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2020-04-17
Tree Limb Arch, Cumberland Park, Cleveland Heights, OH
Within a few days after Gov. DeWine started Ohio's "shelter in place" order, a small arch made of tree limbs appeared in Cumberland Park along Cumberland Road. On a more recent walk, I found that someone had rebuilt the arch on a larger scale. It's interesting to watch for signs of how people do various things to fight boredom. -
2020-04-17
Tree Limb Peace Sign
This is the reverse side of the post next to a giant peace sign fashioned out of tree limbs. The post reads "Be kind to each other. #ClevelandHeightsPeaceSign" -
2020-04-17
Tree Limb Peace Sign
This post describes an activity related to the peace sign behind it. The post reads "Peace. Please take a power stick. Place it in your yard to remind you of [peace sign] and allow the birds to pick the yarn for their nests." To my mind, this community project shows the need to take actions to combat a sense of futility. Parks are more important than ever in this time when walking outside is one of the only safe ways to be outdoors. It's nice to see the community making an intentional, active use of this park. -
2020-04-17
Tree Limb Peace Sign
Regular walks have taken on new importance for me amid the stress-inducing experience of living in a time of uncertainty. Watching the incremental emergence of spring has been more than a little therapeutic. On April 11, on a walk through Cumberland Park, I noticed that someone had arranged tree limbs into a giant peace sign in a former picnic area. Six days later, I passed by the same spot. Many sticks wrapped in various colors of yarn now lay in the middle of the peace sign, along with a post that explained the purpose of the sticks, inviting people to take a stick home so that birds could pick the yarn for their nests. I like how the community is appropriating spaces in the park to take small actions to restore a sense of agency, however small. -
2020-04-18
Journal of the Plague Year entry 2- Logan Bellos
When I was younger, my parents called me the nature boy because I was so invested in being amongst nature and spent almost all my free time outside. However as I got older, although I still had an strong interest in nature, I began to spend more of my time inside, playing videos games or at friends houses doing typical stupid teenager things. However, I have recently revived my inner nature boy due to these tough times, going on frequent hikes by myself or with my dogs and have been having so much fun in doing so. Nature has given me freedom to continue to be myself, during these unprecedented times and now I'm beginning to wonder why I ever stopped embracing nature in the first place! -
2020-04-18
Trouble
The silence of the streets is only broken by the scream of the lightening these days -
2020-04-04
Social Distancing Golf
OK- disclaimer- my husband does not play golf.....However, I know that many of our friends who do are chomping at the bit to get back to their games. I couldn't resist setting up this shot on a recent hike in Mueller State Park. As you can see, the "golf ball" is a beautifully formed pine cone........and the club - a hiking pole. Also notice "Bacon Rock" as the perfect backdrop. -
2020-04-04
Deep Snow and empty trail
Even in times of a pandemic, there are places in our country where the trees outnumber the people and snow in April feels like it is washing away the plague... We were the only people on this narrow trail in Mueller State Park CO where in some spots the snow was knee high. -
2020-04-04
Social Distancing Cars at Mueller State Park Colorado
My husband and I are fortunate enough to live near the beautiful and uncrowded (except during "leaf peeping" season) Mueller State Park. In ordinary times most hikers are very thoughtful and move to the side on narrow trails to let others get by. I was pleasantly surprised that this courtesy was extended to placement of parked cars!! (not sure why the map won't show Divide so I'm entering the closest town Woodland Park) -
2020-04-04
Social Distancing Cars at Mueller State Park Colorado
My husband and I are fortunate enough to live near the beautiful uncrowded Mueller State Park in Divide Colorado. In ordinary times other hikers are usually very polite about moving off the narrow trials to allow others to pass, but I was impressed by how careful people are now even about leaving space between cars. We can get out of the house, enjoy the fresh air and scenery and not worry about close contact with others. -
2020-04-10
Moonrise
Experimenting with filters to take images of the supermoon rising over the McDowells. I am colossally bored and find distraction in nature. -
2020-04-10
Time Lapse
time to appreciate nature, and its vastness -
2020-03-27
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board announces Lake Harriet Parkway and Lake Nokomis Parkway closures to help trail users maintain social distancing
"In coordination with Gov. Waltz' Emergency Executive Order 20-20 Directing Minnesotans to Stay at Home, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) President Jono Cowgill announced additional parkway closures to allow more space for trail users to follow social distancing practices to limit the spread of COVID-19." -
2020-03-19
Morning after testing
A sunny morning. A view from my hotel balcony. This shows the testing tents and the registration office. -
1947 - 2019
SEARCH
SEARCH is about human life. How we can look back and hear with the ears of our hearts, then and only then, we will understand that Truth is not your truth or my truth, but, THE TRUTH ! Nature will show us the way. -
2020-03-26
Artwork made during the pandemic
My fourteen year old son, Benjamin, created this painting on March 26, 2020. He'd been home for one week at that point. He stayed up late at night long after we'd gone to bed to make some art. I found this in the morning. He gave his permission to me to add this to this site. -
2020-03-14
Just a Beautiful Day in the Park
Sunny day, people enjoying the park, is anything different? Honestly don't know.