July 31

Today's post is earlier than usual because we are going camping and won't have a computer or internet access. In any case, this photograph summarizes the day. Our bicycles are finally completing their long awaited pilgrimage to Mackinac Island.

July 30

This train bomber's pseudonym has made me laugh for a while now.

July 29

Ellen and I went fishing tonight. She caught a small bluegill and I caught a healthy amount of seaweed.

July 28

This gelatinous blob is a bryozoa. Bryozoans are aquatic, freshwater moss animals that live in colonies like this one. Ellen and I both thought it was a cluster of fish eggs until we looked it up online.

July 27

Ellen's mom and brother have been maintaining a small garden this summer. Ellen pulled this carrot to check their progress.

July 26

Today there was a break in the rain so Ellen and I went on a short walk through the woods. This is one of a couple of panoramas I made.

July 25

Today we spent a few hours at Mackinac Island. It is one of my favorite places in Michigan because it doesn't allow cars-only bicycles and horse drawn carriages. However, we didn't ride our bikes around this time because we anticipated bad weather. Ellen and I will be going back so I can do a time lapse riding around the whole island. That will be a post to look forward to.