On the Rocks

On the Rocks © Lynn Wiles 2013
More graffiti and another seam on the rocky underbelly of a bridge. On this sixth day of the current heat wave, we do not have a Heat Advisory, instead it’s an Excessive Heat Warning with an Air Quality Alert.

Place 5

New Meadow © Lynn Wiles 2013
Back to home ground and another place where we walk. The un-mown grass turned into a meadow.

Roses by the River © Lynn Wiles 2013
Different types of roses blooming by the river.

Boston from Under the Bridge © Lynn Wiles 2013
A sneak peak of the Boston skyline from an unexpected place.

Place 4

Stone Curves © Lynn Wiles 2013
This curved bridge separates nature from the busy city and is at the end of a path where we walk.

Swamp-like © Lynn Wiles 2013
On the way to the bridge, sometimes the branches in the river make it look like a Southern swamp land.

Hanging Under the Bridge

Hanging Under the Bridge © Lynn Wiles 2013
Icicles and metal in the light. Concrete and graffiti in the shadows.

The Letter B

The Letter B © Lynn Wiles 2012
A berm, a bridge, two buildings, one made of bricks. I’m fond of the tower postage stamp and the fog, even though I can’t think of any B words to describe them.

Half and Half

Half and Half © Lynn Wiles 2012
This one is all about the background. Behind the almost bare branches is a bridge support half in shadow and half in sunlight, with the motion of the river reflecting and rust stains too.

One Going Up

One Going Up © Lynn Wiles 2012
Not as scenic as the settings in the children’s book The Little Engine that Could, but I couldn’t help thinking “I think I can, I think I can” when I saw this commuter rail engine climbing.

Going Back

Going Back © Lynn Wiles 2012
There are some paths along the river that I have walked in the past, but due to their sketchy nature, I’ve not gone back. I could tell that some work had been done on this path, so I decided to try again. No more strange men passed out in tall grass, instead I found dreamy scenes of nature, water, construction, industry, and skylines.

Urban Colors

Urban Colors © Lynn Wiles 2012
Every city seems to have a certain color scheme. For Minneapolis, it’s light stone and lots of blue. This is a detail of a bridge over the Mississippi with a blue glass building backdrop.

Walk with me – 2

Same walk as yesterday. I turn around when I get to the curved bridge.

On the way, I was taken by all the life, known as grown cover.

The blossoms from a different perspective.

The seed pods and early leaves of the bright maple.

And these are the leaves of the trees that ended the last post. I may not do this multiple postings again, but it’s a reminder that if one is open to seeing, what looks like a bland place can hold a lot to see.