Last of Summer
17 September 2008
There have been trails and paths along the Thames River likely since human habitation first started in this area. The issue is that paths right along side the river change their shape, even on a daily basis. A short walk last night showed trees down in the water along the river, mostly soft Manitoba Maples, trees that seem to have a shallow root system.
Along the mix of trails are places where wild flowers grow on their own (some people plant & cultivate "wildflowers", so never assume that all wild flowers are "wild" - if that makes sense. :) ), and other areas you find lost remnants of old housing. The houses, even their foundations may be long gone by now, but you can find rhubarb, wild roses, wild grapes and perhaps even the odd, old fruit tree (mostly apple) in wild areas near the river.
Pictures this week are from my Nikon D40, set to B&W mode. That is to say, I did NOT covert colour pictures to B&W, I shot them that way. Obviously still need a yellow filter for the sky.
joe
There have been trails and paths along the Thames River likely since human habitation first started in this area. The issue is that paths right along side the river change their shape, even on a daily basis. A short walk last night showed trees down in the water along the river, mostly soft Manitoba Maples, trees that seem to have a shallow root system.
Along the mix of trails are places where wild flowers grow on their own (some people plant & cultivate "wildflowers", so never assume that all wild flowers are "wild" - if that makes sense. :) ), and other areas you find lost remnants of old housing. The houses, even their foundations may be long gone by now, but you can find rhubarb, wild roses, wild grapes and perhaps even the odd, old fruit tree (mostly apple) in wild areas near the river.
Pictures this week are from my Nikon D40, set to B&W mode. That is to say, I did NOT covert colour pictures to B&W, I shot them that way. Obviously still need a yellow filter for the sky.
joe
