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:

  1. 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!

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  2. 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.

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

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

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

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

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  7. 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!

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

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  9. 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!

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  10. I could use a Miriam!
    The birds are delightful.

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  11. 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

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