https://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/06/19/blossom/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/cherry-orchard-aisles-blossoms.jpgApple Orchard & BlossomsThe brief bloom of blossoms on Old Mission Peninsula <3 (taken a few weeks back).2016-01-09T18:44:42+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2015/08/17/lake-surface-fog/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc_0247.jpgDSC_0247A fog-obscured Lake Michigan.2016-01-08T21:09:24+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2015/07/23/dewdrop-daisy/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc_0025.jpgDSC_00252016-01-08T20:34:53+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2015/07/21/lake-michigan-sunset-traverse-city/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_1238.jpgIMG_12382016-01-08T20:30:37+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/10/22/yellow-tractor-fall-vineyard/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/yellow-tractor-fall-vineyard.jpgYellow Tractor Fall VineyardAnother slice of yesterday's color (Old Mission Peninsula, MI).2016-01-07T16:52:41+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/11/07/stormy-weather/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2-lighthouse_pt.jpgNorth Breakwater Lighthouse Ludington2016-01-07T16:52:22+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/12/17/raising-a-michigan-kid/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/winter-jackson-stacking-stones.jpgWinter Jackson Stacking StonesStacking stones along the Lake Michigan shoreline at the Grand Traverse Lighthouse (March, 2013).2016-01-07T16:51:09+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/01/05/clinging-breakwater-ice/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ludington-breakwater-ice.jpgLudington Breakwater IceIce builds along the Ludington North Breakwater (December, 2013).2016-01-07T16:50:48+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/07/27/vineyard-tractor/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/vineyard-tractor-cruise.jpgVineyard Tractor CruiseA red tractor cruises the Chateau Grand Traverse vineyard; a nod to this weekend's City of Riesling.2016-01-07T16:50:01+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/04/25/feathered-fog/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/vanishing-point-feather.jpgVanishing Point Feather FogA feather rests in the still fog over Lake Michigan.2016-01-07T16:49:01+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/11/10/the-secret-sits/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_7462.pngLake Michigan SunsetThe sun sets on Lake Michigan (Sleeping Bear Dunes, May 2012).2016-01-07T16:47:45+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/11/11/frosted-dune/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/nordhouse_dunes_lake_michigan.jpgnordhouse_dunes_lake_michiganLight frost rests on the Nordhouse Dunes (January, 2013).2016-01-07T16:47:32+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/11/12/tansitioning-atomsphere/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sunray_cove_ls.jpgSunrays & Clouds Over Port OneidaSun penetrates thick cloud cover at Port Oneida (January, 2013).2016-01-07T16:47:15+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/11/14/sail-away/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/west-bay-tall-ship-lake-michigan-fog.jpgTall Ship Manitou Lake Michigan FogThe Tall Ship Manitou meets fog and rain on Lake Michigan (July, 2013).2016-01-07T16:47:04+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/11/16/bruised-sky-3/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bruised-sky-lake-michigan1.jpgBruised Sky Lake MichiganA bruised sky over Lake Michigan's West Bay (October, 2012).2016-01-07T16:46:49+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/12/18/ice-clad-breakwall/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/point-betsy-breakwall-ice-ground-level.jpgPoint Betsy Breakwall Ice-Ground LevelIce clings to the breakwall at Point Betsie Lighthouse (January, 2013).2016-01-07T16:45:45+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/10/30/sleeping-bear-looking-back/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/8170712048_d64e8b6707_b.jpgGlen Lakes, Sleeping Bear DunesLooking back at the Glen Lakes from Sleeping Bear a year ago today (Fall, 2012).2016-01-07T16:43:38+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/11/04/sunlit-dune/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_7404.jpgSleeping Bear DunesView of the Manitou Islands from Sleeping Bear Dunes (Fall, 2013).2016-01-07T16:42:58+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/11/08/good-day-sunshine/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/omp_sunset_shoreline.jpgLake Michigan Sunset Old Mission Peninsula2016-01-07T16:42:14+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/11/20/wilderness-state-park/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/wilderness-state-park-stormy-sky.jpgWilderness State Park Stormy SkyOne of my happy places, situated at the tip of the mitten (August, 2013).2016-01-07T16:41:51+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/11/24/winter-bluff/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/empire-bluffs-winter-lake-michigan.jpgEmpire Bluffs Winter Lake MichiganA Wintery Lake Michigan shoreline view from Empire Bluffs (January, 2012).2016-01-07T16:41:32+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/11/25/stormy-sandbar/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/elk-rapids-sandbar-storm.jpgElk Rapids Sandbar StormA stormy Lake Michigan beyond the sandbar in Elk Rapids (September, 2011).2016-01-07T16:41:22+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/11/26/river-snow-flurry/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/boardman_west_union.jpgboardman_west_unionBoardman River, a year ago today. (Traverse City, MI - November, 2012).2016-01-07T16:41:10+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/11/27/winter-serenity/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/east_bay_fog.jpgBlue Water Snow FogWinter water-scape in shades of blue and snow (East Bay, Lake Michigan).2016-01-07T16:40:53+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/11/22/tossing-stones/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/jackson-silhouette-lake-michigan.jpgJackson Silhouette Lake MichiganJackson tossing rocks into Lake Michigan (Spring, 2012).2016-01-07T16:40:00+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/12/04/weather-the-storm/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/old-mission-peninsual-storm-clouds-2.jpgOld Mission Peninsula Storm CloudsMid-September stormy skies over Old Mission Peninsula.2016-01-07T16:39:21+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/12/05/winds-of-change/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/windy-west-bay.jpgWindy West BayBitter winds on West Bay today, but it was nice to see the sun.2016-01-07T16:39:00+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/12/07/warmth-in-cold-places/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/golden-winter-grass.jpgGolden Winter GrassTall grass made more golden by the sun and snow (Elk Rapids, MI - taken yesterday).2016-01-07T16:38:41+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/12/10/on-the-rocks/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/8407661087_c2f2bb5a4c_o.jpgIce Covered Beach RocksIcy encasings form around beach boulders along Traverse Bay (Eastport, MI - January 2013).2016-01-07T16:38:11+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/12/12/icy-sunlit-spray/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/icy-winter-splash.jpgIcy Winter SplashSun and splash on icy Old Mission Peninsula (March 2013).2016-01-07T16:37:42+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/12/13/winter-haze/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/elk-rapids-winter-shoreline.jpgElk Rapids Winter ShorelineA hazy Elk Rapids Winter shoreline.2016-01-07T16:37:14+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/12/14/ice-volcano/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/icy_volcano.jpgIce VolcanoAn ice volcano along Lake Michigan's West Bay.2016-01-07T16:36:51+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/12/15/fishtown-shanties/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/fishtown-at-winter.jpgFishtown Dam at WinterEven the rapid waters of the Fishtown Dam can't keep the Winter ice at bay.2016-01-07T16:36:28+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/12/22/jump/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/esch-road-beach-winter.jpgEsch Road Beach WinterOtter Creek runs into Esch Road Beach at Winter.2016-01-07T16:35:51+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/12/27/winter-blues/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/west-bay-winter-blues.jpgWest Bay Winter BluesWest Bay Winter blues (the good kind). ;)2016-01-07T16:35:38+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/12/29/platte-rivers-winter-dunes/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/platte-river-winter-dunes.jpgPlatte River Winter DunesRecent Winter landscape, near where the Platte River empties into Lake Michigan. 2016-01-07T16:35:24+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/12/30/snow-haze-shoreline/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/west-end-winter-beach.jpgWest End Winter BeachRecent Winter scene along the shoreline near the house.2016-01-07T16:35:11+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/01/06/fire-and-ice/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/omp_sunset_landscape.jpgOMP Winter SunsetFire and ice on Old Mission Peninsula (March, 2013).2016-01-07T16:34:31+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/01/12/ice-caps/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/lake-michigan-ice-cap.jpgLake Michigan Ice CapIce caps on the rocks of Lake Michigan (Grand Traverse Lighthouse). You can see the flipped version in yesterday's photo.2016-01-07T16:34:06+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/01/16/lacquered-beach/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ice-coated-beach.jpgIce Coated BeachOne of my favorite spots along Lake Michigan at the end of Traverse Bay Rd in Antrim County.2016-01-07T16:33:29+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/01/19/falling-light/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/empire-beach-cloud-break.jpgEmpire Beach Cloud BreakSunlight slices through the clouds over Empire Beach.2016-01-07T16:33:16+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/01/21/the-lake/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/winter-beach-lake-michigan.jpgWinter Beach Lake MichiganGreat Lakes, indeed (Empire Beach, Lake Michigan - January, 2014).2016-01-07T16:33:01+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/01/23/morning/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/west-bay-pink-morning-fog.jpgWest Bay Pink Morning FogBeautiful fog and blistering winds on West Bay this morning.2016-01-07T16:32:49+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/01/26/see-the-world/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/jackson-see-the-world.jpgJackson See the WorldJackson takes in the view of Lake Michigan near the peak of Empire Bluff.2016-01-07T16:31:58+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/01/27/vantage-point/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/empire-panorama.jpgEmpire Bluff PanoramaA free stitch of a few shots I got with my iPhone at Empire Bluff last weekend.2016-01-07T16:31:30+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/01/31/fog-ice/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/blue-fog-ice.jpgBlue Fog IceFog and ice on Lake Michigan last Thursday morning.2016-01-07T16:31:04+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/02/04/fresh-day/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/morning-sun-fog-ice.jpgMorning Sun Fog Clinch MarinaFog rolls off of Lake Michigan and into Traverse City (taken Jan. 23, 2014).2016-01-07T16:30:17+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/02/05/empires-icing/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/low-sun-empire-bluff.jpgLow Sun Empire BluffMore than twice the ice as the same time two years ago.2016-01-07T16:30:00+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/02/12/cloudhead/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/haserot_cloudhead.jpgSnow Clouds Lake MichiganSnow clouds weigh heavy on the lake (Haserot Beach, OMP - January, 2013).2016-01-07T16:29:47+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/03/04/blue-contrast/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/snow-banks-sunbathed-grass.jpgSnow Banks & Sunbathed GrassBlue and yellow of a more seasonally appropriate nature than yesterday's image, even if it wasn't taken this season.2016-01-07T16:29:03+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/03/12/celebrating-water-23/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/land-of-lakes-navy.jpgLand of Lakes QuoteImage taken two years ago today. Quote care of Lord Huron, I Will Be Back One Day.2016-01-07T16:28:05+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/03/11/celebrating-water-13-2/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/west_bay_sunset_lake_michigan1.jpgWest Bay Sunset Lake MichiganEager to reunite with our little corner of the bay.2016-01-07T16:27:45+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/04/11/marina-melt/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/marina-melt.jpgMarina MeltThe last remnants of ice on the surface of Lake Michigan.2016-01-07T16:26:15+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/04/15/florida-snow-bird/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/florida-beach-birds.jpgFlorida Beach BirdsSure, it's not a Michigan beach, but the annual Florida sojourn still feels like a Michigan blog fit. ;)2016-01-07T16:25:53+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/04/21/april-showers/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/endless-fog.jpgEndless FogApril showers aid in the welcome transition from melting ice to mist and fog. (West End Beach, Lake Michigan - Traverse City).2016-01-07T16:25:42+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/04/29/spring-sunset/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/spring-sunset.jpgSpring SunsetTonight's sunset in between the rain spells.2016-01-07T16:25:31+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/04/30/darkness-descends/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/spring-nightfall.jpgLake Michigan NightfallNight falls on Lake Michigan (taken from roughly the same vantage point as yesterday's sunset image). 2016-01-07T16:25:07+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/05/14/warm-beach/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/warmbeach.jpgEvening Sun BeachWistful for the return of warm beaches. (Taken in Leelanau County last weekend.)2016-01-07T16:23:22+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/05/16/evening-light/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/traverse-city-marina-sunset.jpgTraverse City Marina SunsetLooking back on one of my favorite Traverse City sunsets. (Duncan L. Clinch Marina - July 2011).2016-01-07T16:22:59+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/06/27/ocean-tides/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/atlantic-sup.jpgAtlantic Ocean Stand Up PaddlerA stand-up-paddler surfs the Atlantic coast off New Smyrna Beach. (Taken on vacation last week at sunrise.)2016-01-07T16:22:37+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/07/15/lakeside-textures/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/lakeside-textures-panoramia.jpgLakeside Textures PanoramaYesterday's sunset (Lake Michigan, Old Mission Peninsula).2016-01-07T16:22:01+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/07/17/shipwreck/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/glen-haven-shipwreck.jpgGlen Haven ShipwreckThrow-back Thursday: Taken roughly two years ago on a hike in Glen Haven, on a beautiful, blue sky day like today.2016-01-07T16:21:17+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/08/02/city-by-the-bay/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sailboatcedar.jpgSailboat and CedarHappy to be heading back to TC today!2016-01-07T16:20:50+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/10/27/autumn-sunburst/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/autumn-sunburst.jpgAutumn SunburstMore on the (other) blog: http://bit.ly/1rwv5FN2016-01-07T16:19:39+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/08/08/petoskey-sunbeams/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/petoskey_sun_beams.jpgpetoskey_sun_beamsA nod to yesterday's #NationalLighthouseDay and #tbt; a Petoskey/Little Traverse Bay scene from 2013.2016-01-07T16:19:13+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/08/22/distant-shores/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/setyoursights.jpgDistant Shores - Old Mission PeninsulaTaken on Old Mission Peninsula in early July.2016-01-07T16:18:31+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/10/16/tall-ship-scenic/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/suttons-bay-tall-ship-op2.jpgTall Ship Suttons Bay Lake MichiganScenic Suttons Bay, MI.2016-01-07T16:17:58+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/03/27/omp-sunset/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/omp_orange_sunset.jpgomp_orange_sunsetOld Mission Peninsula orange.2016-01-07T16:16:38+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/03/27/mums-black-white/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/black_and_white_mums1.jpgblack_and_white_mumsGray-scale flora.2016-01-07T16:16:14+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/03/28/elk-rapids-reflections/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/elk_rapids_reflection.jpgelk_rapids_reflectionLake Michigan mirrors.2016-01-07T16:15:35+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/05/08/the-beat-goes-on/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/black_and_white_vinyl.jpgBlack and White Vinyl Record PlayerMarried to an audiophile.https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc_0048.jpgDSC_00482016-01-07T16:14:28+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/10/23/cracked-sky/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/west_bay_morning_shadows.jpgWest_Bay_Morning_ShadowsSun seeps through the clouds over Lake Michigan's West Bay (Traverse City, MI, Fall 2013).2016-01-07T16:13:38+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/11/03/pathless-woods/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131103-072923.jpgPathless Woods Lord ByronAshton Park - Traverse City, MI, Fall 2013.2016-01-07T16:12:41+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/11/13/children/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/jackson-close-up.jpgJackson Profile Close UpRaison d'etre. 2016-01-07T16:11:26+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/11/17/quiet-wish/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dandelion-macro.jpgDandelion MacroDandelion Macro2016-01-07T16:11:00+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/11/21/heavy-fog/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/trees_in_fog.jpgtrees_in_fogHeavy fog lingers over the Open Space (Traverse City, MI, Summer 2013).2016-01-07T16:10:30+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/01/02/a-new-day/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/pristine-dune-white.jpgSnow White Dune & SkyIn keeping with the clean slate theme - a snow white dune & sky (Sleeping Bear Dunes - December, 2013).2016-01-07T16:08:42+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/01/15/buried-growth/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/open-space-winter-trees.jpgOpen Space Winter TreesHere's to finding growth in the dead of winter.2016-01-07T16:07:24+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/01/20/things-that-matter/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mkl-quote-3.jpgMKL quote2016-01-07T16:06:27+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/02/01/white-out/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/beyond-the-ice-dunes.jpgBeyond the Ice DunesLake Michigan beyond the ice dunes.2016-01-07T16:05:01+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/02/06/high-fidelity/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/high-fidelity-motorola-stereophonic.jpgHigh Fidelity Motorola StereophonicAs I endeavor to keep my screen-time in check, music helps.2016-01-07T16:04:26+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/06/20/away-we-go/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo.jpgAway We GoWe're on a whirled tour ;)2016-01-07T16:01:03+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/07/19/make-waves/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/clear-waves-sand-ripples.jpgClear Waves & Sand RipplesLake Michigan: Clear Waves & Sand Ripples2016-01-07T16:00:09+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/07/21/daisy-in-creamy-monochrome/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/creamy-monochrome-daisy.jpgCreamy Monochrome DaisyDaisies, fresh from the garden; a bright spot on my Monday.2016-01-07T15:59:41+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/08/20/floating-feather/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/floating-feather.jpgFloating FeatherA favorite from the archives; conjuror of calm. 2016-01-07T15:58:04+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/08/27/seagull-in-silhouette/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/seagull-in-silhouette.jpgFlying Seagull in Silhouette* suspended moment *2016-01-07T15:57:15+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/08/29/childhood-summers/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/lakeside-child-summer-end.jpgLakeside Child - Summer EndEnjoy this last long weekend of summer!2016-01-07T15:56:22+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/09/30/sunset-foliage/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/foliage-framed-old-mission-peninsula.jpgFoliage Framed Old Mission PeninsulaTaken along Old Mission Peninsula during this past weekend's spell of gorgeous weather.2016-01-07T15:54:22+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/10/10/breathing-room/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/breatingroom.jpgBreathing Room - Old Mission PeninsulaAh - sweet, sweet weekend. Make it a great one!2016-01-07T15:52:49+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/11/20/throwback-summer-breeze/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/summer-breeze.jpgParasail Silhouette Sunset Sky#tbt To a day when color and something other than snow graced the sky.2016-01-07T15:47:08+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/03/27/earth-water-wind/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/grass_water_sky1.jpggrass_water_skyA few of my favorite things.2016-01-07T15:37:04+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/06/15/sun-halo/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sun_halo.jpgsun_halo2016-01-07T15:36:33+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/11/18/street-art/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/inside-out-gallery-bird-graffiti-traverse-city.jpgInside Out Gallery Bird Graffiti Traverse CityGraffiti painting on the wall of Inside Out Gallery (Traverse City, MI, November 2013).2016-01-07T15:35:41+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/01/04/glitter-frost/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/glittering_snow.jpgGlittering SnowGlittering Snow2016-01-07T15:35:00+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/01/09/fireside/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/roaring-fire-flames.jpgRoaring Fire FlamesWarming things up a bit. (See the image series here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcee3/sets/72157639606393375/)2016-01-07T15:33:58+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/01/10/clouds/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/fluffy-white-clouds.jpgFluffy White CloudsCouldn't get my head out of the clouds today! Thank goodness it's the weekend.2016-01-07T15:33:23+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/01/24/wet-grass-bokeh/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/wet-grass-bokeh.jpgWet Grass BokehSnow? What snow?2016-01-07T15:32:56+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/02/14/we-have-now/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo-2.jpgHappy Valentines Day2016-01-07T15:32:39+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/07/04/freedom/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/falling-fireworks-shower.jpgFalling Fireworks ShowerLet freedom reicn! (typo intended) ;)2016-01-07T15:32:18+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/10/20/fall-in-the-air/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_9669.jpgGold Leaves on a Blue Swirly SkyFall: A feast for the eyes.2016-01-07T15:31:33+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2015/03/08/ice-formations/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dsc_1552-2.jpgMassive Lake Michigan Ice Formation2015-03-08T20:08:31+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2015/03/04/ice-cave-opening/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dsc_1532-2.jpgIce Cave OpeningIce caves return to Leelanau County - more here: http://bit.ly/1KnS8lE (Taken Feb. 28, 2015.) 2015-05-28T03:49:24+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2015/03/04/valentine/2015-03-04T18:14:23+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2015/02/06/winter-beach-palette/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/beach-palett-on-the-rocks-2.jpgBeach Palette On the RocksThe icicle underbelly of Bohemian shoreline (Taken in Leelanau a few weeks back.)2015-02-06T21:56:59+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2015/02/01/morning-winter-fog/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/boat-launch-fog.jpgBoat Launch Fog#tbt Same season, last year. Fortunate timing. :)2015-02-01T15:19:18+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2015/02/01/lake-ice-at-sunrise/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/lake-ice-at-sunrise-2.jpgLake Ice at SunriseSimple. Quiet. Serene. Love when I have a chance to start mornings like this. West Bay, Lake MI, 1.27.15.2015-02-01T15:18:06+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/12/18/lee-side-of-the-stone/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/inspecting-ladybugs-at-gtlh.jpgInspecting Ladybugs rock#tbt Jax inspecting lady bugs at Grand Traverse Lighthouse back in early November.2014-12-19T04:52:55+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/12/04/lake-house-dock/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc_0579.jpgWooden Dock#tbt "Home" for the holidays last week. Can't tell you how many times I've jumped off that dock.2014-12-05T04:07:52+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/12/03/thankful/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/wild-turkey.jpgWild TurkeyMay the holiday of giving thanks spill into your December and the New Year :)2014-12-03T23:49:35+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/11/18/snowsquall/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sunlit-snow-fall-ir.jpgSunlit Snow FallJanuary snow volumes in mid-November. This should be an interesting Winter!2014-11-19T02:40:38+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/11/17/winter-harbor/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/early-winter-marina.jpgEarly Winter Duncan L Clinch MarinaEarly Winter @ Duncan L. Clinch Marina.2014-11-18T02:14:47+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/11/12/ripple-effect/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/haserot-sun-rays.jpgHaserot Sun RaysSun rays and snow clouds over Haserot Beach.2014-11-13T01:41:33+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/11/11/juxtaposition/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/warmcool.jpgWhite Snow Bright Leaves2014-11-12T00:13:45+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/11/10/apple-of-my-eye/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/jax-apple-bin-bw-4.jpgJax Apple Bin BW2014-11-11T02:46:39+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/11/06/driftwood-beach/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/jekyll-island-driftwood-beach-sunset.jpgJekyll Island Driftwood Beach Sunset#tbt To my Southern happy place - Driftwood Beach, Jekyll Island (June, 2014).2014-11-07T01:08:22+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/11/05/white-water-sunset/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc_0125.jpgOld Mission Peninsula Sunset Layers ReflectionOld Mission Peninsula sunset; September 2012.https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/old-mission-peninsula-sunset-layers-reflection.jpgOld Mission Peninsula Sunset Layers ReflectionOld Mission Peninsula, 2014-11-06T00:45:02+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/11/03/golden-spiral/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/golden-spiral.jpgGolden Spiral Shell & Sand MacroShoreline treasures.2014-11-04T02:23:19+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/10/31/happy-halloween/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/jax-pumpkin-carrier.jpgJax Pumpkin CarrierHappy Halloween from my little pumpkin to yours! :)2014-10-31T19:23:29+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/about/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/facebook.pngfacebook2017-07-26T11:32:47+00:00weekly0.6https://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/10/30/lakeside-deer/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/three-deer-glen-lake-tall-grass.jpgThree Deer Glen Lake#tbt Three attentive deer graze in tall grass near Glen Lake (November 2013).2014-10-30T21:26:48+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/10/28/back-lit-foliage/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/tall-tree-backlit-fall.jpgTall Tree Backlit FallView the Fall photo series here: http://bit.ly/1rwv5FN 2014-10-28T20:49:18+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/10/21/red-bird/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/red-bird-cardinal.jpgRed Bird CardinalHarbinger of good things to come? :)2014-10-22T02:55:12+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/06/30/summertime/2014-10-14T18:09:29+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/10/14/silver-coral-sunrise/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cove-edit.jpgSilver & Coral Sunrise CoveOne of the benefits of shorter days: late surises :) (This ones from last Saturday.)2014-10-14T13:40:18+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/10/13/wet-leaf-bokeh/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_6957.jpgWet Leaf Bokeh#macromonday2014-10-13T20:49:33+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/10/08/up-ahead/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/up-ahead-old-mission-peninsula.jpgUp Ahead Old Mission PeninsulaRaising a sun chaser. May he always stand near the light. 2014-10-09T12:04:19+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/10/07/october-orange/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/orange-foliage-purple-sky.jpgOrange Foliage, Purple SkyTaken somewhere in Antrim County, exactly two years ago yesterday.2014-10-08T02:59:52+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/10/07/note-to-son/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/shoreside-jax-bw-old-mission-peninsula.jpgShoreside Jax BW - Old Mission PeninsulaShoreside Jax, in black and white. (Old Mission Peninsula, MI)2014-10-07T19:36:57+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/10/02/puddle-thumper/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/puddle-thumping.jpgChild & Rain Puddle#tbt Two years ago, on a rainy day like today.2014-10-03T00:54:21+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/10/01/sunset-in-tall-grass/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sunset-path-old-mission-peninsula.jpgSunset Path - Old Mission PeninsulaA lovely place to wander.2014-10-02T03:22:24+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/09/22/reflect-expanse/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/open-sky-shoreline.jpgOpen Sky ShorelineNew week, open arms. :)2014-09-23T01:27:39+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/09/12/sand-and-sun/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sun-sand.jpgOld Mission Peninsula Sunset BeachLast Sunday's sunset on Old Mission Peninsula.2014-09-12T16:23:16+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/09/10/fall-leaf-on-a-wet-sidewalk/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_9419.jpgFall Leaf Droplets Wet Sidewalk2014-09-10T23:48:56+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/09/09/simple-sunset/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/west-bay-sun-drop.jpgWest Bay Sun DropWest Bay Sun Drop2014-09-10T02:54:36+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/09/08/water-surface/2014-09-09T02:35:41+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/09/04/september-storm-front/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/west-bay-storm-front.jpgWest Bay Storm FrontTonight's second round of storms rolling in.2014-09-05T01:12:33+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/09/03/columbine-transition/2014-09-03T21:27:47+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/09/02/school-daze/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/jaxslide.jpgChild Slide SunThis guy started Kindergarten today, but I think he'll always be three in my mind. :)2014-09-03T00:18:16+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/08/28/room-with-a-view/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/left-foot-charley-room-with-a-view.jpgLeft Foot Charley - Room With a View#tbt Taken on a recent date at Left Foot Charley Winery. Ashamed to say it was our first time there! Enamored with the atmosphere and how they bring the outdoors in. And that guy right there. ;)2014-08-29T03:46:19+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/08/26/rolling-sunflower-fields/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sunflowers-for-miles-2.jpgSunflower Field - Sunflowers For MilesCouldn't resist stopping for one more sprawling sunflower field.2014-08-27T02:48:00+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/08/25/marina-sunset/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/marina-sunset.jpgMarina SunsetLast night's sunset spills over the bay and the breakwall at Clinch Marina (Traverse City, MI).2014-08-25T22:52:00+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/08/22/fair-winds/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/6028682979_fda507e5b3_o.jpgTall Ship Sails#FlashbackFriday: To a date night adventure on the Tall Ship Manitou (2011). 2014-08-22T23:46:13+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/08/19/big-sky-blue-tractor/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/blue-tractor-field.jpgBlue Tractor FieldField and Tractor. He's out-standing in his field. I got bad jokes for days, people. ;)2014-08-20T03:09:33+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/08/18/mushroom-macro/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/mushroom-macro.jpgMushroom Macro2014-08-19T02:40:01+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/08/15/torch-lake-aqua-dock/2014-08-15T21:19:12+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/08/14/sunflower-field-at-afternoon/2014-08-15T02:35:03+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/08/14/sunflower-field-at-evening/2014-08-15T00:40:15+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/08/11/life/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/verse.jpgFisheye Sky PortraitureRemembering Robin Williams today.2014-08-12T03:18:35+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/04/02/my-rising-son/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/jackson_silhouette.jpgjackson_silhouetteJackson the sun dancer.2014-08-11T18:15:14+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/10/27/forever-young/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/child_blowing_bubbles.jpgChild_Blowing_BubblesJackson blows bubbles along the shores of West Bay (Lake Michigan, Fall, 2013).2014-08-11T18:14:55+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/12/03/vineyard-grapes/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/purple-grapes-on-vine.jpgHanging Purple Vineyard GrapesHanging Wine Grapes - My submission in the Michigan Wine Country photo contest. You can cast a vote here!2014-08-11T18:14:41+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/01/13/calm-winter-waters/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/clinch-marina-breakwater-ice.jpgClinch Marina Breakwater IceCalm Lake Michigan waters along the ice-clad Clinch Marina breakwater, Power Island in the distance.2014-08-11T18:13:24+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/02/03/rapid-change/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/fog-flock.jpgFog Lake Michigan Power IslandIt's been less than two weeks since I took this photo and now the ice almost reaches the island.2014-08-11T18:12:19+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/02/09/the-water/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/port-oneida-sunset-across-lake-michigan.jpgPort Oneida Sunset Across Lake MichiganI anticipate missing the sun each winter, but with the ice this year, I just may miss the water even more. 2014-08-11T18:11:58+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/02/15/ferris-wheel-view/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/free-on-front.jpgFree on Front Traverse City Ferris WheelLooking west onto Front Street from atop the Ferris Wheel, Lake Michigan's West Bay peeking though in the background. (Taken at the 2013 TC Winter Comedy Arts Festival.)2014-08-11T18:11:26+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/02/19/ice-caves/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/jackson-ice-cave.jpgLake Michigan Ice CaveExploring the Lake Michigan ice caves (Leelanau, Feb. 2014).2014-08-11T18:10:59+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/03/10/thawing-beach/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/thawing-beach-icicle.jpgThawing Beach IcicleFinally reconnected with the waters of Lake Michigan today. Cheers to thawing beaches!2014-08-11T18:10:41+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/03/13/celebrating-water-33/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/lake-michigan-shoreline-31.jpgLake Michigan Shoreline Port OneidaOne more ode to water, taken at Port Oneida, December 2012.2014-08-11T18:10:22+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/03/19/vanishing-point/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/foggy-city-sidewalk.jpgFog Snow SidewalkWinter fog rolls over Traverse City.2014-08-11T18:09:59+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/04/10/lavendar-dusk/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/sunset-marina.jpgMarina Sunset DuskA recent sunset at Clinch Marina.2014-08-11T18:09:38+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/04/23/explorer/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/foggy-beach-exploration.jpgFoggy Beach ExplorationJackson enjoying some foggy beach exploration.2014-08-11T18:06:57+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/05/05/sunset-warrior/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sunset-warrior.jpgSunset Warrior...or Wizard? :)2014-08-11T18:06:38+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/06/10/watercolor-wash/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/watercolor-wash.jpgWatercolor WashSoft colors over West Grand Traverse Bay.2014-08-11T18:06:24+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/06/18/sunset-serenity/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sunset-serenity.jpgSunset Serenity Lake MichiganSweet, simple serenity.2014-08-11T18:06:12+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/06/29/open-arms/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sunrise-quartet-portrait.jpgSunrise Beach QuartetFamily and the New Smyrna sunrise.2014-08-11T18:05:52+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/07/10/second-son/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_6484.jpgPuggle in the SunChance the Puggle <32014-08-11T18:05:33+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/07/22/an-ode/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/lake-michigan-game-of-catch.jpgLake Michigan Game of CatchHappy to have this guy (Mr. Clifton) back home today. :)2014-08-11T18:04:25+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/08/11/venture-out/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_9020.jpgBeach Path2014-08-11T18:04:16+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/07/25/the-circle/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/peterson-park-rock-circle-friends.jpgPeterson Park Rock Circle Friends#FlashbackFriday: To a calm evening with friends at Peterson Park.https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_5701.jpgIMG_57012014-08-11T17:58:49+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/08/05/watervale-shipwreck/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/watervale-shipwreck-landscape.jpgWatervale Shipwreck LandscapeTaken on a recent hike near Watervale.2014-08-06T02:41:44+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/07/31/petals-edge/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/daisy-in-profile.jpgDaisy in ProfileYard daisy, in profile.2014-07-31T21:08:04+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/07/23/double-flowered-day-lily/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/double-flowered-day-lily.jpgDouble Flowered Day LilyOrange day lilies grow everywhere in Northern Michigan. Today this one bloomed in our yard. :)2014-07-24T03:14:53+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/07/20/cherry-tree-sunset/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/cherry-tree-sunset.jpgCherry Tree SunsetMichigan cherries, ready for harvest.2014-07-21T14:16:46+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/07/14/thrill/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/midway-shock-drop-on-blue-sky.jpgMidway Shock Drop on Blue SkyThis weekend marked the end of the Cherry Festival and its Midway rides. Hope some excitement still lived in your Monday. :)2014-07-15T03:51:15+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/07/09/tunnel-vision/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/hocking-hills-tunnel-vision.jpgHocking Hills Tunnel VisionInteresting perspectives (taken recently at Old Man's Cave in Ohio's Hocking Hills State Park).2014-07-10T02:52:03+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/07/03/wonderland/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/wonderland-mushroom-caterpillar.jpgWonderland Mushroom CaterpillarForbidden fruit?2014-07-03T22:27:10+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/07/01/bulbils/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/garlic-bulbil-seed-pod.jpgGarlic Bulbil Seed PodTook this picture last year - just realized it's garlic growing in our yard. :)2014-07-02T02:51:47+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/06/26/wistful-sunset/2014-06-27T20:28:15+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/06/11/raindrops/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/wet-pink-tulip.jpgWet Pink Tulip2014-06-12T02:09:51+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/06/09/trillium-pollen/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/trillium-close-up.jpgTrillium Pollen Close-up#MacroMonday2014-06-10T02:41:34+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/05/13/leelanau-hops/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/hopsvine-2.jpgHops Farm VineCheers to American Craft Beer Week!2014-05-14T01:56:34+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/04/19/ishtar/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/tulips-black-and-white.jpgTulips Black and WhiteHappy Easter weekend!2014-04-19T19:19:18+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/04/09/signs-of-life/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/flower-bud.jpgFlower BudFinally starting to feel like spring up north!2014-04-10T00:22:14+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/03/25/sun-pillar/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sun-pillar-winter-vineyard.jpgPink Beam Sun PillarThe sun pillar that the first day of spring to a close last week (Old Mission Peninsula, MI - Vernal Equiniox, 2014).2014-03-26T15:51:56+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/03/20/spring/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/pink-flower-buds-snow.jpgPink Flower Buds SnowHappy Vernal Equinox!2014-03-20T18:06:51+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/03/18/schism/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/cracking-ice.jpgCracking IceA day full of change to mirror the transitioning season.2014-03-18T23:49:26+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/03/17/shamrock-rain/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wet-clover.jpgWet Clover ShamrockHappy St. Patrick's Day!2014-03-17T20:35:28+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/03/07/hoarfrost/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/hoarfrost-branch.jpgHoarfrost BranchYesterday morning's hoarfrost.2014-03-08T02:55:09+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/03/06/winter-reflections/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/grand-traverse-resort-winter-reflection.jpgGrand Traverse Resort Winter ReflectionReflective windows at the Grand Traverse Resort & Spa mirror back blues and the bay. (Taken just over a year ago.)2014-03-06T17:22:37+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/03/03/blue-sky-wildflowers/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/blue-sky-yellow-wildflowers.jpgBlue Sky Yellow WildflowersDeceptively bright blue skies sent me daydreaming today.2014-03-04T01:55:10+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/02/28/narnia/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/jackson-winter-sunset.jpgJackson Winter SunsetBack from a business trip and so happy to home sweet home.2014-03-01T02:06:06+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/02/20/warm-reflections/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/snow-reflected-sun.jpgSnow Reflected SunIce bergs bounce warm sun across the cold snow (Leelanau, Feb. 2014).2014-02-20T21:44:11+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/02/18/lighthouse-washed-in-watercolor/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/empire-lighthouse.jpgEmpire LighthouseEmpire Lighthouse washed in a watercolor sunset.2014-02-19T00:27:12+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/02/17/sunset-snow-pocket/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/pocket-of-sunset.jpgSunset Snow PocketThe sun sets on a snowed-over Lake Michigan in Leeleanau.2014-02-18T02:06:29+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/02/13/warm-birch/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/white-birch.jpgPeeling BirchEven pale birch looks warm in the midst of an icy landscape.2014-02-14T02:30:54+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/02/11/summer-in-winter/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wild-pink-tinged-daisies.jpgWild Pink Tinged Daisies...meaning I can't stop thinking about summer!2014-02-12T04:05:32+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/02/10/winter-vineyard/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/winter-vineyard.jpgWinter Vineyard Sunset - Chateau Grand TraverseChateau Grand Traverse, the oldest and largest winery on Old Mission Peninsula.2014-02-12T03:59:37+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/02/07/the-winter-branch/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/snow-covered-evergreen.jpgSnow Covered EvergreenSnow-covered evergreen & poem my husband read me this morning...2014-02-09T18:13:28+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/01/30/plum-burnt-sienna/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/purple-smudge-fire-sunset.jpgpurple smudge sunsetYesterday's burnt sienna sunset paints the snow plum on Old Mission Peninsula.2014-01-31T02:40:18+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/01/29/perspective/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/icy-rail-clinch-marina.jpgIcy Rail Clinch MarinaThe rails of Clinch Marina pier, shellacked in ice this evening.2014-01-30T03:44:44+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/01/28/great-indoors/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/great-indoors-bw.jpgHome Interior B&WActually appreciating the creature comforts of the great indoors this frigid, house-bound day.2014-01-28T18:11:37+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/01/25/winters-bluff/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/beach-snow-tracks.jpgBeach Snow Tracks & BluffTracks in the snow below the Empire Bluff.2014-01-28T16:03:00+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/01/22/pancake-ice/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/pancake-ice-lake-michigan.jpgPancake Ice Lake MichiganPancake ice lends pattern to the Lake Michigan shoreline in Empire.2014-01-23T01:52:21+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/01/18/winter-twilight/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/tablua-rasa-sunset.jpgLake Charlevoix Snow SunsetThe last light of day falls on a frozen Lake Charlevoix and it's ice fishermen.2014-01-20T03:27:16+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/01/17/through-the-fog/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/omp_water_fog.jpgLake Michigan Winter FogFog hovers over the teal winter waters of Lake Michigan.2014-01-18T04:50:02+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/01/14/whipped-ice/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/whipped-ice-snow.jpgWhipped Ice & SnowWind-whipped ice and snow under a pink sunset along Old Mission Peninsula.2014-01-15T03:42:57+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/01/11/defying-gravity/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/upward-icicles-flipped-ice.jpgUpward Icicles Flipped Ice CapUp-reaching icicles on the underside of an ice cap flipped from the top of a rock (Lake Michigan shoreline, Grand Traverse Lighthouse).2014-01-12T03:41:04+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/01/08/deep-freeze-bubble/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/frozen-bubble-footprint.jpgFrozen Bubble in Snow FootprintBest part about joining the freezing bubbles bandwagon? Briefly convincing my son that hanging out with me is cooler than video games. :)2014-01-10T04:40:06+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/01/07/winter-sunrise/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ashton-park-winter-sunrise.jpgAshton Park Winter SunriseToday was bitter cold, but beautiful! (Ashton Park - Traverse City, MI)2014-01-08T01:59:18+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/01/03/sand-ice/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/icicle_tunnel_1.jpgBeach Icicles SandBohemian Beach ice (Leelanau County, MI - early 2013).2014-01-04T16:06:01+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2014/01/01/tabula-rasa/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/tablua-rasa.jpgTabula RasaA clean slate of fresh snow on Lake Charlevoix (Boyne City, MI - February, 2013).2014-01-01T18:26:57+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/12/31/seven-swans/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/seven-swans-swimming.jpgSeven Swans SwimmingSeven swans a-swimming for this seventh day of Christmas. :)2013-12-31T20:55:01+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/12/28/south-boardman-swans/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/boardman-lake-winter.jpgBoardman Lake Winter SwansToday I lingered in the sun with the swans by Boardman Lake.2013-12-29T04:03:13+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/12/26/holiday-cheer/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/christmas-stocking-robot.jpgChristmas Stocking RobotHoping everyone had a very Merry Christmas!2013-12-27T03:16:01+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/12/24/merry-bright/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/blue-sky-evergreens-snow.jpgBlue Sky Evergreens SnowMay your days be merry and bright!2013-12-24T22:21:17+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/12/23/ice-tunnel/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ice-tunnel.jpgIce TunnelLake Michigan spews through an ice tunnel along a secluded beach in Leelanau.2013-12-23T15:25:40+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/12/21/winter-solstice/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/schuss-mountain-sunset.jpgSchuss Mountain SunsetSchuss Mountain Sunset.2013-12-21T21:17:23+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/12/20/staghorn-sumac/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/staghorn-sumac-under-snow.jpgStaghorn Sumac Under SnowFuzzy staghorn sumac under snow.2013-12-20T19:12:24+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/12/19/mission-point-lighthouse/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/mission-point-lighthouse-winter.jpgMission Point Lighthouse WinterMission Point Lighthouse under sun, snow and shadows earlier this week.2013-12-20T02:34:00+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/12/16/icicle-cavern/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/icicle-cave-wide.jpgIcicle Cavern Under SandA cavern of icicles under the sand on Haserot Beach, taken today during our brief venture into the sun on Old Mission Peninsula.2013-12-17T03:15:57+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/12/09/snow-laden-evergreen/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/evergreens-under-winter-snow.jpgEvergreens Under Winter SnowOur yard under steady snow this afternoon.2013-12-10T14:01:39+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/12/08/take-flight/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/water-foul-take-flight.jpgWater Foul Take FlightGeese and gulls greeted us upon our return to Traverse City last Monday.2013-12-09T03:23:54+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/12/06/finite-snowflake/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/snowflake-macro.jpgSnowflake MacroGetting up-close-and-personal with this morning's snow.2013-12-06T18:19:23+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/12/02/frolic/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/horse_trot_snow.jpgHorse Trot SnowA horse happily trots through the sun and snow.2013-12-02T23:27:38+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/12/01/simplicity-in-winter/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/single_snowy_tree.jpgsingle_snowy_treeBranches of a single tree sprawl beyond the snow bank.2013-12-01T22:34:20+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/11/30/frosty-road/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/winter_road1.jpgwinter_roadRomanticized by Frost and, indeed, less-traveled, Northern Michigan's snowy back roads beckon.2013-11-30T19:43:37+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/11/29/bountiful-2/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/wet-pumpkins1.jpgWet PumpkinsA bountiful harvest for this season of giving thanks.2013-11-29T18:21:37+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/11/23/gathering/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/butterfly_gathering_macro.jpgButterfly_Gathering_MacroA gathering of butterflies at Sleeping Bear Dunes (April, 2012).2013-12-02T13:32:49+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/11/19/sunset-herd/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/group_deer_sunset_snow.jpggroup_deer_sunset_snowDeer gather under a Winter sunset (Old Mission Peninsula, March, 2013).2013-11-20T02:54:51+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/11/15/blackbird-on-blue/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bird_in_tree-2.jpgbird_in_tree-2A bird rests on a limb in a Greilickville, MI park.2013-11-15T20:49:36+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/11/09/unity-in-food/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/amical_traverse_city.jpgCheckered Table Cloth Amical Traverse CityAmical's checkered table cloths (Traverse City, MI).2013-11-09T21:40:26+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/11/06/mother-natures-pearls/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dew_pearl_web.jpgSpider Web Dew DropletsDew drops collect on a web next to Lake Michigan (Open Space - Traverse City, MI, Summer 2013).2013-11-07T02:19:00+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/11/05/a-meeting-in-tall-grass/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/field.jpgBoy & Dog Meet in FieldA happy encounter in a Maple City, MI field (Fall, 2012).2013-11-06T23:44:00+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/03/27/northports-primary-colors/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/northport_primary_colors.jpgnorthport_primary_colorsRed, yellow and blue.2013-11-03T13:27:07+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/03/27/christmas-light-bike/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/5-christmas_light_bike.jpg5-christmas_light_bikeInventive Christmas decor.2013-11-03T13:26:51+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/04/01/onion-basket/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/onion_basket.jpgonion_basketOnion peels and chipping paint.2013-11-03T13:26:27+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/04/26/praying-for-sun/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/wet_rain_iris.jpgPraying for SunRain-washed iris.2013-11-03T13:26:00+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/10/24/misty-vineyard/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/misty_old_mission_peninsula_fall.jpgMisty_Old_Mission_Peninsula_Fall2013-11-03T13:25:08+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/10/28/best-little-theater-in-the-world/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/state_theater_traverse_city.jpgState_Theater_Traverse_CityState Theater (Traverse City, MI, June 2011)2013-11-03T13:24:36+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/10/29/antrim-county-fall/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/antrimcountyfall.jpgAntrimCountyFallAutumn burns orange outside of Bellaire, MI (Fall, 2012).2013-11-03T13:24:22+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/10/31/falls-bounty/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/appleorchardfallcolor.jpgAppleOrchardPumpkinPatchFallProduce-picking at Rennie Orchards (Williamsburg, MI, Fall 2013).2013-11-03T13:23:50+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.com/2013/11/01/coffee-conversation/https://jesscliftonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/morsels_hello_chair.jpgMorsels Hello ChairInviting seating at a favorite coffee shop (Morsels - Traverse City, MI). 2013-11-03T13:23:37+00:00monthlyhttps://jesscliftonphotography.comdaily1.02017-07-26T11:32:47+00:00