Borgess Hospital

This reflection photograph's been the wallpaper on my laptop for the past year. This is one of my favorite 366 Snaps outtakes--in fact, it's one of my favorite photographs from the entire photo-a-day project. These skylight reflections can be annoying if you're inside one of the rooms above them, but from the outside they make delightful patterns on the walls. ========== Another day at the hospital. I've mentioned the boredom of hospital days, but it's important to mention that we were near panic late last July, as my sister'd had a very rough weekend. The day's 366 Snaps photos were shot along Gull Road--the hospital, the businesses across from the hospital, the cemetery, the Juvenile Home, and the courthouse attached to the Juvie. It's a surprisingly good set. Oh, yes. I found these daylilies at the hospital's main entrance, and had to photograph them. I may be addicted to daylily photographs. ========= I discussed the Juvie yesterday (another photo below); I've nothing to add today. ========== This photograph is an outtake from my 2012 photo-a-day project, 366 Snaps . Number of project photos taken: 43 Title of " roll :" Borgess and the Juvie Other photos taken on 7/24/2012: none.

Continuing the previous day's story .... A year ago it was back to Kalamazoo so my brother could complete the failed medical test from the day before. Having learned from the previous day's experience, I shot a few insurance shots ( of the trellis , of course) before leaving home, and this view of the nursing station while I was waiting for my brother's return from his test. Things went well, and we were out of there in a couple hours. Returned my brother to his home, wished my sister a happy birthday, and headed for Mulliken. On the way I stopped in Olivet, and took my intended 366 Snaps photo. I'll discuss the Olivet stop a bit more with the day's other outtake . ========== This photograph is an outtake from my 2012 photo-a-day project, 366 Snaps . Number of project photos taken: 22 Title of " roll :" Olivet College plus Other photos taken on 9/7/2012: none.

Gull Road, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

In my head, this is what a hospital looks like. When I was quite young my parents used Dad's GI Bill benefits to buy a house that's two blocks from this building, so it's always been part of my mental landscape. The hospital's grown enormously since I was a lad, with facilities all over a rather large campus, but this remains the view from Gull Road. It's a good place, but over the past year my family's spent far too much time at this facility.... ========== This photograph is an outtake from my 2012 photo-a-day project, 366 Snaps . Number of project photos taken: 43 Title of " roll :" Home - Borgess Other photos taken on 7/22/2012: none.