Forgotten Places

Cradled between weathered stones, her delicate fonds dance in the gentle breeze, creating a harmonious blend of beauty and history. Together they tell a story of life’s resilience now embraced by the quiet romance of forgotten places…


Heath, Ohio
August, 2024

This fern-like plant found a home among old stones that mark the beginning of the Ohio-Erie Canal. On July 4, 1825, Governor DeWitt Clinton of New York, a Master Mason, ceremoniously turned the first shovel of earth at this very spot—inaugurating the construction of Ohio’s first major canal.

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