Who says there are no great trails around my new place? Me? Oh, yes, I was the one who said that... 馃う鈥嶁檪 Anyways, this one is slowly getting under my skin as it ticks all the boxes... It's over 90% wild, narrow path, no people, some water, animal wildlife, + nice sun rays in the late afternoon hours... Let me take you on a nice, late afternoon #WednesdayWalk...
It's not that I wanted to pick exactly those hours for a walk (family negotiations involved 馃榾), but it was nice to be there at the "golden hour"...
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When you see my shadow, you get how late it was... On the image on the left, the sun is almost set behind the hill, and on the right, my shadow barely fits into the photo... 馃槀
Some nice flowers along the trail and my favorite "wild flower", rosemary... Every time I pass, I have to "cuddle" it between my fingers... Love the smell! In some traditions, rosemary is used during the funeral ceremonies, and because of that reason, I know that my mom doesn't like it... As it reminds her of some dear family members who passed away...
I call this "Cane Trilogy"! Three photos, which I can't decide which one I like the most! The second is so calming, and the third, with sunrays... love it!
This trail is a kind of river bed, with a difference that the river has almost disappeared... Occasionally, you can spot a bit of water here or there, and then suddenly, it disappears... After a few meters downstream, you can notice it again...
The proof that sometimes, in the past, it had much more water is the remains of the old mill that you can see on the left side of the photo above...
I was so lucky with the weather... It was perfect for taking these half-closeup photos of plants and flowers...
... and of course, playing with sunrays...
Watch your head! During the walk, and around exactly this spot, I noticed a rabbit passing the trail! It was easy to recognize it as it had long ears... It was fast, but the ears betrayed him... 馃檪
On the other side, in one of these thick reeds, we heard a louder sound of an animal moving through it... That rabbit was moving so silently that we didn't hear anything, but the animal in the cane was probably much bigger... If I were to guess which was, my bet would be on the wild boar... They are very common in places like that...
A bit more of sunrays before hitting the path back to the car...
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I mentioned that rivers appear suddenly in different places... Well, at this one, you can even spot a small waterfall! How cool is that?!
And at the bottom of a waterfall, a small pond was created... What are those small black animals inside the water? It looks like water is completely black!! Can you guess?
This last photo is a bit creepy... 馃槂 But, I had to take it as I wanted to make a joke with my son... This "thing" was in the backyard of the restaurant where my son parked his car nearby... As there was a sign forbidding parking, he parked on the other side of the road... The joke was that the restaurant owner was hanging peeps who would park in front of the restaurant and leave for a walk, instead of staying for a meal... I know, I know... too dark joke... hehehe
Have an awesome rest of the week!
Thank you for your time.
--ph--