tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095140586575130087Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:57:45 +0000http://chriszimmer.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Chris Zimmer)Blogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095140586575130087.post-106106460957192210Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:58:00 +00002009-11-10T16:10:54.183-05:00FallMost of our leaves are down, save for a few stragglers. It was time for one last walk around the yard and the adjacent area to take a few snapshots. Enjoy!All Content © Chris A. Zimmer and chriszimmer.blogspot.comCheck out my blog home page for the latest information, chriszimmer.blogspot.com, here.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~3/tgn0C-Fe2Qg/fall-colors-last-gasp.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Zimmer)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RVlQpQB6v6Oz73aG4AaF5HVozeU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RVlQpQB6v6Oz73aG4AaF5HVozeU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RVlQpQB6v6Oz73aG4AaF5HVozeU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RVlQpQB6v6Oz73aG4AaF5HVozeU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=tgn0C-Fe2Qg:fcBqEKA5_wU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=tgn0C-Fe2Qg:fcBqEKA5_wU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?i=tgn0C-Fe2Qg:fcBqEKA5_wU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~4/tgn0C-Fe2Qg" height="1" width="1"/>http://chriszimmer.blogspot.com/2009/11/fall-colors-last-gasp.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095140586575130087.post-7344296050419860905Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:52:00 +00002009-10-29T17:08:24.102-04:00AirplanesFallSquirrelCrepuscular raysBirding:LeavesThe rainy weather finally cleared and left us with a huge blanket of soaking wet leaves. The light fog this morning kept things damp, but also provided some nice crepuscular rays as the sunlight streamed through the trees.Here are a few more fall photos. Included is a photo of a jet that was flying high, the light from the sunrise giving it a strange fiery glow. There is also a photo of a sectionhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~3/NbtXV4LcxSY/fall-colors-fade.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Zimmer)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dP2tbo722qwmHVUMg5fJbIQWlhg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dP2tbo722qwmHVUMg5fJbIQWlhg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dP2tbo722qwmHVUMg5fJbIQWlhg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dP2tbo722qwmHVUMg5fJbIQWlhg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=NbtXV4LcxSY:XzPlZVjRucM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=NbtXV4LcxSY:XzPlZVjRucM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?i=NbtXV4LcxSY:XzPlZVjRucM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~4/NbtXV4LcxSY" height="1" width="1"/>http://chriszimmer.blogspot.com/2009/10/fall-colors-fade.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095140586575130087.post-26794145453675792Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:16:00 +00002009-10-22T16:26:24.972-04:00FallCloudsBirdingThe fall colors have just exploded here within the last 48 hours, so I just had to run out and snap a few pictures of some of the trees and shrubs in the yard as they change color. There was also an interesting mackerel sky; rain is less than a day away. While I was out taking photos, the local medical “life flight” helicopter flew overhead. I also was treated to a noisy group of crows – which http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~3/wUy291xO0xQ/fall-colors-and-busy-sky.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Zimmer)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4DTEG6g_VawbAZij8EZyeViGprI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4DTEG6g_VawbAZij8EZyeViGprI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4DTEG6g_VawbAZij8EZyeViGprI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4DTEG6g_VawbAZij8EZyeViGprI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=wUy291xO0xQ:7R8m5qG9cQI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=wUy291xO0xQ:7R8m5qG9cQI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?i=wUy291xO0xQ:7R8m5qG9cQI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~4/wUy291xO0xQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://chriszimmer.blogspot.com/2009/10/fall-colors-and-busy-sky.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095140586575130087.post-939594074317360986Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:05:00 +00002009-10-20T15:33:40.328-04:00Squire's CastleAlmost every fall, I like to visit Squire’s Castle in the North Chagrin Reservation in Willoughby Hills, Ohio. It’s not really a castle; it is the shell of a gatehouse built at the turn of the 20th century for a large country estate planned by Feargus Squire, one of the founders of the Standard Oil Company in the late 1800s. (The estate was never built.)It’s a great area to visit for fall colors http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~3/dtWo-bZoc_o/squires-castle-revisited.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Zimmer)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Kaq3OpI7cUUpDXfOa6-PviYKDL0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Kaq3OpI7cUUpDXfOa6-PviYKDL0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Kaq3OpI7cUUpDXfOa6-PviYKDL0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Kaq3OpI7cUUpDXfOa6-PviYKDL0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=dtWo-bZoc_o:OFApTaXaM1Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=dtWo-bZoc_o:OFApTaXaM1Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?i=dtWo-bZoc_o:OFApTaXaM1Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~4/dtWo-bZoc_o" height="1" width="1"/>http://chriszimmer.blogspot.com/2009/10/squires-castle-revisited.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095140586575130087.post-1904153125496876374Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:56:00 +00002009-10-18T17:00:51.944-04:00SunriseCloudsIt was one of those sunrises where it starts off dull and gray, and within seconds the sky erupts in flaming colors. I happened to be outside taking photos of the patch of dark clouds that came in off Lake Erie when, in a flash, the clouds appeared to be on fire. In some cases, the clouds looked tinged with green, a color I usually don't see in clouds. Here are a few photos of the clouds during http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~3/aD40r27i7_Q/fiery-fall-sunrise.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Zimmer)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IHFMNAeomUMMx6bWTx21kduIpN4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IHFMNAeomUMMx6bWTx21kduIpN4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IHFMNAeomUMMx6bWTx21kduIpN4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IHFMNAeomUMMx6bWTx21kduIpN4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=aD40r27i7_Q:a4ai7yPOxBI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=aD40r27i7_Q:a4ai7yPOxBI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?i=aD40r27i7_Q:a4ai7yPOxBI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~4/aD40r27i7_Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://chriszimmer.blogspot.com/2009/10/fiery-fall-sunrise.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095140586575130087.post-4985315338173060984Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:51:00 +00002009-10-15T15:20:38.619-04:00Bedford ReservationTinkers Creek GorgeI’ve been very busy in the last few weeks and have quite a few photos to sort through. I decided to work backwards and show one of my recent photographs.One of the best views of the fall colors here in the Cleveland area is at the overlook at Tinkers Creek Gorge, a National Landmark in the Bedford Reservation, part of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park and also part of the Cleveland Metroparks http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~3/3ES6H0nLtQM/fall-colors-at-tinkers-creek-gorge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Zimmer)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0YDO-iYEozA_N0Y64SgcEBK9Tk0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0YDO-iYEozA_N0Y64SgcEBK9Tk0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0YDO-iYEozA_N0Y64SgcEBK9Tk0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0YDO-iYEozA_N0Y64SgcEBK9Tk0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=3ES6H0nLtQM:fy-Z_Y-ORt8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=3ES6H0nLtQM:fy-Z_Y-ORt8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?i=3ES6H0nLtQM:fy-Z_Y-ORt8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~4/3ES6H0nLtQM" height="1" width="1"/>http://chriszimmer.blogspot.com/2009/10/fall-colors-at-tinkers-creek-gorge.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095140586575130087.post-7907599713636410995Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:59:00 +00002009-09-29T16:08:28.047-04:00WeatherMentor Ohio Headlands State ParkAs I mentioned yesterday, I took some video of the high waves on Lake Erie on September 28, which were being churned up by high winds. The video is a little shaky and wobbly as it was hard to hold the camera steady, much less keep myself standing at the same time. I uploaded it to YouTube anyway for all the weather fans out there. By the way, that constant noise is the wind hitting the camera's http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~3/w7hKIpC-Ipg/high-winds-and-waves-on-lake-erie-video.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Zimmer)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iJWQxA2rE2HTdXO9MVj7Z_AMx1A/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iJWQxA2rE2HTdXO9MVj7Z_AMx1A/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iJWQxA2rE2HTdXO9MVj7Z_AMx1A/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iJWQxA2rE2HTdXO9MVj7Z_AMx1A/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=w7hKIpC-Ipg:woHTPrpThLA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=w7hKIpC-Ipg:woHTPrpThLA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?i=w7hKIpC-Ipg:woHTPrpThLA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~4/w7hKIpC-Ipg" height="1" width="1"/>http://chriszimmer.blogspot.com/2009/09/high-winds-and-waves-on-lake-erie-video.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095140586575130087.post-1250118925523501961Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:00:00 +00002009-09-28T12:09:16.102-04:00Lake ErieMentor OhioMentor Ohio Headlands State ParkBirdingIt’s a very windy day here in Northeast Ohio, which means it’s a great day to head to Mentor Headlands to catch a few pictures of a turbulent Lake Eire. The beach was almost deserted, with only 4 (crazy) people besides me trying to walk the mile long beach. Wind gusts in the area were reported at 50 mph and it was very hard to stand up, much less walk near the shore. I took a few hundred photos, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~3/WCIwFCxs0OI/high-winds-means-angry-lake-erie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Zimmer)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DkMa8UtyIbRzqUuh-IFzlpAc8JU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DkMa8UtyIbRzqUuh-IFzlpAc8JU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DkMa8UtyIbRzqUuh-IFzlpAc8JU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DkMa8UtyIbRzqUuh-IFzlpAc8JU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=WCIwFCxs0OI:4wDQSppcE1k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=WCIwFCxs0OI:4wDQSppcE1k:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?i=WCIwFCxs0OI:4wDQSppcE1k:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~4/WCIwFCxs0OI" height="1" width="1"/>http://chriszimmer.blogspot.com/2009/09/high-winds-means-angry-lake-erie.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095140586575130087.post-4373861611479842358Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:00:00 +00002009-09-15T01:00:05.101-04:00BirthdayToday is the 60th birthday of my sister in law, who is also named Chris. (This day is also known as the 20th anniversary of her 40th birthday.) I thought this was a good time to go through some of the old family photos to help remind her of, and to celebrate, her younger days. Living in the Pittsburgh area for a short time made Chris (at left) a Cleveland Browns fan. Chris (at left) loves to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~3/84kipNfGl-A/happy-60th-birthday-to-my-sister-in-law.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Zimmer)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Hs68JTSjR_gm-sp3uuPtqcFR2c0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Hs68JTSjR_gm-sp3uuPtqcFR2c0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Hs68JTSjR_gm-sp3uuPtqcFR2c0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Hs68JTSjR_gm-sp3uuPtqcFR2c0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=84kipNfGl-A:aE7ov_wPkZM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=84kipNfGl-A:aE7ov_wPkZM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?i=84kipNfGl-A:aE7ov_wPkZM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~4/84kipNfGl-A" height="1" width="1"/>http://chriszimmer.blogspot.com/2009/09/happy-60th-birthday-to-my-sister-in-law.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095140586575130087.post-5615180439273127906Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:21:00 +00002009-09-12T17:27:52.530-04:00AirplanesMoonBirdingWe have another beautiful weekend here in Northeast Ohio – few clouds and nice temperatures - making for perfect weather for fliers or all kinds – the feathered kind and the human kind.While trying to catch a picture of a very vocal male red-bellied woodpecker, I also caught a biplane flying overhead. Later in the day, we had several raucous blue jays in the yard, and two of them later settled http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~3/0ttiDkSnqx0/good-day-for-fliers-man-and-bird.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Zimmer)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_tooKy8_5vbvFwfI_0V4TmSM9D0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_tooKy8_5vbvFwfI_0V4TmSM9D0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_tooKy8_5vbvFwfI_0V4TmSM9D0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_tooKy8_5vbvFwfI_0V4TmSM9D0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=0ttiDkSnqx0:9i8OQtNU3XE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=0ttiDkSnqx0:9i8OQtNU3XE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?i=0ttiDkSnqx0:9i8OQtNU3XE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~4/0ttiDkSnqx0" height="1" width="1"/>http://chriszimmer.blogspot.com/2009/09/good-day-for-fliers-man-and-bird.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095140586575130087.post-7377935212712919016Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:51:00 +00002009-09-11T14:03:12.878-04:00Mentor Ohio Headlands State ParkBirdingWhile at Mentor Headlands over the Labor Day weekend , we saw a few huge black birds flying overhead that we were not quite sure of their species. Having many turkey vultures (AKA buzzards) in the area and being very familiar with how they look in flight, we knew they were not buzzards. I caught a few pictures of the birds as they flew overhead in hopes that I would get a shot good enough to helphttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~3/GxRNSh-Ksec/my-mystery-birds-double-crested.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Zimmer)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RdCm1szyEoH1XF9FVeSayz0REys/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RdCm1szyEoH1XF9FVeSayz0REys/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RdCm1szyEoH1XF9FVeSayz0REys/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RdCm1szyEoH1XF9FVeSayz0REys/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=GxRNSh-Ksec:xA5S-V-_00Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=GxRNSh-Ksec:xA5S-V-_00Q:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?i=GxRNSh-Ksec:xA5S-V-_00Q:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~4/GxRNSh-Ksec" height="1" width="1"/>http://chriszimmer.blogspot.com/2009/09/my-mystery-birds-double-crested.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095140586575130087.post-5789192665641199562Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:21:00 +00002009-09-07T15:32:23.634-04:00Mentor Ohio Headlands State ParkIt wouldn’t be the ceremonial end of summer without a trip to Mentor Headlands State Park, in our home town of Mentor Ohio. The weather was perfect for a walk down Ohio’s largest beach, with the camera in tow. Here are a few random pictures.All Content © Chris A. Zimmer and chriszimmer.blogspot.comCheck out my blog home page for the latest information, chriszimmer.blogspot.com, here.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~3/IJGylhUVc0U/mentor-headlands-beach-labor-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Zimmer)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e4A2MbAFzZkDt-o3T_lDhDMYlFk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e4A2MbAFzZkDt-o3T_lDhDMYlFk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e4A2MbAFzZkDt-o3T_lDhDMYlFk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e4A2MbAFzZkDt-o3T_lDhDMYlFk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=IJGylhUVc0U:z5eDydhINks:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=IJGylhUVc0U:z5eDydhINks:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?i=IJGylhUVc0U:z5eDydhINks:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~4/IJGylhUVc0U" height="1" width="1"/>http://chriszimmer.blogspot.com/2009/09/mentor-headlands-beach-labor-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095140586575130087.post-2131751011859677524Sat, 05 Sep 2009 21:17:00 +00002009-09-05T17:23:03.043-04:00Crepuscular raysThe nights have been cool and the humidity up, which brought some light fog this morning. As the sun began to shine through the trees, it created some beautiful crepuscular rays. Steam also floated off the roof as the sun reached it and looked quite hypnotic as it trailed off the house.Crepuscular rays Steam drifting off the roofAll Content © Chris A. Zimmer and chriszimmer.blogspot.comCheck out http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~3/u6e0AiDljWs/light-fog-brings-crepuscular-rays.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Zimmer)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bl7RCU41O2Rf8ZIlxj9yMip5uI0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bl7RCU41O2Rf8ZIlxj9yMip5uI0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bl7RCU41O2Rf8ZIlxj9yMip5uI0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bl7RCU41O2Rf8ZIlxj9yMip5uI0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=u6e0AiDljWs:MofMryqg6nU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=u6e0AiDljWs:MofMryqg6nU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?i=u6e0AiDljWs:MofMryqg6nU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~4/u6e0AiDljWs" height="1" width="1"/>http://chriszimmer.blogspot.com/2009/09/light-fog-brings-crepuscular-rays.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095140586575130087.post-2678391954469178511Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:29:00 +00002009-09-09T05:53:30.164-04:00DeerWe have a small herd of deer that stop by the yard every few days. They like to eat the apples that have fallen off the apple tree. One doe recently had children so now two fawns come along with her, and they have been growing steadily.But, sometimes the apples are not enough for them, and the adults decide to snack on seed from our bird feeder. Our feeder is squirrel and large bird proofed, but http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~3/KEG4YKZitWM/taunted-by-deer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Zimmer)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rCtlAppfeaJZPuqPiM02dYXwLK4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rCtlAppfeaJZPuqPiM02dYXwLK4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rCtlAppfeaJZPuqPiM02dYXwLK4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rCtlAppfeaJZPuqPiM02dYXwLK4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=KEG4YKZitWM:PGSvQY4uSbg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=KEG4YKZitWM:PGSvQY4uSbg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?i=KEG4YKZitWM:PGSvQY4uSbg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~4/KEG4YKZitWM" height="1" width="1"/>http://chriszimmer.blogspot.com/2009/09/taunted-by-deer.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095140586575130087.post-8401488579982279593Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:02:00 +00002009-09-01T17:07:07.393-04:00CloudsYesterday morning’s sky was filled with dark “lake effect” clouds, as if it was preparing to snow. Things changed today; while it was still a little cool in the morning (upper 40s!), as the day warmed up, some fair weather cumulus clouds moved in. In fact, the whole sky resembled the cartoon sky in the intro of “The Simpsons”. Deciding to have some fun, I took a few pictures and thought I would http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~3/S3jRPwiI7x0/fair-weather-simpsons-sky.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Zimmer)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EcmMKBoum2SF9iR8UYk-mjTM53o/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EcmMKBoum2SF9iR8UYk-mjTM53o/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EcmMKBoum2SF9iR8UYk-mjTM53o/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EcmMKBoum2SF9iR8UYk-mjTM53o/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=S3jRPwiI7x0:wxceOLkTip4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=S3jRPwiI7x0:wxceOLkTip4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?i=S3jRPwiI7x0:wxceOLkTip4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~4/S3jRPwiI7x0" height="1" width="1"/>http://chriszimmer.blogspot.com/2009/09/fair-weather-simpsons-sky.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095140586575130087.post-7405308877726294628Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:27:00 +00002009-08-30T15:39:34.070-04:00BirdingIt was a busy week so I am a little slow in posting some pictures taken last weekend.My husband was staring out the kitchen window when he saw a huge bird feather fall from the sky. When he went outside to see if the bird was visible, all he found was an 8” long feather from either a red shouldered hawk or a marsh hawk. We have a few of each that hang around the yard quite a bit.When he looked uphttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~3/pryEvDAiGdw/gang-of-goldfinch.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Zimmer)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jkPshZ_n5UCyThUABkL_p7arTdI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jkPshZ_n5UCyThUABkL_p7arTdI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jkPshZ_n5UCyThUABkL_p7arTdI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jkPshZ_n5UCyThUABkL_p7arTdI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=pryEvDAiGdw:wWUFmuqmgTc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=pryEvDAiGdw:wWUFmuqmgTc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?i=pryEvDAiGdw:wWUFmuqmgTc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~4/pryEvDAiGdw" height="1" width="1"/>http://chriszimmer.blogspot.com/2009/08/gang-of-goldfinch.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095140586575130087.post-6923802086572425366Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:14:00 +00002009-08-22T11:18:05.513-04:00ThunderstormI mentioned yesterday that we had two strong thunderstorms move through on August 20th . Here is the video of the second storm, as I promised.The second storm was much stronger and lasted about 20 minutes. The direction of the wind and rain seemed to change several times, and there was plenty of lightning and thunder.In order to get the video down to size for YouTube, I accelerated the video http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~3/hgaGau8hlUw/severe-thunderstorm-august-20-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Zimmer)3<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/huDiqvZkcN6aB8NOZ0CJdMoRV2A/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/huDiqvZkcN6aB8NOZ0CJdMoRV2A/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/huDiqvZkcN6aB8NOZ0CJdMoRV2A/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/huDiqvZkcN6aB8NOZ0CJdMoRV2A/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=hgaGau8hlUw:ukMhC95Fm8E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=hgaGau8hlUw:ukMhC95Fm8E:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?i=hgaGau8hlUw:ukMhC95Fm8E:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~4/hgaGau8hlUw" height="1" width="1"/>http://chriszimmer.blogspot.com/2009/08/severe-thunderstorm-august-20-2009.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095140586575130087.post-2734656022645788412Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:30:00 +00002009-08-21T12:46:23.629-04:00UFOCloudsThunderstormWe had two thunderstorms move through yesterday, the first bringing some dramatic clouds with the rain, the second very tumultuous with very heavy rain and winds. We lost a huge branch from our apple tree that was loaded with apples. I think the weight of the branch was too much for it to withstand the heavy winds.As the first storm moved through, some very ominous, swirling clouds appeared. In http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~3/MaHaCfZFPA0/thunderstorms-bring-ominous-clouds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Zimmer)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ogaDhYW4T8Dqso_wmi_IOCnINxk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ogaDhYW4T8Dqso_wmi_IOCnINxk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ogaDhYW4T8Dqso_wmi_IOCnINxk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ogaDhYW4T8Dqso_wmi_IOCnINxk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=MaHaCfZFPA0:iD2wE5FG0Ko:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=MaHaCfZFPA0:iD2wE5FG0Ko:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?i=MaHaCfZFPA0:iD2wE5FG0Ko:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~4/MaHaCfZFPA0" height="1" width="1"/>http://chriszimmer.blogspot.com/2009/08/thunderstorms-bring-ominous-clouds.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095140586575130087.post-5872760335445562963Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:19:00 +00002009-08-18T13:27:24.445-04:00AstronomyUFOMoonConsidering the frequency that I point my camera to the sky, I’m bound to get something in the picture that doesn’t seem to belong. This morning I was out photographing Venus and the moon (along with some “earthshine” on the moon). The sky was crystal clear which made for some nice shots. But when I opened the files to look at the photos, one of them appeared to have a smudge on it. I zoomed in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~3/6KhQpJEe8yE/venus-moon-earthshineufo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Zimmer)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6pXd3uR3Hw3WYMVmiypeQT2RWHM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6pXd3uR3Hw3WYMVmiypeQT2RWHM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6pXd3uR3Hw3WYMVmiypeQT2RWHM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6pXd3uR3Hw3WYMVmiypeQT2RWHM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=6KhQpJEe8yE:Sym83XJpf70:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=6KhQpJEe8yE:Sym83XJpf70:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?i=6KhQpJEe8yE:Sym83XJpf70:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~4/6KhQpJEe8yE" height="1" width="1"/>http://chriszimmer.blogspot.com/2009/08/venus-moon-earthshineufo.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095140586575130087.post-3817290290664688301Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:35:00 +00002009-08-17T18:42:07.147-04:00Crepuscular raysIt’s been hot here the last few days – in the 90s – and on Sunday, we had two very localized thunderstorms with heavy rain pop up and move through the area. Between storms, I stepped outside to see the clouds bubbling up, and caught a few pictures of crepuscular rays as the sun shone between them.All Content © Chris A. 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While I did see two meteors streak across the sky, my camera was not so lucky. It managed to get a flare of one as it streaked through the camera’s field of view just a second before the shutter closed. The only evidence are two tiny green streaky blobs in one of the pictures. I did http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~3/9Wn4NNy8178/trying-to-catch-perseids.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Zimmer)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JReJD_8ftSg-j_Pm7Cu4Ml7l9Y8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JReJD_8ftSg-j_Pm7Cu4Ml7l9Y8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JReJD_8ftSg-j_Pm7Cu4Ml7l9Y8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JReJD_8ftSg-j_Pm7Cu4Ml7l9Y8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=9Wn4NNy8178:TgEJ4HO4NGk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=9Wn4NNy8178:TgEJ4HO4NGk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?i=9Wn4NNy8178:TgEJ4HO4NGk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~4/9Wn4NNy8178" height="1" width="1"/>http://chriszimmer.blogspot.com/2009/08/trying-to-catch-perseids.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095140586575130087.post-1616693793221117683Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:30:00 +00002009-08-07T17:40:48.975-04:00AirplanesBirdingUnlike the infamous “Unidentified Flying Objects,” I saw a few flying objects that were easily identifiable, right in my own backyard. While I was outside with the camera this afternoon, a friendly black-capped chickadee decided to pose for a few pictures. Some larger flying objects also came into view; one was a prop airplane, and another a high-flying jet with contrails. Unlike the chickadee, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~3/TMiNLA4sKIU/identified-flying-objects.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Zimmer)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OOthVAXc-ijhlzPqeno1_VgWXYc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OOthVAXc-ijhlzPqeno1_VgWXYc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OOthVAXc-ijhlzPqeno1_VgWXYc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OOthVAXc-ijhlzPqeno1_VgWXYc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=TMiNLA4sKIU:Pljy4pCM42o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=TMiNLA4sKIU:Pljy4pCM42o:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?i=TMiNLA4sKIU:Pljy4pCM42o:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~4/TMiNLA4sKIU" height="1" width="1"/>http://chriszimmer.blogspot.com/2009/08/identified-flying-objects.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095140586575130087.post-7185798853121166315Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:55:00 +00002009-08-06T09:03:28.730-04:00MoonJupiterToday’s early morning sky was crystal clear and the setting moon was full. Just to the left of the moon was a bright object that was likely a planet. I got out my camera to take a few photographs before I researched which planet I was seeing.Imagine my surprise when I viewed the photos on my computer to find that the planet- Jupiter – was also surrounded by a few of its moons. Granted, the shot http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~3/W99iT0LB460/moon-jupiter-and-its-moons-photos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Zimmer)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AhApU41Ii_spnJk2NUbOE5cjgSk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AhApU41Ii_spnJk2NUbOE5cjgSk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AhApU41Ii_spnJk2NUbOE5cjgSk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AhApU41Ii_spnJk2NUbOE5cjgSk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=W99iT0LB460:dewxNp1O_80:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=W99iT0LB460:dewxNp1O_80:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?i=W99iT0LB460:dewxNp1O_80:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~4/W99iT0LB460" height="1" width="1"/>http://chriszimmer.blogspot.com/2009/08/moon-jupiter-and-its-moons-photos.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095140586575130087.post-1635792515617014425Sat, 25 Jul 2009 10:19:00 +00002009-07-25T06:21:56.282-04:00I-90ShorewayDead Man's CurveOhio Route 2ClevelandMain Avenue BridgeOnce or twice a year, we pick a nice day to head to downtown Cleveland to take some pictures. I decided since I wasn’t behind the wheel I could take a video of part of the trip down and back. Here is a video of our drive on part of the east and west Shoreway as it drives around the city. (It’s I-90 and Ohio Route 2 on the east side, and just Ohio Route 2 on the west.) It includes a drive through http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~3/HDEsGHC2Rzc/clevelands-shoreway-take-fast-drive.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Zimmer)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/f8sDUtFauSfm9Lx9FuxYFbJ5TJs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/f8sDUtFauSfm9Lx9FuxYFbJ5TJs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/f8sDUtFauSfm9Lx9FuxYFbJ5TJs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/f8sDUtFauSfm9Lx9FuxYFbJ5TJs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=HDEsGHC2Rzc:xkOBfervG6M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?a=HDEsGHC2Rzc:xkOBfervG6M:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisZimmer?i=HDEsGHC2Rzc:xkOBfervG6M:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisZimmer/~4/HDEsGHC2Rzc" height="1" width="1"/>http://chriszimmer.blogspot.com/2009/07/clevelands-shoreway-take-fast-drive.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095140586575130087.post-6823815999670446870Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:57:00 +00002009-07-22T07:09:13.987-04:00CloudsCrepuscular raysThe humidity – which we haven’t had much of this summer – returned yesterday, and along with it some scattered thunderstorms. As the clouds bubbled up in the late afternoon, it made for some great cloud pictures. The sun peeked through some darkening clouds, and I caught a few interesting shots of crepuscular rays. Here are a few pictures of the high points.All Content © Chris A. 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