Strong arms wake and stretch
their fingers into darkness,
touching tenderly.
their fingers into darkness,
touching tenderly.



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)
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.~Robert Frost
38 comments:
Nice lighting on the 'shrooms!
There's no better lighting for pictures than nature gives us early in the morning. Wonderful photographs.
I haven't mentioned it, but we do so love the hummingbird photo journal. It is delightful to watch.
Marvelous Sky Watch photo and lovely verse. Thanks.
purple to blue sky. lovely. same goes with the poetry.
A glorious sky. A perfect start for the new Sky Watch.
Early morning light is definitely worth getting up for, which your top photo proves.
Beautiful shots all of them:) But the first one, I have to say that is my favorite!
Petunia's SWF
Love that sky, and the colour is perfect.
The Team thanks you for your post and making this venture a success.
Love your skywatch shot and love the sequence of the mushrooms!
Your Sky Watch is amazing but what caught my eye is the mushrooms... those are beautiful!!
Mountain Retreat Photos
Fishing Fiesta
Greate Sky Watch post.
Have a nice weekend, from AnneKa in Norway
Very nice shots! Love the nature feel of them! Have a great weekend!
beautiful shots and the mushrooms look so neat
What a fantastic morning sky! Gorgeous colours.
Love the poem and the mushrooms in the glade.
That is very beautiful!
Beautiful colors and FANTASTIC mushrooms!
I love those swirls of pinky blue. Excellent.
Very pretty shot and love the blue mixture w/ the purple below.
Have a good one
The light on the mushroom is beautiful. These shots are great.
Nice to see such wonderful photos of the Fly Amanita,classic example of a poisonous species. Your poem gives it a very different character as it greets first light.
Hello from Colorado. Very nice series of pictures. Love the colors in the sky. Never knew mushrooms cool look so good.
These are outstanding, Nina! I love how the soft light spreads across the top of the mushrooms.
Stunning shots all of them... nice new header as well
Thank you for joining the sky watch team on their new venture… I hope you enjoy your sky watching and come back for more.
Tom
Marvellous!
Oh what a beautiful sky!
Beautiful,both the photos and the poem!
Beautiful color in that sky and the unfolding mushrooms. Very nice!
Great photo and verse! Happy SWF!
Sky watch - mushroom watch... marvelous pics.
Thank you for sharing those, NR.
Lea
There are brave enthomycologists and live enthomycologists, but there are no live, brave enthomycologists.
Nina, this is just lovely and touches my heart!
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Beautiful, poetic pics :)
Beautiful captures.. Beautiful sky!I Love the sun~lit shrooms! Your pictures are fantastic, I found your site through skywatch..so glad I did!
Happy weekend, and happy sky~watching!
Cat
NR: What a cool shot of the Sky, very nicely done.
Oh what a beautiful morning! I can feel the crisp cool air here! Absolutely gorgeous!
Lovely hues. Lovely Sky Watch shot, Nina.
Very nice capture of the light on the mushrooms. So hard to do! Read your latest post also with the birds. We used to live where there were a lot of Jays and you're right they are nasty buggers. Had to chase one away from a chipmunk one time. Sad about the babies, what a beautiful picture of them.
Great sky picture. Love the shrooms too.
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