Leelanau Up North

Empire  Beach  Sunset To behold a Leelanau sunset, Is to glimpse a bit of heaven from earth. But not in real time. For to look at a Leelanau sunset, Is to look back in time - About 8.3 minutes ago to be precise. Which is the time it takes for our sunlight To make its 93 million mile journey To the Land of Delight. So, the sun actually sets eight plus minutes before the sunset image we view from our little planet. Indeed, everything we see in this universe is time delayed, By milliseconds to millions of years, Depending upon its distance from our eyes. In other words, ... In Leelanau and beyond, Now is an illusion. See You In Leelanau Up North, Chris                 Visit A Leelanau Landmark:  Leelanau Up North - recently named                one of the top 70 Michigan blogs by the editors at Feedspot.com.                Check out Michigan's most popular blogs at  Top 70 Michigan Blogs . CLICK  'SUBSCRIBE'  AND  ENJOY  A  BIT  OF  LEELANAU  UP  NORTH  BIWEEKLY!

  It was as if the lake knew, Somberly, That she was alone, ... Again. On the road, ... Again. Not knowing where to go, ... Again. And yet, ... A faint light in the distance Seemed to whisper: "Have hope," ... Again.

  View From Empire Beach When I was a younger man,  He never told me ... There would be longings without fulfillment. There would be heartaches without healing. There would be questions without answers. But now, as an older man, I remember what He did say ... There would be love without conditions. Nothing else really matters.

A little stream runs fast and clear through Empire Village. Flowing from a spring-fed pond, ... It turns a waterwheel and tumbles over ancient rocks,  On its way to South Bar Lake. And from there to Lake Michigan. Sometimes I stare at the rushing water,  As if in a trance, Captivated by the sight and sound of it. Sometimes I dream of the stream .... And in my dreams, Drink from the cool, swirling pools along its bank. And sometimes, ... I just envy the little stream. For it knows exactly what to do, And where to go ... In life. See You In Leelanau Up North, Chris                     Visit A Leelanau Landmark:  The little stream in Empire Village                     - forever flowing  next to the Empire House Bed & Breakfast on                      Lacore  Street.  Look for the waterwheel amidst the cedar trees.

Leelanau Coast At North Bar Lake This beauty  Seems inconsistent ... With the evil in the world. How can the Author of Nature  Create such a vista ... And allow the ugliness  Of human suffering? Perhaps, because ... A Perfect Love  Is not imposed. Rather, ... A Perfect Love  Is freely given ... And  freely received. Thus, ...  The risk of a Perfect Love ... Is that it may be - Rejected.

North Bar Lake - Leelanau I look at my life Through Autumn eyes, recalling The Springtime of youth, Summer of midlife. Tranquil now in leaves of gold ... Before the Winter.