I moved to Traverse City for work in April 2023, so this has been the second time I’ve watched Leelanau County’s cherry trees blossom. It’s been wonderful watching the buds on the trees diffuse into what seem to be fluffy clouds rolling over the hills. I wish the trees wouldn’t shed their white petals so quickly and I could see them reflected in the water from across Suttons Bay all summer.
I’ve been trying to take the time to enjoy the warmer weather and beauty of the little peninsula. Spending time outdoors has provided a nice respite from reporting on local government and following (inter)national news. But I’ve been struggling with the unusually frequent rain showers that we’ve been getting this month.
One day recently, my plans to ride on the Leelanau Trail were frustrated by rain. I’d rather have been outside on my bicycle, but I found myself at my desk at home, hearing the muffled sound of raindrops falling and watching them slide down my apartment’s window and gathering in the ground on the first floor outside.
