Golf Goal

This year I set my museum hours to allow me to do things during the day on Tuesdays. The hours on Tuesdays are 6-8 in the evening. So far, all the Tuesdays this summer have involved car and doctor appointments. Yesterday was the first Tuesday that I golfed with the Grand Marais group. Although I have been golfing for a few decades, most years I only golf a few times. Thus, I have never been able to develop my skills. THIS YEAR I am determined to have a round under 100 strokes. I wasn't even close yesterday, but I did have some good shots. Hopefully, I will be able to improve with practice. Thanks to the Grand Marais golfers for putting up with my learning curve.

First hole....
 

I love the open greenery of golf courses....

We had seven golfers from Grand Marais yesterday.

The Newberry Country Club has a new club house and restaurant.

When we dropped off one of our golfers, I just had to take pictures of this beautiful rose bush.

Another Beach Fire DInner Picnic

Thanks to Jamey and Lois Fite for another great Lake Superior beach fire dinner.

Chicken, beans, and potatoes with onions....

Jamey spotted a tiny toad in the rocks....

Sable Falls Erosion

Yesterday during my exercise routine at Sable Falls (going up and down the steps), I documented the erosion damage caused by the five inches of rain we received a week ago. 

Jack in the pulpits....

A visitor to my yard this morning...

Mother Deer and her Fawn

When I arrived home from the museum last night, a mother deer and her fawn were in my driveway.

Dune Hike

Last night I did a solo hike in the dunes.  It was a gorgeous evening after the previous day of rain.  Because of all the rain we have had this past month or so, the vegetation in the dunes is more lush than I think I have ever seen.

Sable Lake....

In the Grand Sable Dunes looking north toward Lake Superior....

Lush vegetation in the dunes...

New growth on the evergreens is going nuts....

Massive Rain with erosion and flooding in Grand Marais, MI

I am not sure how much rain we had in Grand Marais yesterday, but it had to be multiple inches.  After I closed the museum, I drove around and captured photos of some of the flooding, sink-holes, wash-outs, and other erosion.

The intersection of Newberg Road and M77 has a sink hole....

William Hill Road where it intersects with H58 suffered a lot of wash outs ....

Carpenter Creek was raging....

Another sink hole....

Several of the sea planes that were in Grand Marais for the Splash-in  were unable to leave.

 

The driveway of Sunset Cabins was washed out...

Rose Hill Cemetery was flooded...