I ended my last post with the words, “I will save the rest of the pictures for tomorrow’s post.” “Tomorrow” turned out to be longer than I expected,” but finally, after several frenetically busy days, I have come back to share the pictures from Last Friday’s walk in Chagrin River Park. At the top of today’s post is a picture of a fisherman wading in the shadow of the power towers in Eastlake, Ohio. Looming behind those huge steel structures, which somehow remind me of the legs of huge, metal grasshoppers, are the power plant’s smoke stacks. If you were standing at the base of those tall stacks, your walking shoes would be a few feet from Lake Erie.
Turn your back to Lake Erie and with your feet pointed (more or less) southeast, walk past the Rural Road picnic shelter and playground. The river will be on your right as you follow the trail.
Eventually, after huffing and puffing up and down a few hills, you will find yourself standing at the base of the sledding hill. Climb the stairs to the top, sit down on one of the benches, and look back down the trail that brought you to this point.
SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 
Red bellied woodpecker has a white belly and red head. Is that right? Perhaps this is a female. 😀 Thanks for the walk with you.
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Very scenic – I would have missed that fisherman in the reflection from the towers.
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That’s understandable, Linda. He is well concealed.
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Lovely shots and nice juxtaposition of the towers with the park.
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He was easy to miss in the shade. Thank you for taking a closer look.
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He was easy to miss, but he had chosen a good location.
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The contrast between the man-made structures and the beauty of God’s creation is often a bit jarring. Each is lovely in its own way.
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So true. Sometimes we need to adjust our definition of beauty. Thank you for sharing YOUR interpretation.
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Thank you, Laurie. It was a good day for a trail walk. The contrast between the towers and the natural beauty along the trail draws my attention.
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