Also at the winter fence.

Back this week to another section of the pathway that is created by cutting down the shrubs and undergrowth next to the fence that protects the nature reserve, this tree, a willow, grows along the road, drinking water from the runoff. It seems like an old friend.

The Winter Fence 1

During the winter the city of Richmond decided to cut down wild brush that had overgrown a pathway on Iona Island, where the city airport is located. It seems that some areas were uncovered that for years could not be approached because of the Himalayan Blackberry bushes, an invasive plant the forms an absolutely impenetrable wall. The fence that protected the woodlands was finally revealed. Still the area looks like some massive environmental upheaval took place.

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Smith College Conservatory, Northampton, Massachusetts

Through the Doorway, Jim Roche © 2022 all rights reserved. Vancouver based visual artist and photographer, from my recent travels to the east coast. The conservatory there is one of several gardens that have been the focus of a long term project.

Still Creek, British Columbia

Still Creel move through the city of Vancouver, from a hillside residential area through parks, industrial areas, along side a shopping centre to eventually a small lake within the Burnaby city limits.

A stick in the forest.

Park along the Fraser River with barges full of tree chips

After days of snow rain finally washes away the remainder, just a few spots here and there, along with some frozen grey ice that has survived. Three barges are towed down river.