit of literary ambience—to take you to places you wouldn’t think to go, open your eyes to things you might pass by…to engage your senses so that you experience different aspects of the outdoors, and perhaps enjoy a chuckle or two in the process.
Riff through my Friday posts and you’re liable to come across just about anything under—or in—the Michigan sky. You’ll find articles on
* poison ivy and poison sumac—and what it’s like to eat them!
* what makes the leaves turn color
* Hunter”s Moon and other monthly moon names
Hummingbird Feeder
The list goes on, and since it continues to grow, you’re apt to find just about anything in it, as long as it’s got to do with the outdoors and Michigan. So if you love the smell of white pine and woodsmoke…if the sudden thunder of grouse wings stirs something inside you…if a moontrail on the waters awakens your sense of wonder…then drop in.
Moonrise Over Gun Lake
I might add that Dave is getting set to launch a second blogsite devoted to the Lake Michigan shoreline. We’ll be exploring state parks, wineries and brewpubs, nature preserves, out-of-the-way restaurants, bed-and-breakfasts, harbor communities, and other points of interest along Michigan”s west coast. So stay tuned—I’ll let you know when the site is up and running.
