odds & ends from today's walk

tree stand

chest-high grass and weeds

septic sign, off the beaten path, of course

small tree marker

purple frame buried in mud

new-looking orange shoes, forgotten

metal frame to something

kite in tree, perhaps more common than I thought

OK, how does a firetruck get to this spot?

Maumee River, not good eating

Um, yeah. I think this is worthless at the time being.

ripped red shirt

Wait til I get my Hanes on the polluter

old wooden stoll/chair discarded and washed in other debris

framework of a barricade hanging in a tree

not much of a shot, but taken through my sunroof while waiting at a light

another walk Maumee River Greenway

I know dandelions are weeds, but it has a certain beauty ... as well as an ant shouting, "To infinity and beyond" before using it to fly to find other bugs.

Maumee River

Maumee River Greenway

Maumee River Greenway

duck on mound, Maumee River

ducks near Lake Side Golf Course

woodchuck hoping I couldn't see it

long-dead raccoon

turtle sunning itself

small creek

shelf fungi

shelf fungi

deer print in mud
Today was something over ten miles.

long walk with consequences

While the cut may look small, it feels painful enough to be a bother.
It hurts when I walk.

bridge web

Yep, every church needs a chair on the roof.
I had the great "fortune" of being asked bitterly why I was photographing the church.
Apparently taking pictures of public buildings is a new illegality.
I'm beginning to wonder if it isn't a race thing. The last time I was so approached was in another area where I was "out of place" being white.

"Gas prices too high", "Fort Wayne, Indiana"
Yes!