YELLOW GOAT'S-BEARD.

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The wayside is suddenly aflush with those little flowers that , from the distance, look like dandelions . Stubborn, like the Asters, they refuse to admit that summer is over.

PINK MEADOWSWEET.

This lovely and ancient plant (found in the tombs of the Pharaohs) can be seen almost anywhere along roadside ditches and other rough places , serving often to conceal the ugly scars. Some of it is still in bloom on this first day of autumn.

WHITE MEADOWSWEET.

WILD RAISINS.

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Found along the banks of Kelligrews River. When fully ripened they turn from a brilliant red to a blue-black colour , and are a valuable source of nourishment for little birds during the cold winter months. Dogberries sustain the few robins who decide to remain. One of the saddest things is the decimation of our song birds. Only a tiny fraction remains of what I remember from my boyhood. Nothing must stand in the way of "progress". Very little of CBS has escaped the claws of the fron't-end loader. Even agricultural soil - the little that there is - is being dug up, trucked away, and sold for the new lawns. Who, in the end, will pay for the crimes that we have wreaked upon our planet!! Most humans tend to think that it all belongs to us to do with as we wish.

ROUGH SHORE.

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Kelligrews.

KITE SURFING..

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Long Pond

ROUGH SHORE.

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Kelligrews.

MANUELS RIVER.

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I've photographed this scene many times, but never two moments the same.

KITE SURFING.

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Longpond.

WIND ON SHORE.

BONFIRE.

ACROSS THE VALLEY.

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View from Martha's Place.

BINDWEED IN A "CRACKER BERRY" SHRUB.

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Not sure of the proper botanical name for the shrub, but they were used as a hedge in many old-fashioned kitchen gardens.

PS. Dr. Peter Scott tells me that the correct name is , Snowberry.

BUSY-BEE.

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Bees love Knapweed because of the abundance of pollen they produce. This little guy has quite a load tucked on his back leg. For many creatures, this is harvest time.

BLACK KNAPWEED BLOSSOM.

WHITE MULLEIN.

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Delicacy. Found almost everywhere along the walking trails.

BREAKWATER BOULDERS.

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The creation of a new habitat, but also a reminder of man's never ending , but futile struggle against the elements. The sea in its rage would sweep those stones away as if they were mere pop-corn.

PIN CHERRIES.

WILD BEAUTY.

WILD FLOWERS IN THE COMPANY OF THEIR MORE SOPHISTICATED KIN.

AUTUMN WILD BOUQUET.

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Flowers picked today.

SCENTLESS CHAMOMILE.

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They look like ox-eye daisy (bachelor-buttons) except that they are fall bloomers. They are reluctant to let summer go, and make September look like June.

WIND ON SHORE.

SHRUBBY CINQUEFOIL.

FAVOURITE SPOT .

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Manuels River gut.