"I am at home among trees." ~ J.R.R. Tolkien
Trail walking is one of my favorite outdoor activities, and Chagrin River Park is one of the best places around for trail walking. Even on frosty winter days with a chill in the air, I love to walk the trails, camera in hand, taking pictures for my blog posts. We moved into our house, within …
For months I have been mostly MIA from my blog posts. I've missed sharing with my blog friends the news about life along the trail and in the backyard, and I've definitely missed the exercise; so I decided this first day of the new year would be a good time to get my feet back …
After last night's rainstorm, complete with thunder, lightning, and TV outage, we woke up to a chilly but dry morning and a bevy of bright-eyed little birds flitting around in our backyard buffet. Can you name them all? Take a look: As you can see at a glance, the downy woodpecker was the dominant bird …
Hands down, Autumn is my favorite season. The colors, the crisp air, and the blue sky...nothing surpasses an Autumn trail walk. In the past week, I've walked the trail in Chagrin River Park two or three times, soaking up the Autumn beauty. Here are some pictures I captured recently along the river trail. I would …
On a recent Friday afternoon, my friend Lisa and I took a trail walk in Chagrin River Park. Our goal was to walk, talk, take pictures and soak up some Autumn beauty along the trail. It could not have been a more perfect day. Even if we had placed an order in advance, this trail …
Wally had a great time playing by (and in) the river with Bryan on his visit to northeast Ohio. Actually, maybe it was Bryan who was having the most fun, although he didn't have to get in the river to have fun and for Wally, being in the water was the most fun he had …
On Sunday, we enjoyed a quintessential Autumn afternoon. It was one of those days you would ask for, if you could place an order for perfect weather. Wally had a ball (literally) playing in the yard. He got all the exercise a young dog needed, after which he still had enough energy to go for …
Our grandson Bryan brought his dog Wally to visit for the weekend. Born in South Carolina, Wally was adopted by Bryan and Natasha about nine months ago, and now lives with them in an apartment in D.C. Since the move, Wally has transitioned to a city dog, and this was his first visit to northeast …
It had been many weeks since I walked the trails in Holden Arboretum, one of my many regular routines that changed when Covid 19 entered the scene. Finally, last Friday, I decided it had been too long, so I packed up my camera and headed to Holden. Except to say that Holden didn't disappoint, I …
The trees in our backyard provide plenty of shade and shelter...for the birds as well as for me, as I park myself on the patio with my camera. I have spent many hours out there this summer, accompanied by the blue birds, house sparrows, bumble bees (If that's not the right name for the species …
SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 