Begin again. Sunrise today at Holden Beach, North Carolina. #sunrise #nature #ocean #beach #water #clouds

The moss awakes. A stone wall is alive with bright green moss in early Spring. #moss #nature #ohio

Long after sundown. The glow lasted late into the evening tonight. #sunset #nature #trees #water #ohio

Warm sky at dawn. Sunrise over the Maumee River this morning on a very warm Spring day. #sunrise #nature #trees #sky #water #maumeeriver #ohio

Dried remains. Sunset with dead plants on the riverbank of the Maumee River before Spring takes hold. #sunset #nature #maumeeriver #trees

Stuck. A tree branch waterlogged and mired in mud pokes through the surface of perfectly still cloudy water. #nature #water #blackandwhite

An embrace from the sky through the trees. Sunset on this cold Spring evening. #sunset #nature #trees #ohio

Winter letting go. A warm sunrise near the end of winter as rains wake the ground. #sunrise #nature #winter #spring #water #ohio

Afterglow on the first day of Spring. A warm day left warm colors as a reminder of what lies ahead. #sunset #nature #sky #trees #clouds #ohio

The long shadow of late winter. Today along the Miami-Erie Canal Towpath Trail near Grand Rapids, OH. #winter #nature #trees #water #maumeeriver #hiking #ohio #blackandwhite

Breaking through. The sunrise manages to bust through the clouds this morning, if only for a few moments. #sunrise #nature #trees #water #maumeeriver #ohio

Gentle daybreak. Sunrise today on a cold March morning. #sunrise #nature #trees #sky #ohio

Driftwood on the rocks. A warm but gray day at the end of winter offer this scene at Maumee Bay State Park. #nature #lighthouse #lakeerie #ohio #blackandwhite

Foraging. Deer look for food in the Wintergarden/St. John’s Woods Nature Preserve last Saturday. #deer #nature #ohio

Waiting on Spring. Today at Maumee Bay State Park.

The path to Spring. A beautiful sunny day for a walk at Oak Openings Preserve Metropark, until the snow came. #nature #hiking #trees #oakopenings

End of day. Sunset yesterday before the storms on the Maumee River. #sunset #maumeeriver

Erie icebergs. Grounded icebergs in Lake Erie melt as temperatures reach record highs. The beach of Sheldon Marsh State Nature Preserve lies in the foreground. #nature #winter #icebergs #lakeerie #ohio

Reaching. Before the green of Spring on a bright sunny day at the Sheldon Marsh State Nature Preserve. #nature #spring #trees #blackandwhite

Walking home. The departing sun leaves a quiet gift behind. #sunset #nature #maumeeriver #ohio

Out in the fog. The unknown lurks beyond. #nature #fog #hiking #blackandwhite

Geese in the upsidedown. A pond partially rippled and the reflection of trees twists reality a bit. Photographed I. The Wintergarden/St. John’s Woods Nature Preserve in Bowling Green, OH. #nature #birds #winter #blackandwhite #hiking

Quiet rising at sundown. The birds find their evening roosts and the squirrels curl in their nests bring a peace along the river near winter’s end. #sunset #nature #maumeeriver #ohio #hiking

Weathered fungus. Found on the side of a tree. #nature #fungus

Simply orange. The orange sun drops through the trees as it sets in early March along the Maumee River. #sunset #nature #trees #maumeeriver #ohio

Worm Moon rising. Tonight along the Maumee River. #moon #nature

Seeds of Spring. Fine dead weeds with what appear to be seeds filter the light of a sky afire with sunset on a warm February evening. #sunset #nature #plants #hiking #ohio

Returning to earth. Dead trees slowly decomposing. Yesterday in the Wintergarden/St. John’s Woods Nature Preserve in Bowling Green, OH. #nature #trees #blackandwhite

Burls on an oak. Today at Wintergarden/St. John’s Woods Nature Preserve in Bowling Green, OH. #nature #trees #hiking #ohio #blackandwhite

Rising moon. As the sun went down, the moon inched higher in the sky, and a seagull cruised overhead last evening. #moon #birds #nature #ohio

Coming attractions. A warm day at the end of February means Spring is getting closer. The sun went down tonight leaving a spectacular display. Unfortunately, snow is in the forecast. #sunset #nature #trees #maumeeriver #hiking #ohio

Tangled Sunset. Hoping for Spring soon. This was a warm day in April of 2020. #sunset #nature #trees #ohio

Path to nighttime. A view of the former Miami-Erie Canal towpath along the Maumee River at sunset last evening. #sunset #winter #trees #maumeeriver #hiking #ohio

Sunset through snow showers. A view of clouds dropping snow, as they blew through the region near sunset yesterday. #sunset #nature #clouds #trees #sky #winter #snow #ohio

Looking more like Fall than Winter. Goll Woods State Nature Preserve on Wednesday last week. #hiking #nature #trees #ohio

The tug of war between seasons. A shallow marsh begins to refreeze after a late season thaw. Today in Oak Openings Metropark and Nature Preserve near Swanton, OH. #nature #hiking #winter #ohio

Struggling dawn. Fog and clouds try to suppress the rising sun on an unseasonably warm February morning along the Maumee River. #sunrise #nature #trees #maumeeriver #ohio

Peaceful passing. The day quietly slips away beyond the trees along the dry and abandoned Miami-Erie Canal. #sunset #nature #trees #ohio

Flight of 4. At dusk yesterday.

Waking from winter’s sleep. Another day of thawing along the Maumee River comes to end. #winter #sunset #thaw #February #sky #maumeeriver #ohio

Cathedral of trees. Today on the Miami and Erie Canal Towpath Trail near Grand Rapids, OH. #nature #trees #hiking

Waiting out winter. Old trees await the warmth of Spring on a cloudless day with a deep blue sky. Along the trail through Wintergarden/St. John’s Woods Nature Preserve in Bowling Green, OH. #trees #winter #nature #ohio

Thawing at dawn. Melting snow lays on a dead tree limb as the glow of sunrise creeps over the horizon. Captured in 2019. #sunrise #winter #nature #trees

The little engine that could. Sundown on the engine of the Toledo, Lake Erie & Western Railway parked on the line just outside Grand Rapids, OH. #sunset #trains #nature #clouds #winter

Empty nest. Along the Slippery Elm Trail in Wood County, OH. #winter #tree #nature #blackandwhite

Thawing at dusk. It was a warm day. The snowpack turned to slush with the sky at sunset embracing the still frozen frozen ground. #sunset #winter #clouds #nature #sky #ohio

Work of the wind. Sculpted snow drifts on a frozen Lake Erie. #snow #winter #ice #nature #lakeerie #ohio

Frozen marsh. Sumac and shadows on the edge of the very frozen Magee Marsh Wildlife Area. #winter #nature #blackandwhite

Winter’s icy hand. Sunshine and below freezing temps today created an amazing ice sculpture on a building in the Magee Marsh Wildlife Area near Oak Harbor, OH. #nature #winter #ice #snow #blackandwhite

Sunrise for breakfast. 7° F at daybreak along the Maumee River today in one of my favorite spots. #sunrise #sky #winter #trees #nature #maumeeriver #ohio