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Monday, March 17, 2025

A drive to the river

Last week, I was out driving on a sunny day and decided to drive to a recreational area on the Grand River near our home.


To get there, you have to drive down a gravel road - my favorite kind of road!  This road is beautiful in the summer and Fall when the leaves are on the trees.




There's still a little snow in the woods.




Some areas nearer the river are a little flooded from snow melt, but I thought it still looked pretty with that bright blue sky.






And here's the river! In the summer, this place is full of people putting boats in, but during the winter you can hardly get back here, and on this day I was the only one here.  You can see a little ice still on the water, but it will soon be gone.





Next time I'm here, this tree should be green and the water warm!

20 comments:

Miss Merry said...

What a beautiful spot - and so quiet and peaceful this time of year.

doodles n daydreams said...

What beautiful blue skies and a lovely day for a drive.
I've just caught up with your last post and it seems you had a lovely day with Cassie. Hoping Connor recovers quickly and fully :)

Deb J. in Utah said...

Looks like a nice day trip. Great pictures. I'll look forward to seeing what the river looks like in the summertime.

Ginny Hartzler said...

My favorite is the first photo of the road. The trees almost form a bower above it!

Susan said...

Hi Mari, I was thinking how God gives nature rest. So peaceful. Thanks for sharing.

MadSnapper n Beau said...

the trees without leaves are God's Art to me. we don't see very many here and I love trees without leaves almost as much as with leaves... a beautiful place to visit, so peaceful

Prims By The Water said...

Great pics of a Grand River indeed. The weekends here by us in the Summer are very busy. I so love our rivers up here. Janice

Catherine said...

You live in a beautiful environment !
You are lucky.

roentare said...

Fantastic views in the snow and bare trees

Judy said...

I can't wait to see when you do go back and take photos. I took a drive the other day too and took photos, tho not many.

Chatty Crone said...

Those trees arch over the road and I bet when they bloom, they make the prettiest archway. Love the water too.

Jeanette said...

So pretty even in the winter!

photowannabe said...

Such a beautiful drive. I love the last photo with the stark tree and the icy water.
I can imagine how lovely it will be in the summer too.
Sue

Dianna said...

What beautiful blue skies, Mari! I also really like the gravel road back to the river! You live in such a beautiful area.

Terri D said...

Beautiful, Mari!!

The Happy Whisk said...

I love the blue!!!!

Kim said...

Beautiful...I bet you can't wait for the greenery to show up again!

HappyK said...

How beautiful. I'd love to go walking around there.

Lowcarb team member said...

Lovely views and so much blue ... wonderful.

All the best Jan

Veronica Lee said...

That sounds like such a peaceful drive! The contrast between the lingering winter snow and the bright blue sky is stunning. I love how places like this transform with the seasons—soon, everything will be lush and green again! 😊