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Love At First Sight
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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)
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.~Robert Frost
21 comments:
That first picture is great. He's comfortably perched on his throne. Nothing to disturb him while he contemplates. Good night~
A striking photo. I love that first silhouette!
They are normally such solitary creatures. You never know where you will run into them. Great photos.
We usually take the canoe out for the morning or afternoon hours on the water, and see herons feeding at the edge, slipping ahead of us as we explore the quiet areas.
This time, we were out close to sunset, and the majority had taken to the trees.
I liked the graceful shapes they became as silhouettes--and they weren't nearly as easily spooked!
Beautiful capture, like nature's calligraphy!
Lovely photos, so tranquil. He looks like the king on his throne, overseeing his vast watery kingdom.
Excellent!
Regina.
Lovely.
Simply beautiful. It looks like Japanese art.
Beautiful shots!!
Anna
The last one is my fav.....
Well done!!
Have a nice SWF
Neat shots
Happy skywatching
It always amaze me how you create the mood for your photos. They are just fantastic.
wonderful bird images!
alone trees..
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Britney
The best place for the best ENTERTAINMENT
Lovely, Nina. I really like the first photo - nicely composed and it's clear you have a heron, even at a distance.
Great series.
Excellent! :)
Happy weekend! :)
All lovely but that first one is so beautifully composed.
The top photograph should be placed with a haiku poem. Just lovely!
Joyce
Alone but not lonely. Nice shots.
Lovely shots, the first one is my fav!
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