Since we turned our clocks back to standard time, I have to watch myself or dark will descend before I am ready for it. Some days I have barely started my trail walk when some photo opps present themselves, and I don't have enough light to get a good shot. Here is one example: Two things …
Could we ask for more?
The day dawned with fog which gradually lifted during the 2 1/2 hours I wandered the trails at Holden Arboretum. After snapping the picture above, I headed down the trail toward the gingko tree. Eager to find out if it was finally dressed in the rich golden hue I remembered from previous years, I was delighted …
Splendiferous
Trying to think of a good word to describe the view from the top of the Emergent Tower at Holden Arboretum, I've settled on splendiferous. I wasn't actually sure it was a "real" word, so I checked the dictionary and discovered that it means, extraordinarily or showily impressive. Its origin is splendor + i + …
Headlands Dunes State Nature Preserve
Hello fellow trail walkers. Are you up for a visit to a unique place today? I hope so because I'm heading for Headlands Dunes State Nature Preserve, and I'm inviting you to tag along. It's not really cold today, but a heavy sweater or jacket would be a good idea because we're going to the beach, and …
SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 