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Today was a short day. I set out a bit after noon and drove east. I wanted to revisit my old haunts along Roberts Line and the Port Bruce. The sky had a growing number of clouds and I wasn't sure how long I would enjoy bright sun. The trees were somewhat dull in this direction as well but at least there were some patches of colour. The day was already quite warm and the breeze made everything seem so fresh. I was really just enjoying being out here. I found a few spots along Roberts Line to stop at and grab some photos but nothing was really popping much. Even the bright sun still had a thin cloud layer across it. I continued along and eventually reached the Jamestown side road. Here I found a few trees of interest.
I continued along to Port Bruce. Down in the valley the trees were quite colourful and I was able to gather some lovely photos. The only challenge down here is that the trees are surrounded by homes and other artificial items. But one does their best and hopes for a pleasing result. I didn't stay too long but I probably should have worked the area much longer. I continued along the highway and on towards Almyra. Before getting there I turned onto Sparta Line and set sail for the west again. The clouds were making a fairly solid screen by now and my photos were all muted but there were a few patches of colour to be seen.
As I reached Sparta I set up my radio gear again for my 2:30 call to Ralph. I still had time so I continued driving a few more roads until the scheduled moment arrived. I connected the repeaters and Ralph responded. We had a good chat, eventually Ken joined in while he was driving home. It was harder to hear him as he was more distant from the UBC repeater than Ralph and wasn't as clear. Conversation done I brought down the link and then chatted with a local Ham who was driving the 402 into London. He told me that this repeater was mounted on a tower 400 feet high, so that is why it has such good coverage.
Done with the radio I grabbed a few more quick photos before heading home. I had noticed a few drops of rain on my windshield so I didn't plan on staying out much longer. In the end I did get a decent number of photos but mostly I just felt good being out there in the fresh air.