Computer Motherboard “City” & Snowy Landscape

It's obvious that winter cabin fever has set in when I find myself looking around the house for things to photograph. The recent New Year snowstorm that hit the Midwest (now affecting the East Coast) kept me housebound and a landscape covered with well over a foot of snow makes for boring pictures. I decided to take apart an old, inoperative computer and realized how much the motherboard looks like a miniature city, so photographs were in order. (At least I was able to put that dead computer to good use.)

OK, I admit it. The snow was piled so high that just had to take a picture of some bushes in the yard, topped with over a foot of snow.

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Chagrin Falls At Christmastime, After Heavy Rain

Here’s a animated photo of Chagrin Falls, taken yesterday. The Chagrin River levels were very high due to the combination of snow melt and heavy rains and the waterfalls were roaring. The stairway to the falls were closed at the time; I assume there was a concern over people slipping on the wet stairway (or the danger from the high water levels from the river).

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A Halo Around The Sun

The sun was rising though some cirrus clouds on this very cold and crisp morning, the perfect conditions to create a halo around the sun. The rainbow colors were faint but it is still a sight that can take one’s breath away! Here’s a photo I took of this lovely weather phenomenon.

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Autumn at Tinkers Creek Gorge in Bedford, Ohio

Another one of my favorite locations to view fall colors: the overlook at Tinker’s Creek Gorge in Bedford Reservation, which is part of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park and also part of the Cleveland Metroparks system. Despite the fact that the fall colors seem a little dull here in northeast Ohio, this view still is breathtaking. Here’s a photo that I took today (click on the image for a larger view).

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Autumn Colors at Squire’s Castle

Squire’s Castle is one of my favorite places to photograph in the fall. The gray color of the structure is offset by the surrounding colorful foliage. It looks great in both color and in black and white. Here are a few photos I took this morning (click on any image for a larger view).

(Squire’s Castle is in the North Chagrin Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks in Willoughby Hills, Ohio.)

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And Now for Something Completely Different – Fly Fishing!

Regular visitors to my blog are accustomed to seeing photos of landscapes, birds, and weather. This time I’m featuring something different: fly fishing! Last weekend, we got away from fishing the usual places in northeast Ohio and traveled to the private waters of Smith Creek at Susie Q Farm in Virginia. The fishing was guided by Brian Trow of Mossy Creek Fly Fishing, located in Harrisonburg, Virginia. I swear that Brian has x-ray vision as he is able to see fish that are invisible to most. As a fly fishing teacher, he has amazing patience along with a high energy level, which makes the fishing experience enjoyable even for someone like me who is just an observer. The waters of Smith Creek were very productive that day and my husband caught several fish. Sadly, I wasn’t around to photograph all of them as I was sometimes distracted by the lovely surroundings - or giant spiders (photo below). Here are a few photos (click on any photo to access the gallery).

John Zimmer & Brian Trow

Black & Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia)

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Buttermilk Falls & Shale – North Chagrin Reservation

The water levels were low this weekend when we visited Buttermilk Falls in the North Chagrin Reservation in Lake and Cuyahoga Counties, part of the Cleveland (Ohio) Metroparks. This provided for excellent views of the interesting shale formations in the stream bed. The shale at the upper point of the falls broke off into curvy jagged shapes, while only slightly further down the falls, the shale broke off into rectangular chunks. Here are a few photos.

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