Yesterday, today, and tomorrow in Muskegon...

A natural watercolor of pastels, and bright whites and yellows, and dark greens...

So, Skee-Town, you just never know what treasures you're going to find on the Muskegon Lakeshore Trail ... It'd been awhile, so I spent a good hour and a half in-line skating it Monday night. Among the highlights: Another in-line skater in a full referee uniform, from head to toe; a guy with a large backpack just shuffling along, singing to himself - he appeared to be lost but not to care one bit; several serious bicyclists; a guy smoking a cigar while helping his wife fish from her star-spangled lawn chair; one group of high school boys having a discussion about life in a circle on their bikes and another group skipping rocks on the railroad tracks; couples and families of all kinds out getting exercise; and - my favorite - a guy marching through the middle of the creek by the B.C. Cobb plant...

Everyone wore a big smile as I passed, or they said hello (or both!) ... Everyone. This his how it always is, but it never ceases to make me want to spend as much time as I possibly can on the path ... and this is just the human element. I'll share the nature aspect in photos here...

In the meantime, I'm dreaming about one of my favorite things in the world: Fireworks! Sooo excited Muskegon will have a Fourth of July fireworks show this year, and thankful for county commissioner Bob Scolnik putting the show on the road to Heritage Landing, the Community Foundation for Muskegon County and local donors providing the funds to make it happen, and the Fruitport Lions coordinating it. Once again, one person got the ball rolling, and others joined in and worked together to make a wonderful community event happen. These are the best kinds of stories...

The fireworks start at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, and you can get down there as early as 7:30 p.m. In the meantime, hopefully you can get to one of the lakes for some swimming before or after work, then enjoy another evening watching the natural fireworks of the sunset or taking in some $5 movies at the Getty 4 Drive-In (Tuesdays are bargain nights! Whoo-hoo!) or at an inside theater if the heat is getting to you. And might I suggest a stroll or ride on the Muskegon Lakeshore Trail? ;)

See ya out enjoying the Third of July...

--Imaginer

Wildlife...

Still life...

This way to...

The moon!

And another peek at that sunset...