Perhaps it is not the presence of language that defines brilliance,
but rather, the ability to create something which is beyond words.
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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)
16 comments:
Hi Nina! These are great pictures. I have only since one hummingbird nest and that was in Longwood Gardens. She looks like a proud mama sitting in her nest.
I am glad that three chickadee's are okay. Lisa
beautiful :-)
Beyond words indeed !! If put to music, it is something worthy of Mozart. A masterpiece !!
Oh--what a nice photo of the hummingbird nest. I am still looking for one.
Oh! Nina
What a sight this is.. that nest is a true work of art.. I'd love to see more of this maybe when the young have flown. It looks to be made of Lichen.
Oh how special! Lovely nesting photo.
I wish I could show my Dad this nest. He has never seen a hummingbird nest. He loves to feed them. His excuse to not stay overnight during summer is that he has to get back to feed the hummers. Ha...
Yes, Tom, she's used pieces of lichen for her nest. I remembered reading that, but somehow, didn't expect it to be so exquisitely constructed! Can you see how many tiny pieces she's attached (with spiderwebs, no less!) to completely cover it? It's like a mosaic!
I would have loved to see her working on it--can you imagine??
I would love to find a hummingbird nest one of these days! With all my hummers around . . . I must have one here somewhere! Thanks for sharing this with us!
Me too - never seen one. But as little as they are, I imagine they're hard to find.
Great images, love the background.
Beautiful. I've never seen a hummingbird's nest and we have a feeder just outside our kitchen window. Thanks for posting those lovely pics.
Oh, My Heavens. I'm speechless (for once).
That is a wonderful photo and a treasure of a find. I can only imagine how tiny it must be!
I love birds. that is a very lucky photo. they build nests, the same way we build our houses. perhaps they understand the meaning of "home"
So cool. I've never found a hummer's nest, but I haven't quit looking.
Marvin at Nature in the Ozarks
Oh, the still silent beauty of the forest and the nest!
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