The best way to describe this week's Almanac is skimpy. It is embarrassingly slim. The weather was very cold, which normally doesn't discourage me from trail walking, but my earache from last week persisted, so I just wimped out. True confession. Here are a few deer pictures and one little titmouse from the park. …
Photo Almanac: January 9-15, 2016
Who was it that proclaimed, "Time flies when you're having fun!" I'm pretty sure they should have said, "If you're having fun (or not), time still flies!" I am a week late posting this issue of the Almanac. Admittedly I've had some fun in the past two weeks, but that isn't the only reason I'm …
Oh Deer!
So many deer were walking the trails in Chagrin River Park today, it reminded me of a school playground at recess time...recess for a large class of does, bucks, and fawns, although the fawns are getting pretty big by now, and the only buck in the class is a young fella just growing his antlers. …
Birds and other critters!
When I arrived at Chagrin River Park today, my goal was to capture a few, say 10 or 12, sharp pictures of the birds and deer I see along the trail. The cardinals were happy to pose, and I was especially delighted with the handsome red-coated male who stood out in the snow-covered branches of the …
Photo Almanac: January 1-8, 2016
A new feature on my blog, the Photo Almanac (originally titled The Week in Review), will appear every week to highlight some of my favorite photos from the previous seven days. While many of them will have already been included in other posts throughout the week, some will make their first appearance in the weekly Almanac. This week I have …
Another Fabulous Friday Face!
Friday was a great day, photographically speaking. I ran into my old friends, JESSIE AND JOE, sitting at the fire pit in Chagrin River Park. On another bench by the fire was someone I assumed was a regular park visitor, although I had never really met him and didn't know his name. Since Jessie and Joe were already …
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 …
The hawk and the field mouse
I was nearing the end of an afternoon trail walk in Chagrin River Park. More than happy with the images I had collected on my memory card, I was ready to head for home when a large hawk, perched on a fence post just off the trail, caught my attention. It must be a decoy, I thought …
Fabulous Friday Faces: Tom
Regular followers of my blog will know about the feature I call Fabulous Friday Faces. On my trail walks in the park, one of the things I enjoy is meeting new people and taking their picture to add to my gallery of Fabulous Friday Faces. I haven't been very regular about it lately, so I am …
Highlights of the Week: A new feature
This is the inaugural post of my "Highlights of the Week"feature. At the end of each week, I will review all my images and choose those I believe best represent the week. At the end of the year, if I manage to remain faithful to my concept, I will have posted 52 eclectic galleries, not …
SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 