# # Remember: no line breaks in the text. # Subtitle: Stephanie and I met up with Steve and Sue Romig, had lunch and then went to Prairie Oaks Metropark. It's about a half hour west of Columbus and the Big Darby River flows throw the area. We hiked around on some snow-covered trails, by rivers and ponds, accompanied by Buffy the Wonderdog, Steve and Sue's dog, a yellow lab with a black tongue.

Related pictures include: Miscellaneous fun, the Bookloft (a cool bookstore), and New Year's Eve.
00a-DSC_3847: A sign about the Big Darby Creek, one of North America's most biologically diverse freshwater streams. It is designated a State and National Scenic River. 00b-DSC_3849: A map of the park and its trails. I'm not really sure what trails we hiked, but it was around some of the ponds or "lakes". 00c-DSC_3805: A picture of me, as reflected from the window of Steve's car. 01-DSC_3807: Snow. 02-DSC_3809: Snow and a bench. 03-DSC_3811: Reeds. 04-DSC_3812: 05-DSC_3813: 06-DSC_3816: The Big Darby Creek. 07-DSC_3817: 08-DSC_3818: I rather like this picture of the Big Darby Creek. 09-DSC_3820: I liked the reflection of the tree that's leaning at a 45° angle. 10-DSC_3821: The edge of the Creek. 11-DSC_3824: Stephanie and Buffy. 12-DSC_3825: One of the so-called "lakes." 13-DSC_3826: The bridge where I took some of the pictures of Big Darby Creek. 14-DSC_3827: It was getting to be late afteroon and the sky was starting to get a little colorful. 15-DSC_3830: Frank and Buffy, with part of Steve on the right. 16-DSC_3834: The sun reflected in a lake. 17-DSC_3842: Playing with depth of field. 18-DSC_3843: 19-DSC_3844: It was cold and snowy, but the water was still flowing. 20-DSC_3845: A little penisula in the middle of one of the lakes. 22-DSC_3848: A twisty tree with snow.