Your Sunday Best #33 ~ Corktown {Detroit}

 
 While visiting Detroit we had a late lunch at Slows Bar B Q in Corktown/Michigan Avenue;

when we 'checked-in' we were told it would be an hour and a half before they could seat us.

Wasn't sure it would be worth the wait ...

but my sister and Ed entertained us with a drive

to see the old Railroad Station and Packard plant.

When we returned to Slows I still had the time to photograph the neighborhood!

Slows review of from Trip Advisor:

"Make it a destination...often a long wait, but well worth it..."

52 Photos Project ~ Gallery 19 {Elements}

  Bella's challenge this week was to share the 'elements' of what we do to create

and in her words:

"We Paint, We Cook, We Sew,

We Knit, We Photograph,

We Make.

We Create.

But where do we start?

What elements or ingredients 

do you gather together to begin?"

Over the past year plus, my life has changed dramatically

 and I find my greatest joy is photography and photo editing ...

and the main ingredient is my Canon with my favorite zoom lens!

 

and while not an expert

it makes me feel happy and creative!

{Texture Tuesday} ~ free & easy eDition

Being a native of the high mountain desert,

my love of 'all things water' has always amazed me!

I love anything and everything about water;

I love the sound of water, I love being near water, on water,

I love swimming, being on the beach, cruising and sailing!

In my 'former life', I owned and sailed a Hobie Cat and crewed on an 45' Erickson

and while sailing is no longer a part of my life,

Kim's texture 'dreamit' on Vivid Light@33%

I still feel a tingle whenever I see a sail boat, regardless of the size!

Sharing with

Mandarin Orange Monday #7 ~ Hbiscus

Still going through the photos' I took while visiting the Gulf Coast of Florida...

below is an orange hibiscus that was on the grounds of our vacation bungalow.

Your Sunday Best #32 ~ Detroit-Windsor

As many time as I have visited Michigan over the past many years,

I have only been in Detroit a very few times and never have I visited Windsor.

Our trip this summer included not only a trip into Detroit,

but also a cruise on the Detroit River, which I thoroughly enjoyed!

Promises have been made, and next summer we will include Windsor in our list of things 'todo'!

Ambassador Bridge linking Detroit and Windsor

View into Lake St. Clair

Windsor Ferris Wheel

The Detroit River is one of the busiest waterways in the world.

The river travels south from Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie,

and the whole river carries the international border between Canada and the United States

as an important transportation route connecting

Lake Michigan, Huron, and Superior to the St. Lawrence Seaway and Erie Canal.

  

The river divides the major metropolitan areas of Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario —

an area referred to as Detroit–Windsor. 

The Detroit River is designated an American Heritage River and a Canadian Heritage River —

the only river to have this dual designation.