There's nothing cuter than a tufted titmouse... ...Unless it's a black-capped chickadee! And both are hard to resist when they're hoping for a handout! Thanks for stopping by today! Trail Walker
Winter just won’t let go!
Low temps, high winds, and snow: That was our weather forecast for Sunday through Wednesday. Thankfully the nasty weather loosened its grip by Tuesday afternoon, and the temperature rose to about 28 degrees, comfortable enough for me to take a short trail walk in Chagrin River Park. The river looked cold... ...and so did the …
The river runs through it!
Many of my trail walks are centered in Chagrin River Park because it is within walking distance of my home. Not surprisingly, the park is named for the river that runs through it, but there is some uncertainty about where the name of the river originated. Here is what Wikipedia has to say: The Chagrin …
Determination
A little bag of peanuts in my pocket attracted the attention of this hungry doe. It might be that she has a super-sniffer, or maybe she saw me drop a handful of peanuts into the top of the fence post. Either way, she knew there were tasty treats to be had, and she was determined …
The years fly by!
Today's blog post is the oldest in a series of three visits to Overlook Park on Lake Erie. The first in the series was posted just last week. The second goes back to a summer evening in 2013, and today's pictures were taken on May 5, 2011. One park but three different occasions. Here are a …
Another visit to Overlook Park
In the blog I posted yesterday, I wrote about the erosion that closed a neighborhood beach on the shores of Lake Erie. As I was telling how erosion had led to the closing of the beach, I was remembering some pictures I had taken of families having fun on that beach. So today I dug into …
Do you know where we are today?
We're at the beach, but it's winter, and we are definitely not at a tropical beach; it is on a large body of water, but it's not salt water. Do you know where we are? Here's another clue: It doesn't look like we're going to get a swim today, nor, unfortunately, any time soon. Erosion has a way of …
Do you know where you are?
Searching for Spring series Regular visitors to my blog should recognize this as the golden willow tree next to Lotus Pond in Holden Arboretum. Yesterday, although not as warm as last week's early Spring temperatures, was still a lovely day for a trail walk. As always when at Holden, I made sure to visit one …
A few more orchids and unusual animals
Orchid Mania...Part 2 In my post yesterday, I wrote that there were plenty of colorful sights to see at Orchid Mania. The wonderful display of orchids was probably the most colorful, but there were also some exotic animals. My favorite orchid was the one I posted yesterday and the deep purple one at the top of this …
Orchid Mania
First of two posts about Orchid Mania Yesterday we took a little field trip to see the Orchid Mania exhibit at Cleveland Botanical Gardens. To sum it up briefly: Marvelous experience Plenty of color A taste of spring both inside and out (High temperature of 78 degrees) Good company Orchids-orchids-orchids And a few exotic animals …
SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 