by Frank | Mar 9, 2025 | Photography, Botanical Garden
All sizes, colors, and smells of orchids Karen and I made our annual pilgrimage to see the pretty orchids at the Cleveland Botanical Gardens. They certainly outdid themselves this year. I think I took some of my best photos yet of this traditional display. I used my...
by Frank | Jan 1, 2025 | Photography, Museums
Fossils, dinosaur skeletons, earth sciences, and live animals The Cleveland Museum of Natural History recently opened up its new $150 million addition, so Karen and I wanted to check it out. What a wonderful job they did with the new space. It’s filled with...
by Frank | Dec 20, 2024 | Photography, Botanical Garden
We made our annual pilgramage to the special show at the Cleveland Botanical Gardens called Frost in mid-December. The crew that arranges the flowers and lights and other exhibits really put in a lot of hard work. It’s the same organization that puts together...
by Frank | Aug 11, 2024 | Hiking, Camping
South Bass Island had not been kind to us the first two times we tried to camp at the state park there. In fact, the weather downright tried to kill us both times. So we had some doubt when we decided to give it a third chance and booked a cliff-side campsite once...
by Frank | May 11, 2024 | Photography, Nature
Another Marvelous Light Show From Mother Nature Wait!?! Another wonderful sky-gazing event a little over a month after the total solar eclipse passed directly over our home? AND clear skies in northeast Ohio? Yes, an extra strong Aurora Borealis hit the skies of north...
by Frank | May 5, 2024 | Photography
Photographing Sofia among the beautiful background of the Holden Arboretum My daughter graduates from high school this month. After much indecision since her cancelled Senior Portrait photo shoot last fall, she decided to ask me to take these important pictures. This...
by Frank | Apr 21, 2024 | Casual Corner, Cemeteries
A day (or week) late and a daffodil (or a hillside) short One of the yearly acts of nature we try to catch is the annual blooming of Daffodil Hill at Lakeview Cemetery in Cleveland. We took some beautiful pictures among the yellow-filled hillside a couple years ago....
by Frank | Apr 9, 2024 | Photography, Nature, Eclipse
Even Better Than The Hype! Monday, April 8, 2024 was the day the Eclipse darkened a good portion of North America. Karen and I had been ready for this day for at least a couple of years. But we didn’t know if Mother Nature would be ready. After all, April in...
by Frank | Mar 27, 2024 | Casual Corner, Nature
Music to watch an eclipse by We’ve been looking forward to the April 8, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse that is hitting parts of North America for a long time. I bought a special camera filter to take photos of the phenomenon. We bought really nice Eclipse glasses a...
by Frank | Mar 24, 2024 | History
Browns with the early departure again So we goofed! We bought tickets to a meet and greet that included Hanford Dixon, Frank Minnifield, Felix Wright, and Phil Dawson. They were for 3:00 Saturday, March 23. Well…not exactly. I received a phone notification 90...