My neighbor and I took a short walk along the river trail in Chagrin River Park this evening, the last Sunday evening of 2018. I didn't capture any spectacular pictures, but the light was good, the crisp air was refreshing, and we had a good "chin wag" as my photographer friends from the British Isles …
A walk in the park…part 2
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 …
A walk in the park
Friday dawned with sunny, but cool weather, so as soon as the breakfast dishes were cleared off the table, I pulled on a warm jacket and headed to Chagrin River Park. There weren't many birds willing to pose for a picture, although I did spot a female cardinal. That's her at the top of this …
Recent trail walk revisited
I "mined" my recent trail walk album for other pictures I want to share. In yesterday's post, I focused (pun intended) on some deer I saw along the trail; today I want to share a few other pictures from that walk, starting with the group around the fire pit at the top of this post. …
Wildlife
I caught sight of the green heron at the top of today's post hidden among the reeds in the bog, and one glimpse was enough to stop me in my tracks. A green heron is not a rare sighting in this area, but it's rare enough that the sight made my heart beat a little …
Iridescent feathers, wattles, and a snood
Read on to find out what those words have to do with this trail walk. Yesterday, our temperature, which has been stuck (seemingly forever) near the freezing mark, soared to 75 degrees. I could scarcely believe it! Today is almost the same...a good day for a walk in the park. But before I turn to …
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Sunday Stroll
Despite being unseasonably cold, as you can see from the hats, gloves, and winter jackets on these walkers, Sunday afternoon was a good time for a trail walk. After visiting the owl and owlet you can see in my recent post, I strolled on down the trail to see what else was happening on this …
Playground games
You never know who is going to show up and claim to be top bird on the playground. These birds remind me of my grade school playground where "King of the Hill" was a popular recess activity. Today's competitors include King Cardinal and a hopeful challenger, a much smaller but determined sparrow. But before the …
Short post: Cute birds, few words!
No time for a trail walk today, and to tell the truth, trail walking when the wind is almost strong enough to blow me over (slightly exaggerated, but not much!) is not something I'm likely to do. Here's hoping we will see some serious improvements in the current version of "spring" by this time next …
Finally…a blue-sky morning
When I came downstairs for breakfast this morning, I was amazed to see a beautiful blue sky outside my window. Knowing that a blue sky in the morning can become a dull, overcast sky by noon, I hurried through breakfast and made it to the park with time to spare. First stop was the owl …
SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 