michigan's glass trees

i don't usually feel a change when crossing state lines, but something always seems different when entering michigan.  maybe it's the bumpier roads.  yesterday, though, it was a big change.  all the trees turned to glass.  how can they afford this?  i wanted to take some pictures, but i also wanted to arrive.  so i just took some photos while driving.

i had a nice visit with annie and max.  i bought a cute clearanced meerkat with lopsided ears who looks a lot like ash (sans sock).  when i asked little max what a meerkat says he replied:  meow.

and it was time to head home.  as the daylight faded i felt bummed that i didn't take more photos of the glass tree phenomenon.  then there was a traffic jam (hooray?) and i snapped a few as i inched along.

the traffic picked up and i drove a bit still thinking it was a shame i missed the chance for some non-blurry shots.  then i realized how amazing the trees looked lit up by streetlights and billboard brights.  got off at the coldwater exit and pulled into some sports-store parking lot.  behind a bakery i found the most amazing glass tree of them all.  i took a zillion photos and  didn't even care that the man loading bread on a truck was giving me the eye.

strange how when you see something really beautiful other ordinary things start to look beautiful, too.  like one semi passing another. 

(time to put the camera away, marie).