Eastern Bluebird at nestbox
I love the golden woods,
where, even on the dimmest days,
what little light there is seems more.
And boughs barely seen under splendid array,
Eastern box turtle
American beech leaves
Turkeytail fungi
White-crowned Sparrow
The falls on Avey's Run
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!
In the Spring of 2008, I watched 2 Vernal Pools on my property as part of the Ohio Vernal Pool Partnership monitoring program.
My 2008 journal includes photos and findings, as I studied this fascinating wetland area, just a few steps beyond my backdoor...
Now, another season of this cycle is underway!
My journal for 2009 is in progress.
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.
Just back from Washington's Olympic National Park, what National Geographic Magazine calls, "an American landscape, better than it ever gets."
From the tide pools of its wilderness beaches, through the rainforests rivaling any in the world, to glacier-fed mountain lakes dotting the magnificent forests of ancient trees beneath glacier-capped mountain meadows.
This place is WILD!
Come see!
Last summer, 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....
9 comments:
Lovely photos and words. If only we could hold and enjoy this season for another month…
If only.
Gorgeous photo's, they brightened my day :D
Such simple splendor captured so beautifully in elegant images of secrets revealed. Lovely beyond words.
Such beautiful photos!
I thought Box turtles would be hibernating by now. I wonder when they go to sleep for the winter?
The cool temperatures of the fall signal the Box Turtle that it is the time to return to their favorite places to hibernate. They sometimes travel great distances to overwinter in the same hibernaculum. They are still active in NY as well.
Beautiful picture of a rare animal. Unfortunately, turtle populations are in decline nation wide.
Such gorgeous photographs. I'll keep coming back to see their beauty.
What a delightful series of transitionall shots...oh, and that dear little turtle face!
These images are outstanding! What a beautiful area! I'm luvin that turtle.
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