I wrote a post the other day about a walk my wife and I took last Saturday. As we were walking, she kept pointing out things I should take pictures of to write a post about.

These mushrooms were one of the first things we saw. She mistakenly said I should take pictures for "mushroom Monday". I told her it was "fungi Friday" and went on to take some snaps.

As cool as the mushroom is, I am really impressed with how I was able to catch the droplets of dew on the grass. It is pretty prominent in both pictures and is probably my favorite thing about each of them.

About a month ago, we took a trip to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. I wrote a post about that too! While we were up there, we decided to dip our toes in the inland lake we were camping at.

Under the water, I noticed that there was something besides a common rock sitting on the sand. I reached down and was able to pull this out of the water.

Shells like this are pretty common in Michigan, but to be honest I haven't actually pulled one out of the water and examined it since I was a little kid.

I love the striations on the outside and the way that the color varies between the lines. Of course inside it is just as beautiful. I tried to clean as much sand out as I could, but I was worried about dropping my phone in the water.

Finally, I want to share a picture I took a while ago just near the outside door of my office. During certain times of year, the mayflies spawn and they tend to cover pretty much any surface you can think of.

My Google Pixel phone has a built in blur mode so you can take cool pictures like this. It focuses on the main subject while bluring what surrounds it.

Anyway, the time of year I took this photo is always special to me because it reminds me of vacations we used to take when I was a kid.

When I was younger we used to travel up to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan for a week and rent a cabin. As part of the cabin rental, you got a free boat rental. Then if you wanted a motor for the rowboat you either had to bring your own or rent one.

I can still remember the sites, sounds, and smells from that place. The water lapping on the shore, running past the fish cleaning house to the dock and leaning down to catch minnows...

One of the other things we used to do is pick mayflies off the side of the cabin and use them to fish for whitefish. Those were some awesome summers and now anytime I see a mayfly I am always transported back to that place and time.

It's amazing how just looking at a little bug can transport you away from the hear and now. Thanks for letting me share some memories and photos with you. Have a great day fellow Steemians and don't forget to make some memories!

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