The world is beautiful. The world is terrible. I like sunsets. Fighting fascism one pretty picture at a time. Wolverine Lake, Michigan.
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Last Notes npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater How is it that I’ve never watched this movie? Thank you, #Monsterdon, for giving me the chance to remedy this terrible oversight in my education! #HawkTheSlayer (We’ll see if I’m still grateful afterwards.) npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater I happened to visit my media tab in the Mastodon desktop interface and saw the big pile of pretty pictures that I put up over the last month or so. My not-so-secret mission is making my little corner of the internet a nicer place. I think I'm doing a good job of it. It's not that I'm not keenly aware of all the terrible things in the world, especially now. It's just that I need to find some peace in my head to function in the world, and this is one way of doing it. #photography #mastodon https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/027/301/459/002/542/original/db5df3870afd1370.png https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/027/304/302/962/867/original/515339886ffbbebf.png https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/027/305/127/588/952/original/3db41d78bbfa6dbb.png https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/027/306/059/612/151/original/a0a4edcb48475cdb.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Goodnight, Sun. July 27, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #sunset #sun #michigan #summer #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/000/557/655/877/506/original/4a62bc34b404d408.jpeg npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater The FUN MG on the field at the end of last Sunday's Mad Dogs & Englishmen Auto Faire. July 12, 2026. Gilmore Auto Museum. Hickory Corners, Michigan. #photography #MG #MGB #LBC #michigan #summer #car #cars #ClassicCars #weirdcarmastodon https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/950/015/496/002/958/original/f804bdb1e0e294cc.jpeg npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Aaaaand ... the smoke is back. July 18, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #sunset #smoke #wildfire #michigan #summer https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/943/988/357/554/773/original/85567b3c7d3cf7c2.jpeg npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Strange days, indeed. Most peculiar. AQI 371. July 17, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #sunrise #sun #michigan #summer #lake #art #MastoArt #wildfire https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/935/352/581/597/550/original/440b7ef76ef7e282.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Smoky Sun. July 13, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #sunset #smoke #wildfire #michigan #summer #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/932/657/144/771/118/original/d3c36fd3dea3b772.jpeg npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater 394 this morning in Wolverine Lake, Oakland County, pictured. “Down” to 344 at the moment. (4:37 pm EDT) https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/931/567/949/156/766/original/dfd2d4e981aef609.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater A pretty little sunset tonight, courtesy of some high clouds in the distance, some framing trees in the foreground, and of course the big guy himself in a starring role. July 13, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #sunset #trees #michigan #summer #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/915/862/973/806/152/original/490d10a57da16803.jpeg npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Pink and power pole. July 11, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #sunset #electricity #michigan #summer #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/904/529/675/883/778/original/c6315dfb5d5ae4c3.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater A surprise sunset after a grey evening. July 10, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #sunset #michigan #summer #art #cloud #clouds #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/899/061/190/409/001/original/818884cf5613ed2c.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater The immensity of sunset. July 8, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #sunset #michigan #summer #art #cloud #clouds #airplane #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/888/233/510/037/461/original/64239a37c3f7cb19.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Another good one from last night. July 3, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #fireworks #michigan #summer #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/863/641/436/946/724/original/5ebdf9d74359a2e6.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater One dandelion, A celebratory weed Blazing in dark sky. July 3, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #fireworks #michigan #summer #art #dandelion #bloomscrolling #poetry #haiku #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/863/444/907/220/076/original/3a156286bd040ad9.jpeg npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Fortunately, we kept our power though it flickered a few times. Also, it came through early enough that our lake was able to have our fireworks afterwards. Whew! We were sweating out the arrival and departure times of that storm all week. npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Good morning, Mastodon. June 29, 2027. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #sunrise #michigan #summer #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/832/943/545/581/968/original/b06bd62cf49e5ed4.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater How about another from yesterday morning's sunrise? June 27, 2027. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #sunrise #michigan #summer #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/829/083/621/445/580/original/ad2a7cbdf91ae730.jpeg npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Lily pads from last night's sunset cruise. June 27, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #nature #sunset #lilypad #reflection #reflections #water #lake #michigan #summer #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/828/898/422/358/530/original/cfb93eabd9018c72.jpeg npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Yesterday’s automotive adventure: I managed to catch an original Pontiac Firebird from “The Rockford Files” at the Pontiac Owners Club meeting. (More information in the alt text.) June 27, 2026. Pontiac, Michigan. #photography #car #cars #ClassicCars #pontiac #firebird #michigan #weirdcarmastodon https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/828/286/693/628/241/original/7c53536285b50e01.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater It was a splendid evening for a sunset cruise. June 27, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #sunset #michigan #summer #lake #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/825/432/610/567/381/original/eba14e1ffc088b8a.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater We live on a small lake in Michigan, so usually there. https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/812/462/026/721/264/original/7b07457c5407419a.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Keeping my news intake to a minimum and watching a lot of sunsets. A *lot* of sunsets. npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater A pretty 1974 Jaguar XKE at this weekend’s Motor Muster at Greenfield Village. My brain understands that my desire to one day own an E-Type can only lead to financial disaster. But then I see a nice one on a sunny day, and … well, the heart wants what the heart wants. June 20, 2026, Dearborn, Michigan. #photography #car #cars #ClassicCars #Jaguar #LBC #michigan #summer #weirdcarmastodon https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/788/852/527/877/766/original/ef2fb8421f6f00a1.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater When you probably should have stopped fishing a little earlier. June 16, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #weather #cloud #clouds #storm #lightning #lake #boat #michigan #summer #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/761/138/788/476/242/original/6388c232b00ed229.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Saturday night sunset. June 13, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #sunset #michigan #summer #lake https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/745/949/735/544/272/original/5ce050b9c5de418a.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Sunrise island. June 13, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #sunrise #summer #michigan #lake #moon #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/743/745/905/932/301/original/d324846a62a1e701.jpeg npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater And then I thought, “Maybe I shouldn’t be out here on my little metal paddleboat.” June 10, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #weather #cloud #clouds #storm #lightning #sunset #michigan #summer #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/729/009/719/995/112/original/8a755de97f4ccc38.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Home for a quick stay after a difficult week, just in time to catch this sunset. It was a lovely way to be welcomed home. May 25, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #sunset #photography #michigan #spring #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/638/639/834/160/741/original/d1792272a443c7f9.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Benny Beagle worked my Mom over for a treat. Who could say “no” to this? https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/604/518/419/419/439/original/dddbb0c4aeca0e5a.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater When your Mama is your umbrella. May 9, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #birds #nature #naturephotography #geese #michigan #spring #birdsofmastodon https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/546/514/912/445/949/original/cac7ccdd42e02f85.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater The Belle of the Ball in her full attire. May 8, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #spring #michigan #flowers #bloomscrolling https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/544/853/760/387/756/original/73c308d60e3eda05.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Oooh, shiny. May 6, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #car #cars #ClassicCars #MG #MGB #LBC #spring #michigan #weirdcarmastodon https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/530/699/438/963/134/original/8f59abca62a2faaa.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Surprise sunset! May 5, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #sunset #michigan #swan #birds #birdsofmastodon #spring #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/524/916/786/815/840/original/39e506429efa85ee.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Sunsets happen where you find them. This evening in the Costco parking lot. May 4, 2026. Commerce Township, Michigan. #sunset #photography #michigan #spring #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/519/860/719/273/909/original/ea351cebfb5fbb82.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater RE: https://tomkahe.com/@GiftArticles/116511039583380244 Q: If we can learn to speak their language, what should we say? A: Sorry, bro. Our bad. #note144h…9g8a npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Good morning, Mastodon. May 2, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #sunrise #michigan #spring #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/505/474/677/658/173/original/8f7dc08eb58f841e.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater A fun picture from last Sunday's Kimber Run: big trees and little MGs. April 26, 2026. Mid-Michigan. #photography #car #cars #ClassicCars #MG #MGB #LBC #spring #michigan https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/502/736/065/418/226/original/32406be8a0df96b8.jpeg npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Spring is springing! April 30, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #spring #michigan #flowers #bloomscrolling https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/497/018/350/832/066/original/d3dceb1f946816ac.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Handsome boy. April 25, 2026. Walled Lake, Michigan. #photography #dog #dogs #beagle #BennyBeagle #DogsOfMastodon https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/479/758/082/533/659/original/073078ef2925dd5f.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater April 26, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #sunrise #reflection #michigan #spring #SilentSunday #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/470/851/321/976/211/original/34afa9572e72c742.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Impression of clouds. April 24, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #sunrise #michigan #spring #art #clouds #reflection #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/465/715/112/128/808/original/1e7a08d829ac2e7f.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Good morning, Mastodon. April 24, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #sunrise #michigan #spring #art #clouds #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/459/698/060/305/330/original/19e8e50f66eb6e55.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Morning reflections. April 23, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #sunrise #lake #reflection #michigan #spring #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/454/127/694/328/613/original/792c5de968ad76c0.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Having tricked my lovely but gullible wife into Second Breakfast, Benny Beagle tries to work me over for an unprecedented Third Breakfast. April 19, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #dog #dogs #beagles #DogsOfMastodon https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/433/165/965/280/373/original/a0e43f6c270d5365.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Sunset island. April 17, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #sunset #spring #reflection #michigan #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/417/556/001/560/830/original/6d38554229045270.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Another from last night’s surprise sunset. It was really just a sliver of sunset beneath approaching storm clouds. In the wide-angle view I thought it looked like a comet streaking across the horizon. Had I known the sunset was going to be this good I would have brought my big camera along. But I continue to be impressed with the photos I’m getting from my iPhone 17 Pro Max. April 13, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #sunset #michigan #spring #art #abstract #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/403/189/785/605/788/original/a176b259c315f4e5.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Sunset reflections. April 13, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #sunset #reflection #michigan #spring #art #abstract #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/400/696/664/483/132/original/e6049c7f5da65631.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Power-pole silhouette. April 4, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #sunset #michigan #spring #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/350/015/906/186/347/original/c142670e4d265af7.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Speaking of cool rain clouds tonight…. April 4, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #sunset #michigan #spring #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/349/868/301/807/686/original/d99bb7e3f6d24800.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Also from tonight’s surprise sunset. April 4, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #sunset #michigan #spring #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/349/591/051/525/533/original/71598c2adebd2a92.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater After a long rainy day, a Saturday night surprise! April 4, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #sunset #michigan #spring #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/349/498/894/318/643/original/e20c31d940e84712.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Cattails at sunset. March 19, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #sunset #reflection #michigan #spring #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/338/232/445/884/035/original/da0e097e9bc431c5.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Day 1 of Benny Beagle’s new diet is going every bit as well as I thought it would. March 27, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #dog #dogs #diet #dogsofmastodon https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/304/567/747/312/454/original/7370ae63c7571594.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Benny Beagle welcomes spring. Hello, crocuses! March 21, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #spring #springtime #beagle #dog #dogs #crocus #flower #flowers #bloomscrolling #photography #dogsofmastodon https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/273/336/182/063/869/original/a29f8afba1f73df4.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Leaping rabbit, a Hare-raising experience. Sorry. Going now. #dailyhaikuprompt #hare #poetry #haiku npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater The birds are returning after that long, cold winter. I watched yesterday’s sunset from the boardwalk at the west end of our lake. This great blue heron watched it from a nearby tree. March 8, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #nature #naturephotography #birds #herons #sunset #michigan #winter #birdsofmastodon https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/199/364/470/722/456/original/f9d6283ab9fa3181.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater … and a surprise rainbow! March 7, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #sunrise #rainbow #photography #michigan #winter #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/188/068/235/068/071/original/5b12cafb69650d77.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Saturday sunrise. March 7, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #sunrise #photography #michigan #winter #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/188/010/234/899/066/original/413571b680692108.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Good morning, Mastodon. February 28, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #sunrise #michigan #winter #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/148/359/664/705/687/original/3c6e9bd08d3c54bb.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater I’ve had a delightful Saturday puttering about the house while watching the Winter Olympics. This is my recently acquired Hudson’s Bay Company point blanket, manufactured in the early 1950s and still completely practical and cozy 3/4 of a century later. Well designed, well made things with a sense of history in them are a special pleasure in this throwaway age. February 21, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #olympics #winter #michigan https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/111/889/133/560/637/original/055917257c427084.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Benny Beagle seconds the motion. https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/067/123/089/846/830/original/ac41d311358f8ced.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Done fishin'. February 13, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #sunset #winter #michigan #fishing #IceFishing #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/065/912/649/410/057/original/3e7b386ba63c7227.jpeg npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Benny Beagle performing his famed impression of a red curling stone. He’s a little concerned about what you plan to do with that broom. February 9, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #olympics #beagle #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/044/087/909/309/958/original/2010c667234ee7b7.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Three types of lies: 1. Lies 2. Damn lies 3. The "Keep me logged in" checkbox does anything at all. npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater I can’t fix the doom in our scrolls, but I can give us this picture of Benny Beagle laying in his kennel curled around his dinner bowl in hopes that it will soon contain more snackums. Save and protect what you can in this world. I rescued a scared and confused little dog. He in turn rescued me. We all have to rescue each other these days. January 24, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #beagle #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/953/391/856/307/690/original/d3049f9e582c9258.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater It was -12°F for our morning business trip. Now Benny Beagle is staring out the window wondering why the world’s thermostat is broken, and why I haven’t called the repair man. January 24, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #beagle #dog #dogs #winter #michigan #dogsofmastodon https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/950/809/649/926/114/original/2e1fd884cffda681.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Benny Beagle has proclaimed himself to be a lapdog who shall henceforth be called “Tricki Woo” and be fed only the finest of liver bon-bons while sitting on my lap. January 17, 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #beagle #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/917/042/690/953/795/original/e2f9c7fb691d5dd7.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Benny Beagle, surveying his frozen empire. January 17, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #beagle #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon #winter #michigan https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/911/639/506/448/197/original/4bb1576a31acdb91.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Yesterday we were supposed to get less than an inch of snow from the cold front passing through. We got six inches, instead. The forecast was spot-on about the cold in the cold front, though! It was COLD out there today! January 14, 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #winter #weather #snow #michigan #cold https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/901/863/793/943/719/original/184f76b2ba59e232.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater RE: https://thepit.social/@APBBlue/115885350758665218 It will never stop being crazy to me that I can just watch lava shooting out of the ground, live. #note1gg4…vw7z npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater There’s aurora afoot this weekend, but it was in retreat when we finally got a small gap in the clouds. Pretty picture, tho’! January 10, 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #aurora #photography #michigan #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/874/180/905/024/837/original/c18b80b9d619c58e.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater It's time for Number One! After all the spectacle of many of this year's sunsets, a quieter image from June 2 captured my top slot for this year's sunsets: Smoky Sun with Geese. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. (1/3) #ArtAdventCalendar #sunset #sun #geese #smoke #wildfire #summer #photography #michigan #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/815/544/431/151/875/original/ec0eaac3d69d537f.jpeg npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater We're running out of year and we're running out of photos! Number Two in the Top 25 countdown: Dawn. I've already posted several spectacular photos from this May 27 sunrise. This was my favorite of them because it was the start. I took it just as I stepped out on our porch to see what wonders awaited me at the dawn of this new day. Wolverine Lake, Michigan #ArtAdventCalendar #sunrise #summer #photography #michigan #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/814/906/808/532/283/original/60e37d8288911213.jpeg npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater #10 (four-way tie) - November Surprises! Wolverine Lake, Michigan. (1/2) 1. Nov. 23, 2025. 6:09 pm. 2. Nov. 23, 2025. 6:12 pm. 3. Nov. 5, 2025. 7:29 pm. 4. Nov. 5, 2025. 7:31 pm. #photography #sunset #michigan #art #bird #birds #birdsofmastodon #goose #geese #fall #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/764/234/174/194/966/original/4619f7b8ae436364.jpeg https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/764/234/181/199/730/original/3f67b8b175b0618d.jpeg https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/764/235/039/808/688/original/c343728df96cbd7e.jpeg https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/764/235/045/213/226/original/b805824091efa81d.jpeg npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Today for my #ArtAdventCalendar, #11 in my Top 25 Sunset Photos of the Year countdown - "Boom!" This sunset from October 2 looks like it exploded over the horizon. What a spectacle! Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #sunset #photography #light #fall #sunsetphotography #michigan #art #clouds #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/761/077/577/687/410/original/858fdf7299b599f5.jpeg npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Today for the #ArtAdventCalendar and #13 in my Top 25 countdown - High Drama This October 1 sunset was one of a series of late September and early October sunsets with great light in the sky and on the water. What a streak! Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #sunset #photography #light #fall #sunsetphotography #michigan #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/753/919/852/985/413/original/926986b34ef79849.jpeg npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Today for my #ArtAdventCalendar, at #14 in my Top 25 Countdown - No Parking This little red-wing blackbird was a particular favorite of mine this year. March 13, 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #sunset #michigan #art #bird #birds #birdsofbluesky #blackbird #spring #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/750/071/369/097/426/original/1e26a74599acd429.jpeg npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Today for my #ArtAdventCalendar and 17 in my Top 25 Sunsets Countdown, Mongo Sun. The cloud across this big Sun reminds me of some of the visuals in the 1980 Flash Gordon movie. Frankly, we could all use Flash Gordon now! June 16, 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #sunset #photography #sunsetphotography #michigan #art #MastoArt #cloud #sun #FlashGordon https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/737/754/195/982/992/original/c44c5a410ea072f2.jpeg npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Today for my #ArtAdventCalendar we have a pair of sunsets suitable for Valentine's Day: hearts in the sky! All of my sunset photos are sent with love. Usually it's just not so obvious. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. These two are tied for #22 in my Top 25 Sunsets Countdown. #sunset #photography #sunsetphotography #michigan #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/721/363/023/552/752/original/d468b5f5974a905e.jpeg https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/721/363/020/346/402/original/006699db854f1ffb.jpeg npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Another Top 25 Sunsets honorable mention, ducks flying into the mouth of an enormous shark. It's really the anvil top of a far-off thunderstorm, of course. October 6, 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #sunset #moon #michigan #art #ArtAdventCalendar #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/658/873/071/063/104/original/72a272564eda269a.jpeg npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Green flames. Reflections in water. Oct. 16, 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #sunset #photography #reflections #michigan #fall #autumn #abstract #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/601/217/736/662/006/original/c4bb871c6430c6ad.jpeg npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Wow! That October 2 sunset really was crazy. October 2, 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #sunset #photography #michigan #landscape #landscapephotography #fall #autumn #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/591/233/898/050/936/original/2ea3f650a42a6f68.jpeg npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Another from last night’s sunset. November 19, 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #sunset #photography #michigan #landscape #landscapephotography #fall #autumn #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/585/159/039/951/093/original/8c1e574fb5736fae.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Still working through the same sunset as yesterday's photo. So many lovely images.... Sept 14, 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #sunset #photography #reflections #michigan #summer #abstract #AbstractArt #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/579/555/531/918/284/original/6045cfdf168fd4af.jpeg npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Well hello there, my beauty. Look at you swimming through these pictures. Sept 11, 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #sunset #photography #reflections #michigan #summer #abstract #AbstractArt #nature #naturephotography #duck #ducks #mallard #mallards #art #birdsofmastodon #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/568/381/331/901/401/original/e4fbcc21a6289415.jpeg npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Another summertime sunset reflection. Just amazing shapes and colors. Sept 11, 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #sunset #photography #reflections #michigan #summer #abstract #AbstractArt #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/567/939/917/410/022/original/48191ce2ebc74475.jpeg npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater My aurora photo from last night’s amazing event. Sigh. You can see the green glow through the clouds and a bit of red is even forcing its way through, but … sigh. If you’re going to live in Michigan, this is going to happen sometimes. On the bright side, our November gloom might relent by this evening. And there’s a chance tonight’s show will be as big or bigger. We shall see. 9:25 pm. November 11, 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #aurora #michigan #photography https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/537/326/360/091/286/original/2b4ec5a526b19f85.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater #mosstodon, I found your car! November 8, 2025. ECC Cars & Coffee, Northville, Michigan. #car #cars #weirdcarmastodon #michigan https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/516/247/494/287/276/original/2d1a9cd5f4c407c6.png https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/516/259/395/054/991/original/f637844d809b2bc7.png https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/516/259/578/747/661/original/d72047f74112be56.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Golden light on golden leaves. November 5, 2025. 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#leaves #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #lake #michigan #fall #autumn #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/499/542/746/901/328/original/dd3dcc3e6ba387d7.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater We live in a topsy-turvy world. October 25, 2025. #sunrise #lake #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #michigan #fall #autumn #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/435/174/196/088/536/original/6736bdff0560f207.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Good morning, Wolverine Lake, part 2. October 25, 2025. #sunrise #lake #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #michigan #fall #autumn #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/434/996/155/907/322/original/7a43e07d8c3795a0.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Dr. Freud would like a word with this accident. #WeirdCarMastodon https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/421/223/132/000/348/original/c6d5949e3c431065.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater This may be the swoopiest automotive photo I have ever taken, a Jaguar XK120. October 18, 2025. Livonia, Michigan. #car #cars #ClassicCars #Jaguar #photography #michigan #WeirdCarMastodon https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/409/578/149/057/154/original/b61ae93e75d28dc4.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater When 1974 is in your rearview mirror. (In this case, a '74 Plymouth Sport Suburban wagon.) October 18, 2025. Northville, Michigan. #car #cars #ClassicCars #photography #Michigan #Fall #Autumn #art #MastoArt #WeirdCarMastodon https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/404/118/863/892/125/original/bedecfd7c858da14.jpeg npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Knowing when to hire somebody more skilled than myself to do something is one of the better bits of judgment I've gained as I've gotten older. Also, hurray for maintaining, fixing, and repairing instead of throwing out! npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater If your crazy beagle is going to wake you up early, it’s best that he does it in time to catch the end of a good sunrise. October 17, 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #sunrise #photography #michigan #autumn #fall #lake #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/389/705/514/700/979/original/fccf8c580df52c31.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Twilight clouds. October 10, 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #clouds #twilight #sunset #michigan #art #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/352/854/406/748/410/original/1defaca474fb7786.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater The full Harvest supermoon living up to the hype. October 6, 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan.
#moon #moonrise #photography #michigan #autumn #fall #art #HarvestMoon #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/330/436/940/394/623/original/ccd9d1e478a05ab6.png https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/330/437/088/922/354/original/05fc51409dd1c498.png https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/330/437/233/914/732/original/6309696d5eb3918a.png https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/330/437/430/054/678/original/d66db535690c7d8b.png npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater Setting Sun with stripes and sunspots. Oct. 3, 2025. Wolverine Lake, #Michigan. #photography #sunset #art #light #sun #sunspots #astrophotography #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/317/397/259/609/450/original/1beed3e408f16558.jpeg npub1mrytusy353tutelyueszl3tva8mkq0cxx9jtgaftnqn88487psjqtw8nm2 Patioboater How do I end up with hundreds and hundreds of photos of sunsets to sort through? Trying to catch the light, which is tricky when the Sun is setting and the light is constantly changing. These two were taken just a few seconds apart. They are both 55mm, f/10, ISO 100. The first is 1/250 sec exposure, while the second is just slightly longer, 1/200 sec. But they end up with a very different mood and look. Oct. 3, 2025. Wolverine Lake, #Michigan. #photography #sunset #art #light #MastoArt https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/317/335/357/260/884/original/2705a03aa7ef8af1.jpeg https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/317/335/362/282/789/original/80a13144db174b33.jpeg