Mohican State Park Fall Color

The weather was beautiful this past weekend so we decided to visit Mohican State Park & State Forest in Ashland County Ohio to enjoy the fall color. (My husband also wanted to get in a little fly fishing in the Clear Fork River.)  The Clear Fork Gorge (a designated National Natural Landmark) is gorgeous in the fall. It was a little foggy in the morning when we arrived so the Gorge color appeared muted.

Here are some of my photos from the trip – the Gorge, the Clear Fork River, the covered bridge, and the surrounding area.

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A Great Blue Heron Goes Fishing

We took a stroll in Mentor’s Veterans Park this weekend and were rewarded by seeing a great blue heron (I believe it is a juvenile) standing on the dock, along with several people who were fishing. I assume the heron was doing some fishing of its own. It stood very still and allowed me to get very close and seemed completely unfazed by the others fishing (who were also making a lot of noise). Great blue herons are quite large birds – this one was at least 4 feet tall. Here are a few photos.

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Thunderstorm Clouds Over Lake Erie

A thunderstorm popped up on Lake Erie just north of Mentor, and the billowing cloud tops were very visible from nearby higher elevations. After getting a photo of the clouds that were quickly rising in the sky, I decided to stop by Mentor Headlands Beach State Park to see if I could get a better view from the lake shore. Sadly, the cloud tops weren’t very visible from that vantage point, but I managed to get a few interesting photos of the storm as it continued to brew over the lake.

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A Pair of Lightning Bolts

Storms moved in off Lake Erie starting at about 2:00 AM and caused lightning, thunder, and rain to develop in spurts over the next few hours. I was able to grab some lightning photos as one of the storm cells passed through at about 5:30 AM – here’s one of the better photos.

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Gully Brook Park, Lake Metroparks

Gully Brook Park, a new member of the Lake Metroparks system and located in Willoughby Hills, Ohio, was opened last week. Despite the rainy weather here today, we decided to go for a stroll and for some photos. It’s a lovely walk, heavy with trees, and in the fall, I think it will be even more beautiful. Here are a few photos.

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Rainbow at Ground Level And The Missing Pot of Gold

After a few days of drenching rain, the weather cleared up during the latter part of the day. But, as the storm system pulled away, it triggered another brief and very localized burst of “lake effect” rain showers. The short line of heavy rain moved through as the sun was getting lower in the sky, and while the rainbow in the sky itself was very faint, one appeared brightly at ground level. With a streak of sun shining between the house and trees, a lovely large rainbow appeared in our back yard, close enough to walk over and grab up that pot of gold that is at the end of each rainbow. (You’ll notice that the pot of gold is already gone in this picture, with gold prices these days who wouldn’t want to grab it?)

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Harpersfield Covered Bridge, Ashtabula County Ohio

Yesterday we took a drive out to Harpersfield Ohio, in neighboring Ashtabula County, to see one of the covered bridges in the area.  The bridge spans the Grand River.   Here are a few photos.

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