At the dam, the group of trees abovecaught my eye. With my lens zoomed all the way out, I still had to crop the above photo a bit. The photo below is the scene with no zoom.
I have photographed this group of birches before in the autumn. They are where the foot trail leaves the service road just below the dam. They were more photogenic in autumn, but I liked how they stood out against the dark evergreens behind and the rust-colored haze of their buds awaiting spring.
The service road continues past the powerhouse and comes out on the Back Hannawa Road closer to Potsdam. They don't plow that section in winter. Locals use it for X-country skiing & snowshoeing. There wasn't much snow, so I walked that section partway.
Coming back, I shot this photo of an oddity, a stairway, and a small concrete structure with a metal door. There are two of these little buildings facing each other about 40 feet apart. The other (that I didn't photograph) is leaning precariously toward its partner. They are situated in a low area on the opposite side of the raised causeway from the channel below the powerhouse. From their condition, it is evident that they haven't been functional for many years. The puzzle is, what was their function? Any guesses?
Back at the powerhouse, I shot a couple of views of the small brick structure at the base of the water tower. For the last one, I had to crop the image because the lens was too large to peek through the chain link fence without picking up fuzzy fence wire in the corners of the photo.
I didn't get any great art images, but despite the grey day, the walk was good for my mood, which has been down lately. I walked almost 2½ miles. This morning I woke to 48°F and rain. The snow is retreating rapidly, and the temperature is dropping again. I won't be walking outside today.
As the Brits say, Cheerio.
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