Friday, June 26, 2026

Visitors today

 Birds

Beside a small lake outside Ann Arbor: a kingfisher.

A heron near the water. We drove our visitors out to see them. Miriam has recently developed an interest in bird watching..

The swans again — the cygnets are growing up.

Miriam Cooks

After we saw the swans, Miriam cooked dinner.

Dinner: baked salmon, purple rice, braised cabbage, and sautéed cabbage.


Dessert that Alice brought from
Cannelle Ann Arbor 

Blog post © 2026 mae sander


11 comments:

Jeanie said...

I love the Miriam is with you and she looks like as good a cook as her grands. That table is lovely -- and great birds, too!

DVArtist said...

Beautiful photos. This spread is very appealing. I like the looks of the cabbage. Miriam did a very good job of preparing dinner. Have a nice day today.

eileeninmd said...

Dinner looks delicious! I have never seen purple rice.
The birds are all beautiful. Have a great weekend.

My name is Erika. said...

Great bird sightings and a delicious looking dinner. I think you had an excellent day Mae. hugs-Erika

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

Your dinner looks amazing! How nice to have a special meal after a good outing. The Swans are a neat sighting!

Shiju Sugunan said...

Lovely bird photos! That dinner lineup sounds absolutely delicious too.

eileeninmd said...

Hello Mae,
I love your Kingfisher, the Heron and the beautiful Swans.
It is nice Miriam is interesting in birdwatching too.
Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a great day and a happy week ahead!

Deb Nance at Readerbuzz said...

It's wonderful that Miriam is enjoying birdwatching. The joy of watching nature seems to be infectious among my family and friends.

Alexandra said...

I have never seen baby swans and did not know they are called cygnets! Miriam's dinner looks delicious, even the purple rice which is another thing I have never seen before!

Jenn Jilks said...

I could use a Miriam!
The birds are delightful.

Becki said...

Those cupcakes are adorable! I usually don't like shopping at Trader Joe's cuz I'm not used to it, but my daughter wants to see if they have the cat shaped bottles of wine. Hahaha