Born in Michigan (I'm known as Charlie Detroit in some redneck circles), lived on both ... er, all three coasts and a few odd places in between (and some of 'em really were ODD!), Spent 20+ years in Chicago and wound up here, in Milwaukee ... it ain't too bad, but I gotta tell ya, it's the squarest burg I've ever been in.
And now, I find that old scared-of-guns Michigan, old permit-to-purchase Michigan, has now got Concealed Carry! Pardon me while I faint! And our dippy Governor won't sign a concealed-carry bill because he doesn't want people shooting each other in the streets. I don't know what he thinks they're doing now. Oh, well ... those of us who are Inner-Directed (as Reuel Denney would say) decide for ourselves what is the right thing to do, and we do it.
Kind of a long-winded answer, wasn't it? I hope it answered your question.
As far as the lake being boring to look at, I think I know what you mean ... those are the times when you have to turn your attention to the little things that happen around, in, and because of the lake ... you know, bits of seaweed or driftwood, dead fish and birds (in a photo, the smell ain't bad), or live birds, doing bird stuff, interesting stones and plants ... whatever. Even boats (see pic) ... the lake itself was basically a horizon-to-horizon repeat of the water you see in that pic, but that teeny little sailboat, 'way out there, just made that bit into a piece of art ... kinda minimalist, but hey, it works. Other times, when the clouds, the wind, and well, anything and everything are all working together to make bigger, more "surrounding" pictures, then you lift your eyes from the micro to the macro, and just take it all in (and for me, take it into my camera, too.).
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