I thought I would share my last photo taken in January 2014, as a sort of tribute and parting with a difficult month weather-wise.  I took this photo after I had to trudge through knee deep snow to do a property evaluation on a foreclosure for a customer.  I was looking back at the way I had come when I was about half way there.  The home was about 500 yards back from the road, and I had to trudge down an unplowed driveway to get to the front door.  Quite the tiresome task in 3 degree temps.  I am hoping for a warmer February. 02/01/2014

I was out driving around the countryside this morning in the cold of a January winter.  I had to go look at a house in Dowling, Michigan.  When I was driving there, on my way back I decided to take a few photos of some of the cows alongside the road.  They were a little furry with their winter coats on, and they did not appear very interested in me.  Ususally in the summer time they are more feisty, and will all stop what they are doing and stare at you.  Today only a few did that this morning. Probably way too cold for them to care.  See the snow? 01/17/2013

I drove by this interesting tree stump today, and just had to take a photo.  This stump is all that remained of a once large and vibrant tree I would imagine.  It was quite a big one as you can see by the trunk, and it was backed up against this field.  Even though it is dead, and not coming back, it still looks amazing with its backdrop of blue sky.  I took this photo in Dowling, Michigan this morning.  01/17/2013

A few months ago I was traveling in the area of Dowling, Michigan which is North of Battle Creek, in Barry County.  It is mostly a rural area, and I was heading up there to show a house and check on a listing I had in the area as well.  It was one of those days when I was ahead of schedule, and I drove past this fence alongside the road, and standing there on the fence was this vulture. I thought to myself 'Well, that is something you do not see everyday.  Might make a nice shot for the blog.'  So I turned around and crept back down the road, and took some photos.  He did not seem to like having his picture taken, and soon took off.  Vultures are very large birds, and have an impressive wing span.  This bird really looked like he did not have any predators that he was concerned about hu... 08/24/2011