Sometimes, after talking with people, you develop a new appreciation for a picture. This shot was originally called “Upstream from Robinson Falls.” This rocky forested area is just upstream from Robinson falls, but once a viewer said “You know there are two people kissing in that picture?” I can’t unsee…
On April 19th I took a hike in the gorge at Conkle’s Hollow. Even though there were quite a few people there, this park still offers a bit of solitude. Several species of spring flowers were at peak.
There’s a little known Nature Preserve just south of where I live called Boch Hollow. I haven’t been there in a while, but I signed up for a program to visit the permit portion of the park. We had a light snowfall the night before and I hadn’t been to…
This weekend I went on a camping trip with the Central Ohio Photographic Society. It was a fun but exhausting weekend. Friday night we shot the Milkyway. It wasn’t very easy to see on the lake, so we ventured to the old school house where we were able to do…
In mid July I decided it was time to get out of the house for a bit. There was a Turtle Walk at Boch Hollow (a slow hike where the naturalist Lauren just answers questions about what ever we happen to find along the trail), so I grabbed my camera…
On June 28th I took a trip to Rhododendron Cove State Nature preserve. The native Rhododendron bloom much later than the cultivars we see in town, but I did almost miss them. A few were still budding out, and lots of other wildflowers were blooming as well.
This my third year going up to Magee Marsh for the annual bird migration. We visited May 14-17 after the “Big Week”. It is a beautiful area that offers excellent opportunities to see Warblers and lots of other birds that aren’t usually easy to see. When I say Magee Marsh,…
The flowers were amazing at Trillium fest this year. This annual event is held in mid-April and is hosted by the Appalachia Ohio Alliance. There were probably three times as many flowers this year as the Trillium really seemed to enjoy our milder winter.
I had several trips to Wahkeena Nature Preserve this spring. These pictures are from April and early June.
Out of order once again. This is today’s hike at Wahkeena Nature Preserve just south of Lancaster, OH. If you haven’t made it out into the woods this spring this may be the week to do it. It is a very good year for most wildflowers, but most of them…
