This sugar maple tree at Holden Arboretum is one of my favorite trees. Can you believe how quickly it has changed over the past few weeks? Here is what it looked like last October. If the weather cooperates, I will head out to the Arboretum this weekend and take a picture exactly one year after the one above. Why …
A little backyard birding
One more beautiful day
I don't know how many more days like this one will come our way before this wonderful season ends, but I'm guessing it won't be many. Therefore, this week I am going to share a series of posts from today's visit to the Holden Arboretum. The fall colors are past their prime, but they are still …
I can’t believe this week flew by already!
Have you ever had a week fly by so fast you didn't know where it went? Or what you accomplished? That's what happened to me this week. Seven busy days gone with the wind (and several of those days were very windy!). Here are the high points of my "week that was:" Upgraded my iMac to the latest operating …
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There’s something about the Canopy Walk…
Since it opened in September I have made four visits to the Canopy Walk. The novelty of walking through the tree tops, looking out at a squirrel on a nearby branch or down at people below me, while looking up at the the nearby Emergent Tower is something special that draws me back. There's always something new to see, so …
O what a beautiful day!
A beautiful morning like this one brings people out to the park in large numbers, some taking their dogs for a walk; others bringing their toddlers to the playground; and still others come out with their cameras. I'm in the last group. I thought about going to the Arboretum today, but really didn't have enough time, …
Canopy Walking
Have you ever been on a Canopy Walk, an elevated trail, like a bridge, that has been constructed to make it possible to walk through the tree tops, instead of walking on the ground staring up at the trees? My first canopy experience was at Myakka State Park near Sarasota, Florida, and I enjoyed it …
It happened overnight!
What happened? you ask. An abrupt change in the warm weather we have enjoyed recently. Much cooler temperatures and a few raindrops moved in last night, but that's not all bad. There's a positive side to cooler temperatures that I mentioned in my Arboretum post yesterday. Cooler, crisper nighttime temperatures may bring about the glorious, vibrant fall …
First the dentist, then the Arboretum…a busy day
My day was divided into three parts: the visit to the dentist, a trail walk in the Arboretum, followed by sitting down at the computer to process and post the pictures. I'm sure you can guess which part of my day was the most fun. It was a fabulous day for a trail walk, and …
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No turning back!
Summer is almost over. Autumn is making its way into northeast Ohio, and there's no turning back! This rudbeckia is proof-positive of the fact. Sigh! I snapped this end-of-summer flower in the Butterfly Garden at Holden Arboretum this afternoon.There were no butterflies. Carolyn aka Skip
SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 