It's a beautiful field of sunshine:
Backlight from the morning sun creates a lovely glow.
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We decided to hit the Lorain Impoundment, which is a d-shaped area extending into the lake, basically a dump for harbor dredge. It's grassed over now and there's a perimeter path, with a pretty good view of the lake and lighthouse. The impoundment is a birding hotspot, but was pretty quiet when we got there around 10 am. We did flush an eagle, pretty cool, except all I got was a very blurry shot. We walked the perimeter, disturbing an impressive number of grasshoppers, almost like walking through a popcorn popper.
Here's the lighthouse, at the mouth of the Black River:
One kayaker, three fishing rods?
A Ring-billed gull, slumming among the cormorants:
Great Blue Heron, doing the same.
Sail boat returning to harbor.
Lorain did a great job on the pier - it's paved and has a few benches along the way. Excellent view of the light house, too.
We had lunch at Jackalope's at Spitzer Marina - no idea what Jackalopes have to do with boating. Good meal and nice view of the harbor.
All in all, quite an enjoyable day.
