http://billblinn.smugmug.com/gallery/3323085_pctMu/ Highbanks Park is the closest of many Columbus Metropolitan Parks. I had the day off on Friday, August 17, 2007, so I decided to go for a walk on one of the trails. The temperature was below 70, but the relative humidity was well above 90%. http://www.smugmug.com/img/feed-icon.png Nature Wed, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 -0800 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:51:39 -0700 http://www.smugmug.com/ Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0364/184926146_iNkTh-Ti.jpg http://billblinn.smugmug.com/gallery/3323085_pctMu/ http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/3323085_pctMu#184926146_iNkTh <p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com">Bill Blinn</a><br />It's not quite yet dawn and I decided to walk into the deep, dark woods.</p><p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/3323085_pctMu#184926146_iNkTh" title="It's not quite yet dawn and I decided to walk into the deep, dark woods."><img src="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0364/184926146_iNkTh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="It's not quite yet dawn and I decided to walk into the deep, dark woods." title="It's not quite yet dawn and I decided to walk into the deep, dark woods." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:51:39 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Bill Blinn) http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0364/184926146_iNkTh-Th.jpg 2007-08-17 07:16:01 7b63d88864b6c2364484f387791cd4e0 6a6978d0e2e36c7fcf20d98d85b32680 bffe9293482e16408be30269e957a94c 107996a952bd36f02242bc8336c7cdd6 328d8eff3529b9f9c66d1ed76d10783b 8eb7191ea630bec9f8a0848f10811416 d022fcf214b617fc0ea93a363e10a3eb 3eb81551941978923e76598042e9081b f5233f78052c2d822fa511c52b54174d It's not quite yet dawn and I decided to walk into the deep, dark woods. <p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com">Bill Blinn</a><br />It's not quite yet dawn and I decided to walk into the deep, dark woods.</p><p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/3323085_pctMu#184926146_iNkTh" title="It's not quite yet dawn and I decided to walk into the deep, dark woods."><img src="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0364/184926146_iNkTh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="It's not quite yet dawn and I decided to walk into the deep, dark woods." title="It's not quite yet dawn and I decided to walk into the deep, dark woods." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Bill Blinn Bill Blinn http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/3323085_pctMu#184925914_xtJXE <p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com">Bill Blinn</a><br />The walk to the scenic overlook starts in the woods, but briefly leaves the woods for a meadow with the woods on one side. I glanced to my left and saw that I wasn't the only creature out th ...</p><p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/3323085_pctMu#184925914_xtJXE" title="The walk to the scenic overlook starts in the woods, but briefly leaves the woods for a meadow with the woods on one side. I glanced to my left and saw that I wasn't the only creature out th ..."><img src="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0359/184925914_xtJXE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="The walk to the scenic overlook starts in the woods, but briefly leaves the woods for a meadow with the woods on one side. I glanced to my left and saw that I wasn't the only creature out th ..." title="The walk to the scenic overlook starts in the woods, but briefly leaves the woods for a meadow with the woods on one side. I glanced to my left and saw that I wasn't the only creature out th ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:50:36 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Bill Blinn) http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0359/184925914_xtJXE-Th.jpg 2007-08-17 07:12:28 ff7ddcff298e5f6a2b7719c031e5baf9 39bb1d0f6c7912bdd107d8f2a82c4ebc a0f0438190f8b80da9adfb5aad9411ad fe898e5e861c1725ecbecb0d78dc1659 bd6053ee3d0bc29a95e54b99a205c7c5 6147751d6c7f40c6c036424a4f0cccad 2e7a62eda8bd492a518da90c0d1fcb46 3b4b1aeffb281ab12b917c49acceaed8 The walk to the scenic overlook starts in the woods, but briefly leaves the woods for a meadow with the woods on one side. I glanced to my left and saw that I wasn't the only creature out th ... <p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com">Bill Blinn</a><br />The walk to the scenic overlook starts in the woods, but briefly leaves the woods for a meadow with the woods on one side. I glanced to my left and saw that I wasn't the only creature out th ...</p><p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/3323085_pctMu#184925914_xtJXE" title="The walk to the scenic overlook starts in the woods, but briefly leaves the woods for a meadow with the woods on one side. I glanced to my left and saw that I wasn't the only creature out th ..."><img src="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0359/184925914_xtJXE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="The walk to the scenic overlook starts in the woods, but briefly leaves the woods for a meadow with the woods on one side. I glanced to my left and saw that I wasn't the only creature out th ..." title="The walk to the scenic overlook starts in the woods, but briefly leaves the woods for a meadow with the woods on one side. I glanced to my left and saw that I wasn't the only creature out th ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Bill Blinn Bill Blinn http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/3323085_pctMu#184924256_MunNS <p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com">Bill Blinn</a><br />I got to the overlook shortly after dawn.</p><p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/3323085_pctMu#184924256_MunNS" title="I got to the overlook shortly after dawn."><img src="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0373/184924256_MunNS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="I got to the overlook shortly after dawn." title="I got to the overlook shortly after dawn." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:43:42 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Bill Blinn) http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0373/184924256_MunNS-Th.jpg 2007-08-17 07:39:52 f0eafbd184035e13ef5551473dcf492b 53375b6e188bf0289f7c29d90364b7c7 0655648d203ba598dc25da35757fe1f0 fd5a189799078d3041e27690f6de83e1 15b8be0c80f940a4e56e67451d7f5209 ce8a64990294b5f61981ce40cc1a7ecd 77314c9c853f6ab4aec0b90a50186737 e23187163999ca9e897f898093a78a8c I got to the overlook shortly after dawn. <p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com">Bill Blinn</a><br />I got to the overlook shortly after dawn.</p><p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/3323085_pctMu#184924256_MunNS" title="I got to the overlook shortly after dawn."><img src="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0373/184924256_MunNS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="I got to the overlook shortly after dawn." title="I got to the overlook shortly after dawn." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Bill Blinn Bill Blinn http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/3323085_pctMu#184924518_s74RR <p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com">Bill Blinn</a><br />On the way back, I noticed that that sun was up.</p><p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/3323085_pctMu#184924518_s74RR" title="On the way back, I noticed that that sun was up."><img src="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0378/184924518_s74RR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="On the way back, I noticed that that sun was up." title="On the way back, I noticed that that sun was up." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:44:47 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Bill Blinn) http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0378/184924518_s74RR-Th.jpg 2007-08-17 07:53:18 cb95a4799fa3ca330e9e619ca743477c d004331a84282d621ac1e74dee6a3fac ea03b1599bf5fc8520e5a925be0e6caf 917735f004872adfc2896cb82e877141 90ef38f301546a4a95f93b8e3f5a0b8f a4d8b97cb326678200e66f9f21f9211d fad824df2420444fe6b8b69d57cde2d8 73ccdbb83122fd7bc4fcdfe0f5f702cc On the way back, I noticed that that sun was up. <p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com">Bill Blinn</a><br />On the way back, I noticed that that sun was up.</p><p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/3323085_pctMu#184924518_s74RR" title="On the way back, I noticed that that sun was up."><img src="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0378/184924518_s74RR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="On the way back, I noticed that that sun was up." title="On the way back, I noticed that that sun was up." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Bill Blinn Bill Blinn http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/3323085_pctMu#184924943_FQNtk <p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com">Bill Blinn</a><br />In the deeper parts of the park, the sun never shines.</p><p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/3323085_pctMu#184924943_FQNtk" title="In the deeper parts of the park, the sun never shines."><img src="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0379/184924943_FQNtk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="In the deeper parts of the park, the sun never shines." title="In the deeper parts of the park, the sun never shines." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:46:30 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Bill Blinn) http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0379/184924943_FQNtk-Th.jpg 2007-08-17 07:59:01 cb4d6cd2c9bf6618fdefef32a9572037 2ac29eb592776f3c088d76f74e57fba2 edad5fa1aedc84432a172037b8485ea1 cd153e3ae3a0be33cac4d921fecd72c2 d4d9b22b614a9c06e5bd5a8d0e729e87 577ca1693b6429462a976283bad5d980 f33d6afd60f8afae84dae861828e7555 6be40aab40d66a72b2ea4985e78eb98a In the deeper parts of the park, the sun never shines. <p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com">Bill Blinn</a><br />In the deeper parts of the park, the sun never shines.</p><p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/3323085_pctMu#184924943_FQNtk" title="In the deeper parts of the park, the sun never shines."><img src="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0379/184924943_FQNtk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="In the deeper parts of the park, the sun never shines." title="In the deeper parts of the park, the sun never shines." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Bill Blinn Bill Blinn http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/3323085_pctMu#184925435_e7zRG <p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com">Bill Blinn</a><br />If I allowed these "weeds" to grow on the property at my house, I would receive a nastygram from the city.</p><p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/3323085_pctMu#184925435_e7zRG" title="If I allowed these "weeds" to grow on the property at my house, I would receive a nastygram from the city."><img src="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0382/184925435_e7zRG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="If I allowed these "weeds" to grow on the property at my house, I would receive a nastygram from the city." title="If I allowed these "weeds" to grow on the property at my house, I would receive a nastygram from the city." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:48:20 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Bill Blinn) http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0382/184925435_e7zRG-Th.jpg 2007-08-17 08:02:43 95425403030d98ab4fc80951b91f9a3e 79c6938329d6c364da12db14ab6d8690 becb28590929bb41aadb3f2fe7458e4b c17d4b61dd7a2ec0bac49fc2b0d8da71 f8bbf3585a57ad0dd6ae1a6837f79a21 0bf75ebb41af7a2eee015b2359e0a94c 9270c27709044285d30e1818367d2afa 09236e6c8393d7cc1dc7c70e9473625d If I allowed these "weeds" to grow on the property at my house, I would receive a nastygram from the city. <p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com">Bill Blinn</a><br />If I allowed these "weeds" to grow on the property at my house, I would receive a nastygram from the city.</p><p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/3323085_pctMu#184925435_e7zRG" title="If I allowed these "weeds" to grow on the property at my house, I would receive a nastygram from the city."><img src="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0382/184925435_e7zRG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="If I allowed these "weeds" to grow on the property at my house, I would receive a nastygram from the city." title="If I allowed these "weeds" to grow on the property at my house, I would receive a nastygram from the city." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Bill Blinn Bill Blinn http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/3323085_pctMu#184925199_8HXJk <p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com">Bill Blinn</a><br />Now it's time to leave the deep, dark woods. I never did see Goldylocks.</p><p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/3323085_pctMu#184925199_8HXJk" title="Now it's time to leave the deep, dark woods. I never did see Goldylocks."><img src="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0381/184925199_8HXJk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="Now it's time to leave the deep, dark woods. I never did see Goldylocks." title="Now it's time to leave the deep, dark woods. I never did see Goldylocks." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:47:33 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Bill Blinn) http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0381/184925199_8HXJk-Th.jpg 2007-08-17 08:01:29 15e0f1bf571244e08896f816682f5e05 7cdec69e659bbb7abc4c02b692312c5e f2c92f88a2252796d7a7b5bd7fc28fbd 9217b45efff073103454ba8dab9630e9 fa83bba43f2b4ccc90011802101cc0e6 0505f69a53a844e26c2a9f3005a2da56 d1e0a08a7c0b41b47d8cfdde8190e5be 80683133fae068e4bcaa8b9349f30d61 Now it's time to leave the deep, dark woods. I never did see Goldylocks. <p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com">Bill Blinn</a><br />Now it's time to leave the deep, dark woods. I never did see Goldylocks.</p><p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/3323085_pctMu#184925199_8HXJk" title="Now it's time to leave the deep, dark woods. I never did see Goldylocks."><img src="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0381/184925199_8HXJk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="Now it's time to leave the deep, dark woods. I never did see Goldylocks." title="Now it's time to leave the deep, dark woods. I never did see Goldylocks." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Bill Blinn Bill Blinn http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/3323085_pctMu#184925709_6LN2e <p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com">Bill Blinn</a><br />Morning in central Ohio.</p><p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/3323085_pctMu#184925709_6LN2e" title="Morning in central Ohio."><img src="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0385/184925709_6LN2e-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="Morning in central Ohio." title="Morning in central Ohio." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:49:43 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Bill Blinn) http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0385/184925709_6LN2e-Th.jpg 2007-08-17 08:15:16 a3c0baf08a992a9bded0a945b140d5b1 944cd0119cc2f347849c2052df082147 4ab6016610ea98c269b90d8990dbcf48 c3543b2d94c38fbc3284b6868a63a9a1 5a2d26dc6f614cddef4d93c8c0e2d903 cc651dd5264373ab4734d568cbe9f0f1 766a232d6a1130c9c34f600398ddf1b6 8d0baf260854a1f3dc48a39dfb8c5dfa Morning in central Ohio. <p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com">Bill Blinn</a><br />Morning in central Ohio.</p><p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/3323085_pctMu#184925709_6LN2e" title="Morning in central Ohio."><img src="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0385/184925709_6LN2e-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="Morning in central Ohio." title="Morning in central Ohio." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Bill Blinn Bill Blinn