2013-0423-dm-me-birds405longblogg

Our Fine Feathered Friends

I’m not sure who had more fun during a recent visit by The Rainbow Feathers Bird Club to Hutchinson Elementary/ Middle School in Detroit; the kids, the birds or the photographer.  Check out more “Aww” moments in a photo gallery at: http://apps.detroitnews.com/apps/multimedia/gallery.php?id=15981

JeweledCrosses

Jeweled Crosses

  A selection of  finished clay crosses hang on a Renaissance costume made by Prop Mistress Linda Monks for her daughter to wear in an upcoming high school production of Cinderella. Learn how to make the glitzy piece yourself with step by step instructions.

2013-0406-dm-ncaa-michigan-syracuse0507combo2

Anchorman 2 in the house!

So I am sitting on the floor at the Georgia Dome, minding my own business, photographing Michigan’s impressive run in the NCAA Final Four and who do I see sitting in the stands? None other than San Diego’s own, anchormen royalty, Ron Burgandy on Saturday night and then Brick Tamland and Brian Fantana at the championship … Continue Reading →

TigerClaws

Tigers' Claws

Tiger fan Michelle Dvorak brings out the claws as fans cheer at the end of the Detroit Tigers’ 8-3 win over the New York Yankees on Opening Day at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan on April 5, 2013. The game notched the 113th home opener in Tigers history.

2013-0401-dm-chevrolet-comerica0198small

Make it rain...TIGER HOME RUNS!

Just in case you were ever curious, like me, what was up there in the fountain, before the water is added, in center field to make those home run showers come raining down in Comerica Park…now, can someone please get me down.

WEB-Bkb-at-Cowboy-Stadium-x4

Basketball in a Texas-sized Football Palace

Teams prepare for tonight’s NCAA Men’s basketball South Regional tournament featuring Michigan vs. Kansas at massive Cowboy Stadium in Arlington, Texas, a monument to Dallas Cowboys football.  for the South Regional sweet sixteen games.  Photos taken on March 28, 2013.

ChocolateBunnies

Chocolate Bunnies

A few of the 900 Easter bunnies produced at “Chocolates by Renee” decorate the shop’s front window in downtown Northville, Michigan on March 25, 2013.  By Good Friday, staffers at the small chocolatier will have crafted over 1,000 bunnies, some made from molds which date to the 1880s.  The rabbits come in milk, dark and … Continue Reading →

2013-0321-dm-msu21JUSTKIDDING

Bunny Ears

Sometimes you’re at a big event like the NCAA Tournament and you get an amazing picture of the big moment, the big play, the perfect picture…this isn’t that, but it still makes me smile.   MSU point guard Keith Appling appears to get ’bunny eared’ by Spartan head coach Tom Izzo during the MSU, Valparaiso game Thursday … Continue Reading →

2013-0320-dm-ncaa-practices0018smaller

NCAA at the Palace

High above the Palace of Auburn Hills floor, preparations continue for the 2nd and 3rd rounds, 1st and 2nd to some (me), of the 75th NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

madness

March Madness

The Westland John Glenn high school girls basketball team is joined by their mascot “Rocky” during the National Anthem before the start of a game against Martin Luther King Jr. high school on Tuesday, March 12.  John Glenn went on to defeat MLK 55-50 to earn a trip to East Lansing this weekend.