As the season moves along you have to give your surroundings a closer look but there’s still plenty of beauty about.
Category Archives: Landscape
Early Fall
Not too far from the centre of the city is this wonderful reserve that I visit often. As the birds get ready for their fall migration they often stop here before they fly south. They seem to like this old tree too; every time I visit I’m happy to see that it’s still standing. A pleasant place for all before the real cold sets in.
SUMMER’S END -2 (TWO PHOTOGRAPHS)
I took these photos on a recent walk. As the days get cooler I linger a little longer and look a bit more closely at my surroundings.
Summer’s End
At the end of summer the flowers in the fields are looking pretty spent, but there are some like this salsify that aren’t going quietly.
ALONG THE PATH
The leaf almost seemed suspended in mid-air. It was only when I got closer that I saw it had been caught in the spider’s web along with an unfortunate insect. Another mini drama playing out right under my nose.
Late Bloomer
Despite their name, New England Asters are native to many Canadian provinces. We see them from mid-August through October. These were at the edge of a pond in good company.
Late Summer Reflections
As I mentioned in a recent post, there’s still a lot of greenery about. I was pleased to catch this scene on a recent walk.
WHAT’S IN A NAME
I had wondered how sneezeweed, this attractive wildflower got its common name. Indigenous people and early settlers ground it up for medicinal use as well as to make snuff, It certainly brightens up the landscape in late summer and has never once made me sneeze 😏
A SLIGHT SHIFT – 3
Fall is certainly putting in an appearance. There’s still a lot of green about but the curtain is drawing on summer.
A SLIGHT SHIFT
For a few weeks now, I’ve noticed that some plants and trees are beginning to show a change of colour. This small plant was a typical example. It’s still in the mid-30’s C but time marches on.
BY THE RIVER
As summer winds down I especially enjoy walks by the river. The local flowers are beginning to fade but the sunflowers are still bright and dance in the wind alongside the grasses.
ALONG THE PATH
This field borders an entrance to a reserve we visit from time to time. On a hot day this area has the most wonderful scent as the sun works its magic. It’s a favourite spot for rabbits and bees as well.
ANOTHER SUMMER TREAT
Echinacea or coneflowers are native to eastern and central North America. I started seeing them a few weeks ago, another sign of the hotter summer months.
FRAZZLED
It’s shaping up to be a very hot summer. What remains of this seed head sums it up nicely.
CATCH THE LIGHT
Our favourite reserve has become very popular so we took a quiet path to avoid the crush. Looking around I saw this scene. My spouse calls these intimate landscapes, I like that!
TWIRLS AND SWIRLS
A wildflower I saw growing alongside a small pond.
SEEN ON A WALK
The trees along this path are close to the river bank and almost touch the water. I was rewarded with these reflections on a recent walk.
Spring Update (Two Photographs)
It seems that every week, new flowers are appearing in gardens and woodlands. Not enough time to catch them all 😊
BENEATH THE SEA
I saw this plant at a recent visit to a local wildlife garden. I thought it looked a bit like an aquatic plant. I haven’t been able to identify it.
SPRING NOT FALL
I was surprised at the fall-like colours of these leaves, colours I associate with September not April (when I took this). A plant I’ve never seen before.
SPRING EXUBERANCE
After months of cold greys and whites, spring is showing off its colours.
SEEN ON A WALK – TWO PHOTOGRAPHS
The weather was truly spring-like last weekend. It’s wonderful to see crocus pushing up through last fall’s dried leaves.
STILLNESS
I took this at a nearby conservation area I should visit more often. A boardwalk winds its way through this section of the popular reserve but looking out it feels like you’re the only one there.
SEEN ON A WALK
I enjoy taking scenes like this. The fall foliage casts beautiful reflections on the river.
A LITTLE COLOUR
It’s been so grey lately it was time for a little colour. Although taken in late summer the flowers didn’t fade quietly.
DAY LILY
A little bit of colour on this cold grey day.
WAITING FOR SPRING
Like many of us right now.😏
Being Green
I was hoping to find a few frogs among the water lilies that day but they remained quiet and well hidden. All in all I didn’t leave disappointed.
Lake View
I often see waterbirds in the shade of this wonderful tree. I always pause here for a while and take it all in. It’s one of my favourite places.
MARSH SCENE
We stop by this marsh every autumn and take in the beauty of the place; and if no birds appear it doesn’t really matter.
STAGHORN SUMAC
Staghorn Sumac is a flowering plant native to Eastern North America. Its leaves turn beautiful colours in fall and remind me of party streamers.
WINDING DOWN
There are still flowers about but on some recent walks, the gardens are looking more like this. As for the trees they have begun to show off their fall colours.
SUMMER REFLECTIONS
Taken one day in early September.
SUMMER’S END -2
I don’t look forward to the end of summer but do enjoy these kinds of photo opportunities.
IT’S ALL IN THE DETAILS – TWO PHOTOGRAPHS
Not to be overlooked.
Road’s End
After a long drive we thought we’d make one last stop. I took this photo at a conservation area close to home.
Had I followed the rules of landscape photography, I would have had more in the foreground but I wanted to convey the vastness of this wetland.
SUMMER’S END
The landscape is looking more like Autumn. There’s still much to enjoy but our long awaited summer is coming to an end,
A SLIGHT SHIFT – 4
The reflections in the river are taking on an autumn feel too.
A SLIGHT SHIFT – 3
Late summer – cooler nights, and daytime temperatures still nice and warm, the landscape now a mix of flowers and grasses.
A SLIGHT SHIFT – 2
Another scene that signals late summer.
BELINDA GROVER PHOTOGRAPHY 