Return to Stone Cove

I finally had the opportunity to return to the Stone Cove after several years. This little cove is one of my favorite places on the earth. It is a little cove in a state park on South Bass Island, Lake Erie. 

This is a place I can sit and listen to the sound of the waves for hours, which is exactly what I did this fine morning of September 11, 2023.

The Davis Besse

 

A view of the Davis Besse power plant as seen from the Jet Express Ferry on Lake Erie. September 2023.

© Dawn Nelson 2023. All Rights Reserved.

The Huron River Lately

 

One of my first compilation videos, beginning at the Broadway Bridge and along the river to the Canal Street water gage station. 

Lake St. Clair

Where the sailboats set off to race, at the top of the Detroit River into Lake St. Clair. 

Slightly Frozen

Remarkably, the lake froze over since last week. It was all open water last Monday, and now there is a sheen of ice all the way across. I'm confident it is quite thin, but at least it is there.

Zukey Lake, January 31st, 2023. © Dawn Nelson.

New Year's Day 2023

The pond near my apartment on New Year's Day. © Dawn Nelson

 

The snow is now gone. It is hovering around 40 degrees Fahrenheit on the afternoon of New Year's Day. It is a wild swing from last week's weather of subzero temperatures, only to swing back later this week. 

Such a fun time! My only wish is that we get enough of a stretch of cold weather that the lakes freeze over long enough to walk out on the ice and appreciate the vast beauty of winter.

We shall see.