To Town

While walking back from town to see if the ice cream shop is open for the season, I took some photos that sparked our interest along the way.

The ice cream shop was not open yet. It was disappointing, but there was ice cream to be found at the hardware store! This is were the photos began... 

Is this really an ice cream bar? Enzo said it looked like dirt and maybe something else too.

A piece of history... when all the news and advertisements were stapled to a plank of wood or post.

 

 Crumbling Foundation

A little pony that may have been lost during the winter months. 

 

She was put up on the wall to catch the eye of another passer by and possibly someone to take her home.

 

 

Shadow

 Seeds

 

 Bark that weathered to appear like leather.

Bright Green

Sugar Bush

 As a family, we've volunteered many hours over the years at a local farm and this was the first time we helped at the sugar bush. Our daughter is a pro and helped us along the way with the maple syrup process.

 Carrying a full pail of maple sap.

 Maple sap dripping into containers.

 Skimming foam off the top of the vat that evaporates the maple sap and shaking it off onto the ground.

 Abstract scene of steam floating off the vat of evaporating maple sap.

 A couple images hiding in the trees.

 Collecting maple sap.

 Filtering the maple sap.

Nearby, our son made himself a little camp while wishing we had some marshmallows to roast.

Our son said pointing up, "Look... near the chimney!" It took me a moment and then I saw what he was pointing at...the steam and heat blurring the vision of the trees in the background.

Nature Morte

 

This collection has been delicately collected over the years on walks in the woods, from the North Shore and around the neighborhood. 

While passing by, one piece of the collection will catch my eye and draw me in quickly to meditate on the wonder of nature or the enchantment of rusted iron.

Manes of a Different Color