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Tue, 25 Dec 2007
Christmas day was cold but sunny, so I went for a walk in the woods in the North Chagrin Metropark. This time of year most things are shades of gray and brown, but not everything. Below is a close up of the moss growing on a dead log. The purple pods on red stalks are spore capsules - the closest thing moss has to flowers. The stalks are only an inch or two high, but with the bright green moss they made a nice show of color on a drab background of dead leaves.
Winter in Ohio means bright red male cardinals. This one was shy, and wouldn't move out of the deep brush. But I like this shot anyway.
The obligatory icicle shot, to prove that yes, it is cold
Someone had built a small lean-to of branches a little way off one of the paths, facing a stand of dense brush. I sat down there and waited quietly, and was rewarded by a pair of deer who walked past less then fifty feet away. They alerted to my movement when I aimed the camera, but seemed more curious than worried.
As I was leaving the woods, I noticed a lump up in a tree. At first I thought it was a squirrel nest - a blob of twigs and leaves. But it was too smooth, and as I got closer I realised that it was a hawk, with his head hunched down and his feathers fluffed up to keep warm. As I took a couple shots, he seemed to wake up, and eventually flew off. This was the best one.
(posted: 25 Dec 2007 21:30) (permalink)