Upper Silver Lake, July 2010
Jessica and I were driving around western Michigan and visiting a familiar site: Silver Lake and its impressive sand dunes. But then we went wandering around the town’s back roads and found another small lake just a bit inland–it’s called Upper Silver Lake and while it is a private, upscale vacation area it lacks the bustling and exciting vibe of the area around Silver Lake (with its dramatic sand dunes separating it from Lake Michigan) in the summer time.
6/26/2010
Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio, 6/16/2010
Along the bike trail (on a more elevated part of the way) in the Rocky River Reservation, Jessica and I saw a rock formation with a well-camouflaged toad sitting on it.
We had a very fun surprise birthday party for Jessica at Sweet Melissa’s in Rocky River–I took her out and her friends were waiting at a table but she had no idea they’d be there.
Here’s video from the surprise party:
On her actual birthday, Jessica opened presents from family, and Belle and Sparty (our parakeets) and I wished her happy birthday on video:
As I have struggled to cope with the loss of my much-loved birds Ava and Striker, I have been consoled by the many nice things people have said about them, and how much they inspired me–this photo makes me think about how I always loved capturing their beautiful greens with my camera.
Jessica went to a Cleveland Cavaliers game on Feb. 9 when they played the New Jersey Nets. She took this shot, and also took a photo in which Lebron James faces the camera with the ball.
On our way to our honeymoon in Maui in September, Jessica and I stopped in San Francisco. Our brief stay was memorable because of all the old memories that we have together in that city–and for the new ones that we made there!
