Weekly photo feature

Hello friends. Today’s post is the inaugural post of “Skips’s Weekly Photo Gallery.” With just a few words to summarize the week, I am posting my favorite images. If you enjoy the pictures and like the idea of a weekly summary/gallery, I hope you will let me know, and if you can think of a catchy title for the weekly photo feature, please leave it in the comments at the end of the post.

ABOUT THE WEEK of JUNE 21-28, 2015…

It was cool and rainy…really rainy, resulting in soggy everything. There was one significant thunderstorm, but mostly just rain and more rain. 😡 I’ve included some pictures of the high water that will show those who live in dry climates what “soggy everything” looks like. The upside of it is the really green grass that makes my park even more beautiful.  The highlight of my week photographically was my first opportunity to see and post pictures of a red-eyed vireo. I have just updated that post with a few better pictures of the red-eyed wonder. Take a look if you would like to see her again. Near the vireo’s nest is a skinny dead tree where a house wren has nested in recent years. Since the arrival of the-spring-that-never-was, I have been keeping my eye on that tree, and the wren finally showed up! She posed for pictures, so s/he is featured in this week’s gallery. (Yay!).  That’s enough talking; it’s time for the pictures. I hope you enjoy them (Don’t forget to click on the first one to scroll through the gallery).

a tightly woven nest for the vireos.

Keeping an eye on the nest.

A vireo parent

Power towers in the meadow

Robins love berries.

Power towers and defunct smoke stacks where the falcons nest

House wren on dead tree

Robin

Cardinal

Along the trail!

Muddy river after heavy rainfall

Water’s up!

Along the Trail!

Looking south from the pedestrian bridge

Tufted titmouse

Red-eyed vireo

Robin

High water

Meadow and power towers

Rapidly rushing river

Photo opp with a bird.

House wren

Reflections on the water

Bridge over troubled water

That’s rough water.

Green, green grass on the playing field

I saw ducks floating here one day.

Sitting in the nest.

Red-eyed vireo carrying food to the nest.

Red-eyed vireo

Song sparrow

Song sparrow

Brown headed cowbird

Happy house wren

Crossing the river

Watchers on the bridge, but no herons in the river today.

Roz, my photo friend

Food for the little vireos

Cardinal

An unplanned water feature

Red-eyed wonder!

That’s it for this week. I’m going to stop now. If you’ve stayed with me through all these pictures, you’re likely thinking, “It’s about time!” Thanks for putting on your virtual walking shoes and joining me for this trek along the trail in Chagrin River Park.

Carolyn aka Skip