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 …
Guess who came to dinner?
On my walk in the park this afternoon, I stopped at a bench beside the trail and scattered a little buffet for the birds, but guess who came to dinner...and beat the birds to it. I had to dig into my pocket and replenish the supply for the other little birds.
The best pad in the pond!
This little frog earned the "People's Choice" award in the 15th annual member's photo contest at the Holden Arboretum...the only award I've ever received for my photography (so far ;)).
C-D-Bee making a beeline for the flower
The bee and I both had our eyes on this flower, although our reasons weren't the same.
SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 