Friday being a day off for me, I had hoped to go for a nice hike, but stuff around the house interfered. I did, however, take the time to go for a nice winter walk around the Pony Pasture, a few miles upriver from downtown. One would never know that there is a large city just a few miles away. Here are some photos from my walk.
This is a great spot to see buffleheads. If I could have gotten a better close up, this duck would have been the subject of a "What am I?"
Here is a panoramic view of the James River at the Pony Pasture Rapids.The trails here are flat and civilized. It was a typical winter day here, kind of bleak and in the mid-40's F.
I liked this tree. The bark reminded me of military camouflage.
This is a view of a little backwater leading out to the river.
I loved the shape of this big red cedar!
We have had a lot of rain lately, and there were many sections of the trail that were muddy and wet.
Other than the buffleheads at the start of the walk in the river, I saw very little wildlife on my hour of walking - a couple of gray squirrels, a cardinal or two, a pair of mallards, and a sparrow. But it was good to get out and stretch my legs on a winter's day, and think about grander hikes to come!
Looks like a nice walk. Would you believe we are getting more snow again today.
ReplyDeleteThat is a Sycamore tree. We had one in our yard in Savage. Nice but they sure are messy.
It is a nice walk. More snow? Oh my goodness! Thanks for the tree identification! I should be better on my tree ID's as much time as I spend in the woods. Art
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