Capturing the Art of Nature
Middlesex, Thames River and Dutton (Day 10)
New sights, glorious sunshine, amazing Fall Colours a perfect day in nature
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Ontario Adventures
2015
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Weather wise today has been our best day here this vacation. The morning opened with blue skies and the sun shining from the eastern edge of the sky. It was cool but not too cold and the sun was rapidly warming things up. I was looking forward to the day and getting out though I hadn't picked a spot to head to. We had a simple breakfast and then lunch after which I left in the car.
I decided to try the western side, north of the port heading across the 401 and into the Thames River area. It was another location where I had never ventured before. The trees were looking their best today in the bright sun and I was seeing a lot more of the colour. This area had been a bit behind but now the bright colours were coming out, I suspect that next week will be even better. I made for a quick drive north and soon was in the area around the river. Like yesterday this region didn't seem to have the colour or texture of the regions closer to the lake but I drove around the river and found some nice patches of colour to capture.
By 2:30 I was parked at a bridge over the Thames River and waiting for Ralph to respond to my call. He came back quickly and we had a nice chat for 15 minutes. I then walked the bridge and gathered some river shots before continuing along. It was now time to start a backward sweep to the port and so I started back and found better colour as I got closer to the lake. There were some stands of amazing contrasts that I was able to enjoy. I decided to follow some of my old paths and noticed that the colour was richer since my first pass through here on Monday. The bright sun brought out the colours even more and I was able to re-capture some nice spots as I neared the port.
A lovely day and one I really enjoyed. The weather was perfect for taking fall photos.