June Update: Joe and I just returned last night from London and oh what a great experience it was! We had such a great trip thanks to our wonderful tour guide, Tom, a great group of travelers and all of the research we did during the month of June. We stayed in an amazing hotel with Read more
July 6th: The last couple of days I’ve felt like I’m getting a cold, so I’ve been taking Airborne in hopes to fight it off. This morning I woke up feeling sick and was experiencing serious jet lag. My original hope was to walk through Bexley, but I didn’t make it out of Eastmoor. When I have Read more
July 10th: This morning I visited Blacklick Woods, the Metropark I frequent the most since we lived in Blacklick. Blacklick Woods features 643 acres of woods, fields, seasonal swamp ponds, a small prairie and a golf course. It has one of the best remaining beech-maple forests in Central Ohio along with a buttonbush swamp. The forest areas Read more
July 12th: Today was a rainy day at Lakeside, but that didn’t stop us from riding our bikes and getting out for the occasional walk during the breaks in the rain. After hanging out in the house for a while working on a puzzle, we headed to Hoover Auditorium for a concert given by a Columbus Read more
July 15th: The rain just won’t quit this summer, but the one positive outcome was the beautiful double rainbow I was able to capture last night. Enjoy! 🙂 This morning I visited Chestnut Ridge Metro Park, which is the first ridge in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. The ridge spans about 4,500 feet and rises to about Read more
July 18th: Today we a really busy day full of work and errands. I took Stanzi to the vet to get a steroids shot because she’s OCD and won’t stop licking herself in the same spot, did work for MTMS from home, checked out Bexley Natural Market (way too expensive), baked a fruit crisp, visited with Read more
July 21st: This morning I headed over to Pickerington Ponds to walk on a couple of their walking paths. Pickerington Ponds is a premier spot for birdwatching, with more than 260 species seen. The combination of seasonal ponds and rich wetland vegetation, with bordering woodlands, serve as a magnet for migrating waterfowl, shore birds and land birds. Read more
July 27th: This morning I made my way over to Canal Winchester to visit Slate Run & Slate Run Historical Farm. Slate Run features a variety of habitats ranging from the open areas of grasslands, wetlands and meadows to the forested areas of beech, oak, hickory and sugar maple. Wildlife viewing opportunities abound at the 1,705-acre park. Sandhill Read more