As I started down the trail, I wondered where I would find beauty on a rainy day walk in the woods. I didn't expect the kind of technicolor beauty that would hit me in the eyes, like the vibrant colors of October, putting a smile on my face and a song in my heart. Nothing …
Sunday scenery
The sights I saw in our neighborhood park on a Sunday afternoon... Sunshine and a brief glimpse of blue skies greeted me this morning, but they didn't last long. By the time I made it to the park, the sun was completely hidden by grey, cloudy skies. The wind blew, the leaves danced and whirled …
Back to the birds!
It's bird season again. For this photographer that means two things: the leaves have fallen off the trees and food for the warblers and other small birds is less plentiful. Finally I can see them and snap pictures of them along the trail. All summer I could hear them and catch a glimpse as they …
Beauty past its prime
The leaf was transformed by the beam of light, but a pile of sunflower chips lit up the day for this greedy little nuthatch. That's it from my corner of Ohio for this first cold day of fall. Thanks for coming by.
A goal achieved
The wind is whooshing and whistling through the trees in our backyard tonight. It makes me a little nervous because the trees are so tall, but it makes Gulliver, our springer spaniel, more than a little nervous! He usually sleeps downstairs in his special corner, but right now, he is snoozing on my bed. This …
This can’t be November!
The temperature reached 72 sunny degrees today, a great day to walk in the woods. I am sure that one of these days soon we will get slammed with typical November weather, but meanwhile I'm giving thanks for blue skies and warm temps. This was election day here in northeast Ohio, and it's been a …
Take a hike!
Pack up the camera, put a leash on the dog, pick up the grandchildren and head to the Holden Arboretum for a hike. That's what we did on this gorgeous Sunday afternoon. Once we reached the arboretum, we took the trail that leads, via the Molly Offutt Memorial Boardwalk, into the Pierson Creek valley. It …
Senior citizen
Walking the trail in a new park today, we passed this old tree trunk.The land that is now a park was once used for farming, and many of the trees have grown up since the farmers moved away; however, this "senior citizen" has been around for a long time. It may have seen better days, …
How long?
How long will it be before this... becomes this... ...or eventually this? And does it matter? Each one has its place in nature, and, to my eye, each one has a beauty of its own.
Arboretum Images
On a chilly, mostly cloudy fall day, I ventured to the Holden Arboretum to have fun with my camera. My current challenge is to get the exposure and focus of the image just the way I visualize them when I snap the picture. Although my finger pressing the AE-L button got more than a little …
SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 