The Holden Arboretum, one of my favorite places in Northeast Ohio for photo walking, just added two brand new attractions. Known as the Kalberer Family Emergent Tower and Murch Canopy Walk, these two features will offer visitors the opportunity to explore the forest in a brand new way. Even if heights make you uneasy, as they …
Another day and a few more warblers
Although I didn't encounter as many warblers as yesterday, nor anything that made me as excited as the indigo bunting, this was still a delightful day in the park with Gulliver as my photo assistant. Being a "senior dog," he isn't impatient and will wait for me when I spot something I want to "shoot." …
My new photo walking assistant
When I set out on my photowalk this morning, my dog Gulliver was with me. Gulliver is almost 13 years old, and, as happens with age, he is slowing down, but he still enjoys his daily walk in the park. Usually my husband is in charge of dog walking, but today, I hooked the leash …
Long day and a productive photowalk
Note: If you want to scroll through a gallery or see the large version of a photo, just click the pic. It has been one of those days that started early and just kept on going. By the time I got out for a photowalk, the afternoon light was waning, but the birds were still active. …
Amorous tree swallows
Bluebirds can be very tender with their mates, as we saw in my blog post from two days ago, but the love life of tree swallows gives a very different impression...to the camera-toting bystander at least. Tender, sweet, and even dutiful are words I would use to describe the bluebirds...wonderful little birds that they are. If …
Honoring Mommy!
In the United States, we will celebrate Mother's Day on Sunday May 10, 2015. In honor of my mother, my mother-in-law, and all Mothers everywhere, I am posting this tender photo story. My mother has been gone for many years. She died when I was still a young mother. I miss her, but today I …
There’s never enough time!
It's already well past my bedtime, and here I sit, trying to get caught up with processing, selecting, and posting my pictures. there's just never enough time to do all the things I like and/or need to do in a day. I don't suppose I am alone in facing this conundrum, so I am open …
Another Friday Face: Bob
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 …
Cloudy, cool, and delightful!
It's been a great day for birding, considering the weather and the fact that I didn't take my camera out of the house. Ten different species of birds visited my bird buffet today, and I got reasonably good pictures of eight of them...standing inside my kitchen window and aiming my lens at the birds as …
Rainy day blues
Have you ever thought about how inaccurate that phrase is? The rainy day grays would be a better description in my opinion. Sitting at my computer this afternoon, I glance out the window above me, and what I see is gray, not blue. Gray is the color of rainy days, and a very accurate description …
SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 