Working your subject: a photographic essay
Part two of a three part series from Holden Arboretum When I bought my first digital camera and starting shooting pictures, I didn't have the faintest idea what I was doing. As I look back in my files at pictures I took in those early years, it is painfully obvious I had a lot to …
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Trees
Part one of a three-part series from Holden Arboretum Gingko treeWhen I was a young girl, the home I lived in, the big white house my grandparents built in 1907, was framed by sycamore trees. These trees were one of the dominant features of that property and the focus of many of my lasting memories of those …
Brrr! I’m not ready for winter!
Unwelcome changes are coming...and I'm not referring to politics. There are big changes coming in the House of Representatives, the Senate, and even in the White House, but I don't plan to delve into that subject here on my blog. This space is primarily devoted to my trail walks and the amazing beauty of God's …
Autumn is rapidly advancing…
...but there is still wonderful fall color for us to enjoy! Do you have time for a short trail walk in Holden Arboretum? It's an easy one. Just click on one of the pictures and stroll through the photos I captured on my trail walk today. Take a close look at the sugar maple tree and compare …
Late afternoon trail walk
Another post for my "Color Me Autumn" gallery I started down the trail around 4:30 pm, while there was still plenty of light. I caught up with my friend Kathy a short distance down the trail, and we walked together for a little while. That's when I took the picture at the top of this …
Splendiferous
Trying to think of a good word to describe the view from the top of the Emergent Tower at Holden Arboretum, I've settled on splendiferous. I wasn't actually sure it was a "real" word, so I checked the dictionary and discovered that it means, extraordinarily or showily impressive. Its origin is splendor + i + …
Script Cleveland
A unique Color Me Autumn photoshoot Early in the summer of 2016, when Cleveland was preparing to host the Republican National Convention, "script Cleveland" signs were erected at three different locations in the city. This week I finally made it out to one of the locations and captured these two shots of the sign. I don't know …
Reconnecting with a friend
A note to my blog friends: I wrote this blog post especially for my friend Dollie. None of my regular readers know Dollie, but if you had a special connection with a friend at sometime in your life, a friend you haven't seen for many years, my words in this post may resonate with you. If they …
Unwrapping gifts
Color Me Autumn...Again and Again! Today was a perfect day to wander the trails in the Arboretum and marvel at God's amazing creation. Each turn in the trail revealed another amazing sight... many multi-colored gifts. Because you weren't there, I brought home a few "gifts" to share. Click on the sugar maple at the top, then imagine you are …
SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 