The Common Garter Snake
There are certain animals that we are taught to fear. We watch Jaws for the first time, and then our mind fills with terrifying thoughts...

Moss (Shin and Ryan Final Project)
Ryan was the first to come up with this idea of using moss paint to write quotes. I thought that it was a little bizarre, but quite a...
Barefoot Walking at Headlands
Wet rock is smothered in swaths of green algae, water squeezes in the cracks between my toes. I curl my feet tightly around a thin stone...
Odes to the Bugs Encountered
For the spider that built its web from the post where I hung my hammock to where my feet rested, totally unnoticed: O patron saint of...

Jay's Foxes
The red fox or Vulpes Vulpes is a medium sized canine creature weighing about six to twenty four pounds and their length can be anywhere...
The Life of a Young Robin
The momma robin watches over her children very protectively. I must wait to get closer and take a picture. The mother keeps an eye...
Evening in Acacia
On the evening of Thursday, May 28, I decided to take a walk through the Acacia Park in an attempt to try to capture photographs of the...

Once the World's Largest Amusement Park... Now A Wilderness Wasteland
You might be surprised to learn that at one time, a 20min drive from my home in Solon, OH, was the largest amusement park on the planet....

Experiencing the View at LaDue
We got out of the car and started loading the kayaks into the water. People were all around us bustling their boats into the lake and...

Sounds of Solo
The solo experience over the weekend was oddly familiar to me. When I was not reading Refuge, I felt the same boredom and impatience that...
Uninvited Guest
3.5 x 5.5 inches Towards the evening of my solo, I realized I had not eaten anything, so I began to make a fire. But as I was kindling...
May 26th: Moments on my Solo
May 26th It has now been a full day since I have returned from my solo trip and aside from the innumerable amounts of mosquito bites and...
Shaker Lakes Nature Center: The Vision of Nature
My eyes watch for the movement of the forest as I sit calmly on my perch. The longer I sit the more I can see and hear. My eyes track...

The Crow
Today it was a sunny day, so I did some more birdwatching with my dog. We make a strong duo, with his attention drawn to anything in the...
Sanctuary
Further downstream, the roar of the waterfall is drowned out by cars flying down Interstate 90 overhead. As each one passes, the...

Adventure through Penitentiary Glen
We pulled in the parking lot and made our way to the gravel path lined with trees filling out with their blossoms and many wildflowers....
My Hike in The Woods
After lunch today I went on a hike in the woods with hopes of finding wildlife. Last week, I saw a crayfish in the creek for what is...
Through The Creek
As I just prepared to enhance my sector at home, I left. I headed up to Chautauqua, New York, to set up my house for the summer. Heading...

















