the wild geese splash down 

and will stay here this winter

while others fly south

-- jmb

 

June's goslings are grown

they drift on the pond and wait

for signs to fly south

-- jmb

 

first golden leaf

whispers that fall is coming

with its red splendor

--jmb

Headlands Dunes State Nature Preserve, Mentor, Ohio

Fairport Harbor Light across the dunes on Lake Erie at Headlands Beach

Elaine shot this interesting angle on some driftwood

Driftwood on Headlands Beach, Lake Erie


Late fall at Headland Dunes, Lake Erie, Mentor, Ohio

Liberty Park, Twinsburg, Ohio, Along the Buttonbush Trail

Lichens and moss abound in Liberty Park, which has two buttonbush swamps.


Mossy log


Today's dense fog began to lift just as I arrived around 11am.


Ugh! The trails were very muddy, and I slipped and got muddy knees!

The boardwalks were even more slippery with a thin film of wet moss and assorted wet leaves on them.  You don't want to slip there, as the mud and standing water on either side were several inches deep!

The sun trying to burn through the lifting fog.


A blind of some sort, though how one enters it, I don't know!

Arrowhead Orchard, Paris, OH

Stopped at Arrowhead Orchard on the way home today.  Got honeycrisp apples, homemade apple dumplings, and peanut brittle!  I love that place!

 

Sunday Hike at Silver Creek Metro Park

Fall foliage along Silver Creek


A very distinguished White Oak


A praying mantis along the trail, this one gold, compared to the green praying mantis we saw two weeks ago.


Garter Snake


A barn along the Chippewa trail


A lovely pond and favorite breeding place for dragonflies

Hike at Goodyear Heights Metropark

Alder Pond


Carpet of leaves along the trail


Pumpkins along Route 43


Have you got your Halloween Pumpkin lined up yet?

Firestone Metropark, Redwing Trail

The Redwing Trail is an easy hike along a 1.2 mile path


Cardinal on Bridge over the Tuscarawas River


Maple Leaf


Tulip Poplar Leaf


Chipmunk blends in well.


Great blue heron keeps an eye out for fish.


He also keeps a wary eye on me.


Hiker in red walks beside Little Turtle Pond.

Cancun Wild Life

Cancun Wild Life (Crab)

Common Milkweed

Common Milkweed

Photogenic Fox Squirrel

Photogenic Fox Squirrel

Hoover Park Trail

Hoover Park Trail