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This was going to be a different kind of update, but I think I’ll do my pondering later. I had this window open for three days waiting to think of what to type, and if I can’t put pen to paper in that amount of time it’s official – I have writer’s block.

So instead of writing I took advantage of the nice weather and hiked around North Chagrin Reservation again today. There are some pictures up in normal place – look under outdoor photos then Metroparks.

Hopefully next time I’ll come up with something meaningful here.

Today Holden was the object of my hiking and picture taking activities. It hit about 80 today and was alternately sunny and overcast. The grounds were still soggy from the snow and rains, but it was nothing my shit kickers couldn’t handle. 🙂 Having hiking boots really does help.

Anyway, if you want, go see the photos here. I know people are looking at these (other than myself) so feel free to leave a comment here if that’s you. You can have the high-resolution version of these photos printed for you, if you like. When you are looking at one you’d like there’s a menu on the top-right of the page. ShutterFly, for example will print a 5×7 (with this camera, that’s about as high as you should go) for about a dollar.

Today was almost 80 outside. Almost too warm for this time of year, and with all the moisture in the ground and showers coming in the air it is quite muggy. But outside of the possibility of a thunderstorm it was a good day to be in the woods.

I wandered around one of my favorite trails at the Metropark’s North Chagrin Reservation. It is a big enough park with intertwined paths and enough hills and foilage to easily get lost in. There’s not much out there in the way of foliage yet, but the deep valleys cut by tiny streams and creeks are picturesque. I shot a few pictures and I added the ones worth looking at to my gallery.

It’s in the lower thirties and raining just like it has been all freaking week. It’s April – rain I expect, but it would be nice to keep it in the forties. Maybe hit the fifties on occasion for a special treat.

It wasn’t too ridiculously cold on Saturday or Sunday, so I did get out a bit for some walks. On Sunday I was in the metroparks and even managed to take this which I think is a nice picture. This week I want to hit the big outdoor store out here (Galyan’s) and get some light-duty hiking shoes. I’ve ruined too many other shoes by going out on trails in them so I think it’s time to get a pair dedicated to going out a hiking. Maybe then I’ll be inspired to go take more nice pictures for you.