Meet our Roaming Gnome. He's busy looking at the map and helping us get ready to begin our adventure across the northern part of the United States. We leave Friday morning, and our house is a total disaster as we decide what we need to take and what we can leave behind. It's a camping journey - tent camping. We have not done this in ages and are a bit nervous about it. But we're prepared: tent, ground cover, sleeping bags, camp stove, cooking tools, food, clothing (well, after the laundry is finished), maps, books, notebooks, camera gear, bug spray, camera gear, sunscreen, camera gear - you get the picture:). This little gnome caught my fancy. I do believe you recognize him from some Travelocity commercials, though I haven't compared them side-by-side. He came with a passport, and a little history of garden gnomes and their journeys. It seemed so appropriate to have one, as a garden gnome begins in the country, in the garden, and then takes a journey away from that saf...
Permission to come aboard? That's what you ask when boarding any vessel, and that's what we asked boarding this tall ship in Traverse City last week. A 2-hour cruise in the bay on Lake Michigan, I did think about the "tour" of the fatefull crew and passengers who landed on Gilligans Island.
Black and white photography seems perfect for sailing ships...reminiscent of days gone by. So, "welcome aboard," and I hope you enjoy the ride.
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PS thanks for the macro, micro, close-up info - interesting :)