Peaceful trail walk in the Arboretum

In contrast to my recent exciting (and slightly gory) hawk and field mouse gallery, today’s photos were taken on a peaceful trail walk my grandson Mike and I took this week. Mike carried his Canon, I brought my Nikon, and on Thursday afternoon we set out for a two hour walk through several of the gardens in the Holden Arboretum. It was a great day, cold but not quite freezing, dry, calm, and blessed by a beautiful deep blue sky filled with amazing clouds. Most of the photos are landscapes, although a few dogs got into the mix because I love dogs, and the Arboretum is a great place for dog walking.

That’s enough talking for now. Let’s head out on the trail and enjoy the beauty of Holden Arboretum. You can click on the pictures to scroll through the gallery and read the captions.

A brief pause before heading down the trail

By Blueberry Pond

View from the other side of the pond

Entrance to the wildflower garden

Trail through the wildflower garden

The wildflower garden

The willow tree on Lotus Pond is a favorite of mine.

The rhododendron garden will look very different in June.

Three Welsh corgis out for their daily walk

Yet another dog, walking with his people.

That’s it for today. I promised peaceful landscapes, and that’s what we saw. I hope you enjoyed the trail walk. Tomorrow I plan to post my “week in review.” I hope you will come back to see some of my favorites from the past 10 days.

See you soon.
Trail Walker