What last night's fog had hidden in mist,
revealed in dawn's droplets.
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Come along in Red Canoe as she explores the quiet backwater of Ohio's State Parks and the scenic streams and rivers of the Midwest. Discover the beauty hidden beyond the water's edge, quietly waiting, past access points, often only inches deep!
Come browse my photography site, Nature Remains: nothing but a photograph, for full-page slide shows of my favorite images and opportunities to purchase them.
In Spring of 2008, I began the study of 2 vernal pools on my property as part of the Ohio Vernal Pool Partnership monitoring program.
My 2008 journal includes the first photos and findings, as I studied this fascinating wetland area just a few steps beyond my backdoor...
2009 photos and findings,
2010,... again!
Now, 4 years later, another season is just days away!
Travel beyond the Midwest has taken me to some beautiful places. Usually off the beaten track, these places are WILD!
Acadia National Park
New River Nature Festival
Olympic National Park
Pictured Rocks and the UP
Voyageurs National Park
(click on the text above each photo for a quick get-away)
A regularly appearing feature, "Have you seen..." takes a closer, more patient look at things usually not seen in a flattering light.
Take a look!
Each spring, as winter lessens its grip and days warm with the first fragrant breezes of a new season, we collect sap from our Sugar Maples and produce just enough syrup for ourselves for the coming year.
The progress of this year's backyard endeavor is illustrated here.
Summer 2008, the tiny jewel of the avian world, a Ruby-throated Hummingbird, nested just feet from my front door. Pictures of her nest and the changing lives within are collected in this journal.
From life the size of a pea....
Cats that come to stay
(click on the text above each photo for stories in these collections)
17 comments:
Dear Nina,
This is very beautiful!
Ahhh...
Happy Spring.
Sherry
Everything connected to everything else... wonderful!
Terrific delicate pictures! Your camera did a great job capturing.
I have yet to capture this kind of picture with my new camera.. so it will be interesting to gt out there and try this out, at the moment my health says no but myhead says yes... ha! what a battle.
OOOooooo Nina you have a wonder place to watch nature. I haven't even seen a spider web let alone one decorated with droplets of fog. Just beautiful. Plus you have grasshoppers already. I haven't seen anything but a fly in my garden as yet.
Stunning photos and I can't remember the last time I have thought about fog!
Yes, I spied the little cricket on the dry leaf.... Sometimes,in order to really see one must focus only on the moment in time and just look and absorb. I am eagerly longing for the multitude of details that spring and summer offer.
Nina,
We have similar taskes in beauty.
Love it.
Mary
Nina,
You know I meant "tastes".
That is pure magic. You are so talented!
I spent a lot of time in one spot, looking for something to catch my eye. This little web was so intricate, I knelt down and examined it for a long time. From that low angle, I was able to see the little cricket--he's less than 1/4 inch long!
I love the detail a camera can add to what I barely saw while walking there.
Hey... those droplets aren't frozen! :) Spring must be on the way.
Webs are among my favorite things. And the hopper is wonderful. Absolutely beautiful pictures!
Wow, beautiful! You did a nice job capturing them on...film... or on a cell. Something that I value very much in life is maintaining a sense of wonder. Yours is infectuous.
Love how you ended your photo stream with the little cricket... among all those dead leaves ... nice droplet photos!
Really nice photos.
Nice pics Nina!
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