Hyde Park is an upscale, trendy and centrally located town a few miles from Downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. A few days ago, I was shopping in the area and took a few photographs.
These brightly painted outdoor planters are so pretty! Come Spring…they’ll be even prettier! Continue reading
Hopefully, you read Park I of my Enchanted Forest at the Krohn Conservatory yesterday. If not, you can read it here. I like being a Tourist in my own City!
The Waterfall at the Krohn Conservatory is lovely! I fooled around with the Aperture and was able to get that silky effect. It’s on my “to-do list” to learn more about my camera!
The Enchanted Forest is one of the many amazing events and displays that the Krohn Conservatory in Cincinnati, Ohio hosts. Yesterday, my friend Gina and I were definitely enchanted with their forest! As a Tourist in my City…it’s fun to find inexpensive ($3.00), yet really cool things to do!
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The Park of choice for last night’s hike was Winton Woods on the West side of Cincinnati. I used to live in that area when I was a single mother 20 years ago. I haven’t been to that Park in years and it brought back lots of memories! We walked the loop around the small lake. I’m not sure how far that is…probably about 2 miles and then walked part of it again and veered off onto another path.
There’s the lumberjack…
I haven’t gotten to swing in a while either. I asked the lumberjack if he would take photos of me.
He was delighted after he took this photo, because the timing was great for capturing me jumping from the swing…
The colors weren’t as vibrant as at Sharon Woods, but there were some other interesting photo ops. I purposely stood off-center for this shot under a bridge…thinking that would give it more appeal…
This photo makes me want to go sit on the bench. But knowing me…it wouldn’t be for long!
Just like Sharon Woods, there is a Boathouse there for rental of paddle boats, pontoons and aluminum canoes.
After using the restrooms, the light streaming in caught my attention. I couldn’t decide which photo I liked better…so I posted both!
More color!
I enjoyed the stripes in this shot…
I like the kayaks’ bright colors against the muted earth tones!
I hope you’re enjoying a tour of Cincinnati’s finest parks!!
This Autumn has been unbelievably colorful! We walked 2.5 miles around the small lake at Sharon Woods Park in Cincinnati last night. Although the Lumberjack normally walks slower than I do when we hike, I found myself running to keep … Continue reading
This is the ceiling of the outdoor movie theater awning…
The Park was filled with yellow…
It seems every town I’m visiting has a flag on display. The sun was behind the cloud on this one…
If you’re ever in the Cincinnati area, I highly recommend taking a stroll through the Village of Mariemont. Especially in Autumn! It’s a small community…about 3,500 residents. Yesterday, seeing that we had another glorious fall day, I parked in the town square, where a number of upscale restaurants are located and went exploring. The hiking club I belong to have an urban hike scheduled there on Sunday. I passed the Quarter Bistro Restaurant and thought their outside seating area looked quaint and a bit European…
The lawns were landscaped beautifully…
I discovered through the hiking club I belong to that perhaps the world’s largest Serpent Mound is located in Mariemont. This was reported in August of last year! So…having just seen the Serpent Mound in Adams County over the weekend, I was excited to hear about this. A blog called “Goddesschess” has a great post about it–if you’d like to learn more.
The Madisonville Site was–according to the Ohio Historical Society–the location of a large Ft. Ancient population. I’m learning all kinds of things about Cincinnati!
At one point on my hike–being the explorer that I am–I saw a tunnel and decided to go through it to investigate. There wasn’t much to see on the other side, but as I was going to return, I heard male voices coming through the tunnel, so I ran up the hill and found a little pathway back to the front of the tunnel. Whew! I was a little scared since there was no one else around. They were probably harmless, but it’s best not to take unnecessary risks!
The Great Serpent Mound is a 1,348-foot-long, three-foot-high prehistoric effigy mound located on a plateau of the Serpent Mound crater along Ohio Brush Creek in Adams County, Ohio.
The “Lumberjack” and I visited there on Saturday. It’s located about one and one-half hours east of northern Cincinnati.
The Ohio Historical Society owns and manages the property. This is their office at the site…
There is an observation deck…
The observation deck is located at the back of the third hump, near the end of the tail if you’re looking at this drawing…
I’ve read that there is a special energy here…a spiritual energy that can be tapped into. I didn’t sense anything, although I was hoping to.
A hiking trail was located on the grounds. By the time we walked the paved walkway and I took photos…we didn’t have time to hike.
As you can see, Autumn is a wonderful time to visit. The colors were spectacular!
The sun was beginning to set when we left and it was a beauty!!
Yesterday was absolutely glorious! The sun was shining and it was in the 50’s! After taking Jake (my dog) hiking, I went to Jungle Jim’s International Market. Jungle Jim has two grocery stores in the Cincinnati area–one on the West side and one on the East side. I used to work for him at his Banquet Center as the Event and Sales Manager–selling the space and helping corporations/brides/etc. decide on how to set the room up, what food to serve, the timing, etc.
You’ll find other stores within his store…
Jungle keeps a watchful eye! I noticed some of the employees following me around while I was taking photos. They reminded me of the FBI and I felt like ducking behind displays to lose them!
I bought a huge dog bone for Jake while I was there. It’s at least a foot and a half long! He’s gnawing on it right now…
If you’re ever within a 100 mile vicinity…I would definitely recommend a stop at Jungle’s! Jake would too!!
We walked to the park, which boasts an outdoor climbing wall!
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