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Thursday, July 10, 2014

Spring Landscapes

Continuing with my blog marathon - five blogs in five days, here is day 2 - spring landscapes.

I tried to combine some large wild flower displays with the landscapes the blooms are found in.   Let's start out with the largest display of wild flowers I know of - the beautiful Virginia bluebell display.


For almost as far as the eye can see, some areas along Furnace Run present a carpet of bluebells. 


From the Poland Woods city park in Poland Ohio, this display of sessile trillium completely surrounded this old tree.  


From Poland Woods park again, the underappreciated skunk cabbage.   This display is after the flower has bloomed and the huge elephant ear leaves help the plant absorb nutrients to last them the remainder of the year.  


A mini landscape showcasing the environment where the Ohio State wild flower (white trillium) flourish - Wordens Ledges in Cleveland Metro Parks Hinckley Reservation.


A nice wider landscape style view of an impressive number of trout lily in the Hinckley Reservation of the Cleveland Metro Parks.


Another impressive display of Virginia bluebells can be found at the Hemlock Creek Picnic area of the Cleveland Metro Parks.

Now to take you to a different type of landscape - the beautiful Brecksville Marsh in the Cleveland Metro Parks.





I'll leave you with a beautiful sunrise from Indigo Lake in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.



So those are some of the landscapes I've captured over the last few moths. 

For tomorrow, day three we'll look at some of the insects that have shared some time with me over the last few months. 


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