Fall in German Village

My contribution to TexWisGirl's Good Fences #33:

Remember this fence?

Here it is at the end of October:

How about this one?

Here it is at the end of October:

But those flowers will all be back next year. One fence has a very dedicated gardener. The other has very determined wild flowers!

Bonus fence:

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Metallic Cranes

My contribution to Carmi's Thematic Photographic 315 - Metallica:

The last couple of times I've walked to the Scioto Audubon Metro Park, I'd been hoping to see some wading birds up close. No such luck. But I did notice some cranes on the way back, so I took pictures of them instead.



Here are the train tracks that run between the park and downtown:

Brewmasters Gate logo:


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Saturday's Critter - Storeria dekayi

My contribution to eileeninmd's Saturday's Critter's #48:

I ran across a couple of Brown Snakes (Storeria dekayi) during my last visit to the Scioto Audubon Metro Park. Here is Brown Snake 1:

Picture shown for SCALE (these are adult Brown Snakes):

Brown Snake 2 puffed up as a defensive measure, although I did not pick him/her/it/Storeria dekayi up:


I looked around for the bullfrogs again. I found one (and vicey versey).

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