When we woke up this morning, there were several inches of fresh snow on the ground. I know it won't last, and I'm glad that it won't, but this was just a little reminder that winter won't let go yet. At least fresh snow is pretty, and this was the kind of snow that was …
Not the best weather!
The snow from two nights ago has lingered. I expected it to stick on the ground for a few days, but certainly not to grace the tree branches with the lacy trim I saw yesterday. I was wrong. The trails I walked today reminded me of Robert Frost's poem, "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening." …
Snow Day!
Today we had a Snow Day...a day when snow fell fast and heavy overnight, making for slick roads and dangerous driving in the morning. Last winter we had quite a few days like this along with single digit temperatures. This year we've seen very little snow, no snow days and only a few days with …
I’M HERE AGAIN…
I came back to post the rest of the pictures from yesterday's trail walk. I hope you're ready to see more deer, some new HAWK pictures, and a few more birds. First I encountered these two does. These two spotted me as soon as I started down the trail. Convinced I was carrying food for them, they walked …
A quick post from the park
Yesterday was a cold day, but I went for a short trail walk despite the 23 degree temperature, and I'm glad I did. Lots of little birds posed for pictures, mainly because they were hungry and hoping for some bark butter bits. There was also a little herd of deer along the trail, two that followed me right …
Brrrrrrr!
The temperature hovered at a degree or two below freezing, and the sky was spitting snow, but the trails were calling, and I wanted to see what kind of images I could capture on a gloomy, grey afternoon. Here's what I came up with: Nothing really great. No hawk. No owl. No sunshine! But my …
HAWK: UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL
Today dawned with sunshine and a blue sky, but by the time I reached the park in mid-afternoon, the sunbeams had done a vanishing act and left behind nothing but grey and gloomy. Nevertheless, I set out on a trail walk, mainly because I wanted to try out some new settings on my camera. Despite the …
HAWK GOES HUNTING
NOTE: This is the second blog post about the adventures of the redtail hawk in Chagrin River Park. You can read the first installment HERE. On my trail walk in Chagrin River Park this afternoon the first thing I decided to do was check out the screech owl nest to see if he was at home. …
Photo Almanac-Jan. 24 to Feb. 1, 2016
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 …
SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 