Behind the trees, two bridges, three train tracks, arriving ships and local traffic. Still, the trees are full of songbirds and common sparrows.
Around the corner. Japan.
Most nights, after 3 or 4 am, we would go through the back streets of wherever we were staying and look at what things are like without the people. These streets reminded me of the last scene of “On the Beach,” from the 60’s or so. They left me feeling very despondent and alone. The end of the movie went through my head over and over.
Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine
A Small Landscape Through the Motel Window.
I am often fascinated by the views out of motels, especially the back windows. Often they are drastically different from the main entrance view. Here there is a complexity of patterns that hold it together, with colouring that is quiet and lightly visible. North of Tonopah, NV.
On the drive to Yakima.
On the drive through Washington State, heading for Yakima, we passed by many blue houses which blended in with the skies.
Fence along the Hudson River.
The fence separates the picnic area for workers at the paper mill along the Hudson River. Just below is the falls that inspired the scene in The Last of the Mohegans. Even this early in the morning, just a few minutes after sunrise, the town is awake with lots of traffic crossing the small bridge from one side of the Hudson to the other. The cold was overwhelming, with the added dampness of the river fog coming and going, seemingly to hide from the morning sun. ©2022, all rights reserved. Jim Roche
Niagara Falls Power Station ©Jim Roche, 2022
The Niagra Falls power station and power grid kept my attention for a long time during my trip. The light, quickly changing and ranging from dramatic to over dramatic was the note of an oncoming snow storm. We soon left the area, racing east to avoid what in some areas was 5 meters of snow.
Don Valley, Toronto.
The Don Valley in Toronto after a short snowfall. The valley runs through residential and industrial areas, skirting the highway. My interest here is both in the liminal nature of the landscape and the more specific line that can be found between the structured and often industrial nature of the space and the natural areas, often just a few feet away from each other. After the snow several people came by to walk their dogs, and some sitting alone in their cars talking in an animated manner of their phones.