Another week flew by already! Here we are in the first week of February, and once again I am frantically trying to get caught up with my blog posts...not to mention checking out the other awesome blogs I enjoy. Gallery one: Birds The last week in January was a cold one with snow still on the …
Is it spring yet?
I heard a rumor that the high temperature for today set a record for this date. I'm not sure what it reached, but when I left home for my trail walk around noon, the temperature was 63 degrees. Really warm for February 3rd. Several hours later, when I went out again, the thermometer read 43 …
Photo Almanac-January 16-23, 2016
The best way to describe this week's Almanac is skimpy. It is embarrassingly slim. The weather was very cold, which normally doesn't discourage me from trail walking, but my earache from last week persisted, so I just wimped out. True confession. Here are a few deer pictures and one little titmouse from the park. …
Oh Deer!
So many deer were walking the trails in Chagrin River Park today, it reminded me of a school playground at recess time...recess for a large class of does, bucks, and fawns, although the fawns are getting pretty big by now, and the only buck in the class is a young fella just growing his antlers. …
Birds and other critters!
When I arrived at Chagrin River Park today, my goal was to capture a few, say 10 or 12, sharp pictures of the birds and deer I see along the trail. The cardinals were happy to pose, and I was especially delighted with the handsome red-coated male who stood out in the snow-covered branches of the …
Photo Almanac: January 1-8, 2016
A new feature on my blog, the Photo Almanac (originally titled The Week in Review), will appear every week to highlight some of my favorite photos from the previous seven days. While many of them will have already been included in other posts throughout the week, some will make their first appearance in the weekly Almanac. This week I have …
Peaceful trail walk in the Arboretum
In contrast to my recent exciting (and slightly gory) hawk and field mouse gallery, today's photos were taken on a peaceful trail walk my grandson Mike and I took this week. Mike carried his Canon, I brought my Nikon, and on Thursday afternoon we set out for a two hour walk through several of the …
The hawk and the field mouse
I was nearing the end of an afternoon trail walk in Chagrin River Park. More than happy with the images I had collected on my memory card, I was ready to head for home when a large hawk, perched on a fence post just off the trail, caught my attention. It must be a decoy, I thought …
Autumn’s amazing display
Two months ago, around the end of September, I wondered if we were going to witness the glorious Autumn colors that we have seen in other years. If the amount of light and rainfall has been just right, the display will be eye-popping. This year didn't start out looking so promising, but it gradually turned …
Autumn is advancing: November 11, 2015
The pictures on this gallery demonstrate how quickly Autumn is advancing. Sadly, the brilliant fall colors are losing their luster. Winter is coming, but that doesn't mean trail walking is over for the year. As long as you dress for it, you can still enjoy being outdoors, so get out your winter garb because we are going to …
SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 