around five acres of forested bluff and shoreline on lake michigan just north of the city of milwaukee. a steep fall down a ravine off lake drive goes to a trail that skirts the line where lake michigan eats away at the coastal bluff. good beach time with my youngest today.

a.

down to the lakefront

past new squill

mussel shells abound

b.

agate and granite

schist and gneiss

my second son’s smile