Visit my new photo-essay page on substack:
https://jimroche.substack.com/p/gardens-and-greenhouses
At the edge of the parking lot in the forest
Just inside the forest, at the first parking lot, there seems to be a barrier, certainly an edge, there is here, and there is there, and efforts are made to make sure the line is clearly marked. Every year or so new saplings are removed, and with them, any older trees might be a danger to the cars.
Today the snow was gone from the lower forests.
Today the snow was gone from the forests and a warm green reappeared.
Winter morning in the garden.
Niagara Falls in the snow. ©jimroche 2022
Early morning, just as the snow is starting, I get my first view of Niagara Falls. The third major falls on our trip. The landscape is nearly monochrome due to the snow, and the snow and ice leave a bite on the skin as the droplets and flacks land. Very few people are here, most left very early to avoid the predicted snow storm.
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.
The End of Summer
The end of summer brings empty courts, waiting quietly, a sense of loss and smoke from nearby forest fires.
The House Near the Top of the Hill
The House Near the Top of the Hill.
© jimroche 2022
all rights reserved
www.jimroche.ca
Looking down, into a small valley of homes, from here you see six or seven types of houses, repeating, in different order, different colour, with additions and in some cases subtractions, that more than anything else shows their common DNA.
