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five senses friday
seeing – the herbs in my potted garden thriving. And yes, I know that I probably shouldn’t allow the garlic chives to flower, but I just couldn’t resist those beautiful little white blossoms. The bees have been quite fond of them, as well. tasting – the club ciabatta sandwich at The Creperie. Why do sandwiches always…
tiny flower thursday & more
I spent my lunch hour on Wednesday walking around the outside of the building with my camera. That’s where all of these photos are from. Either the grounds around the Library or from the top floor of the parking deck. Downtown Akron was gorgeous this day.
tiny flower thursday
A little jem of a flower from our Sunday afternoon hike along the Towpath Trail. Enjoy your day, the week’s almost over. What do you do or think about to get you through the end of a long work week?
five senses friday #2
seeing: canadian geese….everywhere. tasting: honey goat cheese on a simply amazing spinach & salmon salad. hearing: tighten up by the Black Keys. you know, Akron’s own Black Keys. smelling: newly strewn mulch in the flower beds. feeling: lucky, for all that I have. What are your five senses from the this last week? Post them…
holidayfest fireworks
After a great Thanksgiving visit to Greenfield with Greg’s family, we met friends in downtown Akron Friday night for the kick off to Holidayfest. The show ended with a nice fireworks display. This gave me chance to finally use the fireworks setting on my camera. I could use some more practice with this setting, but…
a walk in the national park
This morning, a beautiful for November kind of morning, Greg and I ventured out to the nearby Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Our goal was to get to the Ira Road Trailhead and hike the towpath from there for a bit. Now here’s an interesting fact. The Ira Road Trailhead is not actually on Ira Road….
on golden pond
I had a free afternoon today, so I thought I’d venture across the street to the park to capture some of the essence and colors of autumn. I think I must have picked the most perfect afternoon. Temps were in the 60’s, some clouds were in the sky and the sun was in just the…
our hiking spree began
Greg and I began our task of tackling the Summit County Metro Parks Hiking Spree. You have to complete a minimum of eight trails from the beginning of September through the end of November. As mentioned in previous posts, we attempt this every year with the intention of finishing the spree and earning our hiking…
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