Monday, June 13, 2011

Thinking of the Beach

Well, we had a couple of days of 90+ degrees and then were back to 60s and raining... We have a saying here in Michigan (and I am sure many other places)... If you don't like the weather, wait five minutes.

Instead of waiting, I am just going to imagine being at the beach...



With Father's Day next week, I hope that there is an opportunity to enjoy a sunset like this



An outdoor activity that I often do with my dad for Father's Day (and any other time that we get a chance) is fishing



Although, I highly doubt that we will be catching any grouper in Michigan!

When people think of the beach, they often think of the ocean, however, here in the Great Lakes State (you've probably guessed) we flock to the lakes!  Michigan is second only to Alaska in the length of shoreline with 3,288 miles!  We have a wide range of lakes and shorelines - from small to large, sandy to rocky or seawalls.  They provide a large range for outdoor activities. Pure Michigan has great information on some of the many ways to enjoy the great outdoors the way it is meant to be enjoyed in a state made of peninsulas - by the water.

4 comments:

  1. Great post, love the water too.
    Marie
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  2. Beautiful card choices and WOW I had no idea you had so much shoreline! Enjoyed my visit Shelley, thank you!
    Doreen Erhardt
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  3. You are so right. You hear the beach and think ocean. Great way to bring your beautiful lakes to light.

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  4. I sure wish we could use your phrase "wait 5 minutes"... it seems our 90+ days go on and on... I'm getting tired of them already and summer just officially started!! Sure enjoyed reading your post, Shelley! That's a lot of shoreline to explore and fish to catch :) Would love to visit some day!

    Robin
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