Daily Photo - Day 29

For a change of pace today I hiked at the Paul Smiths VIC. There are a number of the trails there that I had never done (they have 25 miles of trails. One interesting experience from the day was a passing shower, literally. At one point I heard rain falling but didn't feel any then a column of rain passed by me about 15 feet away. It was probably 20-30 feet across and passed me in less than a minute.

Today's photo is of Barnum Brook, forest litter on the surface of the water with reflections of the sky and hints of what is below. A beautiful natural abstract.

Photo a Day - Day 13

I hiked a different trail today, on the same river but downstream toward Potsdam. Much of the Red Sandstone Trail follows the penstock between the dam and the Sugar Island power station. The penstock is supported by steel cradles and periodic concrete supports. One of my favorite sources of abstract images is the surface patterns on weathered concrete, a combination of cracking, lime leaching out for the cracks and occasional surface material such as moss, algae, and occasional graffiti. The top image has a touch of the green paint that covers the steel of the penstock.