A few pictures from my early morning trail walk
Road trip: Chautauqua Institution
Today's blog post is about our recent road trip to Chautauqua.
A glorious day in June
My friend Marti joined me for a short walk in the arboretum yesterday. In search of butterflies, we only saw two, a tiny white one and a swallowtail. I didn't get a picture of either, so I changed to Plan B and instead of butterflies, I began photographing dragonflies, damselflies, and birds. Click on the gallery …
One more week to go
For the past three weeks I've been on a self-imposed break from my regular trail walks so I can take an online course in photoshop for photographers. As a result, I haven't had much news to report from along the trail. Photoshop doesn't come easily to me, but it is a lot of fun, and hopefully will lead to improvements in my …
A surprise visitor at the back yard buffet
An unexpected visitor stopped by our back yard buffet this evening. Take a look at the pictures I captured.
There’s nothing like a cedar waxwing!
For the last few years the cedar waxwings have been most noticeable for their absence along the trail I often walk in Chagrin River Park. They have finally returned.
A bothered and bedraggled blackbird
Scenes from a very wet afternoon at the "back yard bird buffet"
Penitentiary Glen
Penitentiary Glen is another of the Lake County MetroParks. I don't go there often because it is on the way out to the Arboretum, which is where I usually end up when I head in that direction; however, it has some good trails. I only had enough energy for a short walk, so the trail …
Spring trail walk in Holden Arboretum
Today's visit to the Murch Canopy Walk and Kalberer Emergent Tower marks my fifth time to experience these special features at the Arboretum. Links to those earlier visits can be seen here and here. One of my favorite sights in the rhododendron garden is the gazebo pictured above. Sometimes, when I want to just enjoy the peace …
Announcement: the wrens have returned!
House wrens were showing up all over the place this morning...at least all along the trail I was walking. I'm really not sure how many different wrens I saw, but I'm sure there was more than one. Wrens apparently are cavity nesters, and for several years I have watched them go in and out …
SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 