Raindrop

 

Chagrin River near Look About Lodge

 

Two friends in a Victorian Gazing Ball on a Sunny Winter Day

 

Halt in the march to Spring

 

A Primrose On its Way

 

First Sign of Spring

Skunk cabbage poking up through the ice at Jackson Bog 

Fine filaments

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Winter color at Jackson Bog

Who said winter is drab? I hiked around Jackson Bog this afternoon and found color everywhere -- green skunk cabbages poking up through the ice, red rose hips, orange fungus, bright green cress in the flowing water, white poison sumac berries, blue buckthorn berries, as well as winter's usual rich brown seed heads and bright blue sky. 

Woodpecker hole at Sand Run Metropark

Hiked along the Dogwood Trail at Sand Run yesterday. Much evidence of woodpeckers around. The trail was a bit slippery, with a thin layer of snow on it, but it felt good to be out in the cold, fresh air. Afterwards...Chicken and Noodles at Bob Evans...Mmmmmm....

Snowfilled Woodpecker holes

I think these were made by a pileated woodpecker, which is as large as a crow.

Hazelnut Catkins in January

 

Red Vase

 

Stone Arch at Quail Hollow

Milkweed