The day dawned with sunny blue skies and a perfect temperature for trailwalking at Lake Erie Bluffs. Happy with the beautiful morning, Bob and I, and our friend Tom, were on our way to the Bluffs! Once at the Bluffs, the best view can be seen from the top of the tower, located on the …
Frozen Erie Lakescapes
This morning I visited a friend who lives a few short blocks from Lake Erie. Because it was a beautiful morning, I couldn't resist stopping by Lake Overlook Park on my way home. Only one other person was walking along the trail from the lake to the parking lot. Noticing my camera, she remarked that …
To labor or not to labor?
Friday was the beginning of Labor Day weekend. After cleaning the house all morning, I decided I had labored long enough, so I thought I would put in some time at my computer, making a dent in my really neglected blog. However, before I even got started, a phone call came from my daughter Becky, …
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 …
Lake Erie Bluffs
Built high on the bluff, overlooking Lake Erie, the new observation tower at Lake Erie Bluffs is drawing large crowds. Knowing that the tower will be crowded on weekends, Bob, Gulliver, and I chose to visit on Thursday morning. It could not have been a more beautiful day. Blue skies and cool temperatures made perfect …
Daffy-nition: ennui
Ennui-A feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction brought on by a lack of occupation or excitement. Some days are like that! I know that I can identify with the feeling...at least on occasion, but did you know that sea gulls could experience ennui? Apparently this gull, perched on a pylon on the East 9th Street pier,* knows …
Something different
A late afternoon walk in the park garnered nothing more than the usual suspects: the chickadees, nuthatches, woodpeckers, and other little birds. Then as the sun sank lower, it cast a soft glow on the scene, and I decided to go for a landscape shot of the power towers. Not my usual style, but I …
Cold; no, scratch that! Freezing!
We ventured out this morning for brunch, followed by our traditional New Year's Day photoshoot on Headlands Beach. Seven people and two dogs made the trek this year. That's Lake Erie you see behind us in the distance. Headlands Beach is located about 25 miles east of Cleveland, Ohio, and in the summer time, crowds …
Can’t they get it right?
Brrrr! It was a cold morning in the park. I encountered a mother with her snowsuited toddler and felt envious of his warm winter snowssuit. It was cold and it was snowy, but they (the national weather service people), never manage to get it right. They predicted that it would snow through Friday night and …
SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 