"I am at home among trees." ~ J.R.R. Tolkien
Yesterday I walked a new trail in search of bobolinks, a bird rarely, if ever, seen in my neighborhood park. I found them, but I also found much more, including a new "Face" for my Friday Faces feature that I wrote about here. I have been collecting Friday Faces, off and on, since December 2013, and …
Friday Faces is a weekly photo feature that I started in 2013. Because of the extremely cold and icy weather this past winter and early spring, I temporarily retired the feature, which I had been posting on my other blog. This summer seems like a good time to bring it out of retirement, so today I …
The first day of May, a Friday, was the day we had waited for all winter. Sunny blue skies, warm air, and soft breezes drew lots of visitors to Chagrin River Park. I was one of the visitors, carrying my camera with two goals for the morning's photo walk: The first goal was to find …
It was in December 2013 that I initiated my Friday Faces project. I don't post one every Friday, and I took quite a few weeks off this past winter, but since this first Friday Face and the two I posted today, April 17, 2015, I have posted the faces of 38 different people. Each time I gather the …
I can't think of a better title for today's blog post. A sunny, blue sky with a high temperature that hovered around 80 degrees. I couldn't dream of a more beautiful day. As you've probably noticed, I have a penchant for walking and taking pictures, and as this was the perfect day for doing both, …
When I walk the trail in the park, I frequently encounter a person I've never met. This was one of those days. Sometimes when that happens the thought runs through my mind, "This person would be a great addition to my Friday Faces gallery," and I will take a deep breath, engage them in conversation (it …
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Sometimes on a Friday, I set out to find a new face to add to my collection of Friday Faces. My only requirement is that the face (or faces) be someone I have never met. It's a wonderful way to make new friends!
I ran into Cobra and Jack when I was in the park earlier looking for a stranger who would be willing to participate in my Friday Faces project. Jack was standing near the pedestrian bridge in Chagrin River Park in conversation with Rich. Cobra was hanging around at their feet, probably waiting for the chitchat …
I thought it would be fun to start a new feature on my blog called Friday Faces. By doing this I would meet new people and become more comfortable with asking people (often strangers) I meet along the trail to take time out of their walk for a photo op. Today I met Lori who …
SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 