Snow - The Natural Alarm System

This evening I went down the the Cleveland Metroparks to see if I could capture the amazing fog we are having. There was hardly anyone in the park which made the fog and increasing darkness a little eerie. I tried to keep my imagination in check while I was walking along the trails with my camera and tripod. Maybe watching scary movies with Derrick the past two nights in a row wasn't such a good idea. After a few brief encounters with some runners, I felt more at ease and started to enjoy the quiet stillness.

There were some cool tracks in the snow. I think maybe these are from a raccoon?

On the way back to the car I decided to set my tripod up with my back towards a snow covered trail so I could get a different angle of the Lorain Bridge. As I was bending over with my face in my camera, I suddenly heard a, "CRUNCH" in the snow directly behind me. I whipped around prepared to defend myself while letting out a quick gasp. Behind me was a man who happened to be taking an evening stroll on the trail I set my back towards. I think my reaction scared him as much as he scared me because his eyes opened really wide he and muttered, "Sorry," right before he put his head down and walked away.

Snow Angel

Ever since I moved to Ohio I have been dying to photograph someone in the snow. I would plan the photo shoot in my head; beautiful young woman, cute winter clothes, bright colors and fresh snow in the Cleveland Metroparks. Well, today my dream came true. Katie met up with me in the Rocky River portion of the Metroparks and modeled in the snow in below 0 temperature! She was totally awesome and even laid down in the snow for some pictures. It's so exciting to see something you've dreamed about come to life. Thank you Katie for being awesome and smiling like it was summer. You're way tougher than I am!

I'm Back!

I celebrated my 27th birthday this weekend and one of the things I have decided to do this new year in my life is to not let myself be held back by fear. One thing that I have been wanting to do but was too chicken was go down the Toboggan Shoots in the the Cleveland Metroparks. Well, in celebration of my new goal in life, Derrick and I went Tobogganing in the Metroparks today. It was a total blast! My knuckles rubbed against the concrete walls and were skinned open but other than needing to buy a new pair of gloves, I'm ok. Hope you enjoy the video!

Snow Day!

Today is my first Snow Day! Not only are all of the schools closed, most businesses are too. My boss called this morning to let me know the office would be closed. So what have I done all day? I watched the birds outside my window. Today was a special day because there were 3 new types of birds at my feeder. A Tufted Titmouse (which flew away when I got my camera), a bird I'm having problems identifying and finally...Cardinals! I have been impatiently waiting for Cardinals to find my bird feeder and then, in the middle of a snow storm, they appeared. I have 2 pairs that have been eating at my feeder today. When I saw them I was so excited I didn't want to get my camera because I was afraid I'd scare them away. Derrick said it was crazy not to try to photograph them and he was right (as usual, but don't tell him that). This picture is through my bedroom window.

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