Grand River – Ecce Signum

Testing a Workflow

And it looks like the workflow worked. This is the Grand River, taken from the Sixth Street Bridge in Grand Rapids, facing north.

Night Photos of the Grand River

Ice hanging from a tree stuck on the edge of the Sixth Street Bridge dam, near the fish ladder.
30 second exposure.

Ice on a rock in the middle of the Grand River, near the Sixth Street Bridge dam.
60 second exposure.

Looking East at the medical mile from the fish ladder.
15 second exposure.

Looking East at the medical mile from the fish ladder. The line of lights across the sky is a plane approaching the airport.
30 second exposure.

Looking East at the medical mile from the fish ladder.
15 second exposure.

A Tragedy Which Affects Us All

Due to budget cutbacks, the City of Grand Rapids has had to remove the lighthouse beacons from the Grand River at the base of the Sixth Street Bridge Dam. This has had disastrous consequences.

TURTLES have been RUNNING AGROUND on the ROCKS!!!! Without beacons marking the deeper channels, turtles can’t avoid the rocks as they build up speed to leap the dam on their annual migrations northward.

Please: Think of the Turtles.

Landing

Ducks are Slow Learners

The reason ducks are so buoyant is THEIR HEADS ARE EMPTY!

It Ain’t Easy Bein’ a Duck ’round Here

This afternoon, while taking a break from writing code, I watched a young duck mis-judge the current and get swept over the Sixth Street Bridge dam. Fortunately, ducks are quite buoyant and this one made it to safety after a minute of being tumbled about in the turbulence at the base of the dam.