Todd and I made a short drive to Ft. Ancient State Park, just a few miles from our house. This park includes the largest prehistoric Native American hilltop in the United States. The fort was built by the Hopewell peoples. It is also Ohio’s first State Park. Beyond the history, which is amazing, the area is astonishingly beautiful. The Little Miami river runs at the base of the hill and in the summer many canoes and kayaks can be seen floating down the river. The bike trail also traverses the park. Today, we went on a short hike along the river. There were snow flakes floating in the arctic wind when we arrived. The flakes soon turned into an all out snow shower.
With so much beauty around me, I was in creative overflow. I captured quite a few shots and am happy to share them with you. To start off, I want to show you the beauty of the area close up. There are so many things to see in a forest. Many items and creatures vie for our attention and these caught mine.
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Tree house
Prime real estate
End times
Lonely
Squirrel says “Dinner time.”
Contemporary Dance
Spider
Snapped
Knowing you, knowing me
Capture me
Just as I am
Fallen
Did I make a sound?
Split
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I really like some of these 🙂
Thanks. 🙂
i really like how you tone the colours ~
Thank you poojy cat.
Wow….the one you titled “Squirrel says dinner time” is amazing. As soon as I saw it I could picture the acorn as a face, the cap as a wool hat and the leaf as a trenchcoat…..very cool
Good catch. I can now see that.
Damsel in Distressed
It looked like a little person to me, too 🙂
I really like the leaf/spider one.
Thanks Leslie.
I agree there is so much to see and capture! wonderful…
Thanks Heather.
The gossamer look of the background behind “End times” is gorgeous.
Thanks Angeline.
Beautiful work! That red leaf photo is just dreamy.
Thanks so much. 🙂
All I can say is, “Wow!”
Thanks Barbara.
Love the red-tinged selective coloring. Very nice work.
Thanks Bill.
The details are amazing.I hope, I can see that sometimes by myself,,
Albert-You should visit around here sometime. 🙂
An especially beautiful selection of photos today. Thank you for braving the cold to capture the scene for us.
Thanks Gallivanta–There are three more stories coming out about this place. One in less than an hour. I hope you enjoy.
You guys have so much fun! I love the pictures. Especially the red crispiness of the one leaf in the white delicate snow-spider!!
I thought that was an interesting scene when I shot it. It seem so lonely. Then when I got home and was reviewing the photos, it looked like a spider to me. 🙂 Thanks.
… not going to say anything about this gallery … because I wound like old record. You know, what I mean. My pick is the red leaf … wonderful .. so powerful in it’s loneliness. Wonderful.
viveka–Old records are the best though. 🙂 Thanks.
A good one … will remember this one.
Woww… this are So Beautiful > Squirrel says “Dinner time.” Awesome 😀
And Lonely one 😀 Great ;D
Thanks. 🙂 Very kind of you to say. Glad you like those.
I love that frozen acorn!
Thanks Jasmine!
of all these shots, i think “spider” is my favorite! the red contrasted with the white just makes for a great image. nice job!
Thanks. You are in the majority on that one. 🙂
Yet another great themed series
Thanks David.
beautiful…the very last one looks like a turtle is climbing the tree..i guess it’s just me.
I can see that. 🙂 Thanks.
Spider! AMAZING! Love the close up views! Looks like a nice place to retreat, re-energize and be one with nature! I enjoy your Adventures! I look forward to getting back out there and capturing more of the images Mother Earth has to offer!
Thanks. It is a very nice place. 🙂
So exciting to see someone post about someplace you’ve been and a place that’s not well known. I visited the site some years ago while researching mound builders. Ohio is the best place to visit these prehistoric gems. I’d also recommend and would love to see subsequent photos of Serpent mound, Ft. Hill and the numerous mounds around Chillicothe and Newark. All are about an hour drive (except Newark).
I am going to try and visit these sites soon. I am also going to go back to Ft. Ancient throughout the year since it is so close to my house. Serpent mound I’ve hear of but Ft. Hill, I haven’t. I’ll probably hit some of those up in the Spring and Summer. Thanks!
fort hill is very close to serpent and is similar to ft ancient. when i was there the manager of serpent also managed ft hill and was very informative. Enjoy your travels
The lichen is awesomely beautiful
Thanks Luiz.
Little Acorn Faerie looks shocked to see you there … and pulls her leaf cloak around more tightly to shield her modesty …
😉
Funny!!
these are terrific!
Thank you very much. :P)
Great shots Seth. Through your creative eyes, common things becomes artistic things.
Thanks for your kind words. 🙂
An ancient place. I like these images very much.
Thanks so much George.
Beyond adjectives Seth! No.1 & 2 and the red leaf of course stand out in an exceptional gallery.
😊😎👍thanks so much.
Oh i love “spider” such bright color in the dreariness.
Thanks Tasha. Doing ok? How’s your man?
Great close ups. I really like the maple leaf on the white snow.
Thanks so much. 🙂
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