As I wrote two days ago, our beautiful faux-Spring weather has sent me out on the trail, searching for signs of Spring. In northeast Ohio, the signs aren't usually abundant, or even noticeable, until well into March. That makes the search a bit of a challenge, but interesting nevertheless! The most obvious sign this week has been …
Working your subject: a photographic essay
Part two of a three part series from Holden Arboretum When I bought my first digital camera and starting shooting pictures, I didn't have the faintest idea what I was doing. As I look back in my files at pictures I took in those early years, it is painfully obvious I had a lot to …
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Can you believe…
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 …
Think Spring!
As our long, cold, snowy winter recedes into the past, we can look forward to blue skies and sunny days, bird song, and flowers bursting into bloom. No, they won't arrive at warp speed, but there is no denying they are on the way, so bring 'em on! In the spirit of spring, today is a good day …
SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 