In my last post, two days ago, I promised to return with more pictures from the trail walk Lisa and I took in the Arboretum on Friday. Yesterday was so full, I didn't have time to keep that promise. The weekend flew by, as they usually do, and Monday morning has arrived already, and, finally, here are my …
Love those birds!
I was standing next to the trail, watching a house wren "feathering her nest," when I spotted two birds on a branch high over my head. I couldn't see them clearly with my naked eye, so you can imagine my surprise when I downloaded them to my computer after I got home. Talk about serendipity! I …
Can you name these birds?
It was a great day for a bird walk, with lots of little birds posing for their portraits. I even captured a couple I had to look up. How many of these birds can you name? All of them are common in northeast Ohio and surrounding states, and some even live here year round. One …
Continuing my search for spring
Rain and thunder through the night and into the morning hours convinced me that this would not be a good day for another trail walk. Instead I will continue with part 2 of yesterday's post: Searching for Spring in the Arboretum. I ended that post when we reached the entrance to the Rhododendron Garden, so I will pick up there …
Dreary…AGAIN!
Part one of a two part post in which we continue our Search for Spring in the Arboretum. Thunder, buckets of rain, and puddles deep enough for ducks to take a swim! That's today, drowning in dreariness, but yesterday was beautiful...a great day for a trail walk at Holden Arboretum. That's where we will continue …
Celebrating spring!
My friend Lisa and I took at trail walk in Holden Arboretum today. The morning sky was completely overcast, but as I drove down Sperry Road to the arboretum entrance at about 1 pm, the sun came out. Admittedly it was still only about 50 degrees, and winter hasn't entirely loosened its grip on northeast …
Before the warm up
I won't say this has been a mild winter, but I'm not going to complain about the harsh, frigid weather we've experienced this year. Have we have some really cold days? Oh yes, we have! And even more overcast, just-plain-dismal-days! However, we are way down in total inches of snow this winter, and there have …
A touch of whimsy
On my way down the trail, I had to smile when I saw this miniature snowperson sitting on the bench. That, and the brilliant sunshine, added a very happy note to my day. Hope it made you smile too! Trail Walker
I couldn’t believe my eyes!
The clouds parted and the sun appeared in a beautiful blue sky this morning, and I truly couldn't believe my eyes! What a difference a day can make! After trudging down the trail yesterday under completely overcast skies, with wet snow blowing in my face, I didn't think I would see the sun today. And maybe not for the …
Back on the trail again!
Partly sunny! The weather forecast predicted some sunshine, and partly sunny it was. In recent days (weeks? months?), we have had many rainy, windy, frigid, icy, snowy weather days, but very few (if any) sunny ones. At least that is how it has seemed to me. When today's partly sunny prediction actually came to pass, …
SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 