Richmond Nature Park

 

Ok, at -6 temperatures you tend to not mess around too much. You keep your hands in your pockets and try to prevent the snot dripping from your nose from landing on your camera...which you as much as possible keep under two jackets, close to your stomach, to give it as much of your body heat as possible, just to extend battery life in sub-zero temeperatures.

These pictures are from Richmond Nature Park. Primarily the eastern park, added a few shots from the 'regular' park. Absurdly enough, most people only know the much more lame 'regular' park because that's the advertised one. The eastern park is much better, but I guess that one remains my own little 'secret' pearl.

HAD THIS BEEN IN S/E ASIA...IT WOULD HAVE BEEN CINNAMON STICKS

I JUST LIKE THE FROST-BITTEN MOSSES

NOT A SCANDINAVIAN GUY IN THE WORLD WHO DOESN'T FAVOUR THE BIRCH TREE

THE FROST IS JUST HANGING THICK IN THE AIR

WHAT CAN I SAY? 'SHROOMS!

IT'S JUST ABOUT SEEING THE LITTLE THINGS

THANK YOU, RICHMOND! THIS IS ONE REASON WE ARE BETTER THAN THE CROWD. TAKE FROM MOTHER NATURE AND GIVE BACK. TURN THE DEAD-FALL INTO MOULCH AND USE IT TO BUILT RAISED TRAILS THAT WILL EVENTUALLY FEED THE PARK AGAIN. IT'S CALLED SUSTAINABILITY

AND IT'S  A PRETTY TALL STEP UP TO THE TOP OF THE 'NEW' TRAILS WHICH IS WONDERFUL AND SOFT TO WALK ON

DON'T ASK ME WHAT IT IS, BUT THERE IS A LOT OF THESE "FROST FLOWERS" THAT SEEM TO ONLY GROW IN SUB-ZERO TEMPS.
(I later learned that it's called "hair ice" or "angel hair")

JUST LOVE THE CLOUR OF THESE FUTURE 'SHROOMS, AND 'SHROOMS BY THE WAY COME IN A PLETHORA OF COLOURS

TAKEN OVER THE ENTIRE BIRCH

"INTER-RACIAL" 'SHROOM? I SAW WHITE, BLACK, ORANGE...BUT ONLY THIS ONE "BLACK ON WHITE". LOVE THAT. ALMOST SOUNDS KINKY 

DON'T EAT IT. IT'S NOT A SLICED PEACH. GUARANTEED!

GNARLY, GNARLY, RIDE MY HARLEY

WHAT I LIKE HERE? THE TWIG AND THE VERY EDGE OF THE LEAF

OK, SUN'S COMING UP. TIME TO GO HOME

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE IT, BUT THE FROST IS HANGING THICK

I JUST SEE LITTLE THINGS THAT OTHERS NEVER NOTICE...WHICH GIVES ME A BIGGER APPRECIATION OF THINGS AROUND ME

RIGHT, IT'S JUST A TWIG...IF YOU ARE HALF BLIND

ALL THE WHINERS AT WORK ALWAYS COMPLAIN "IT'S COLD" WHEN TEMPERATURE HITS +15 AND THEY START WEARING WINTER COATS. I TELL THEM IT'S NOT COLD UNTIL YOU CAN WALK ON THE WATER...AND THIS MORNING YOU COULD

TWIG, TWIG, SUCK MY...FIG.

UBER-COOL! BACK TO WHAT'S NATURAL. CUT THE CULTIVATED, CHOKE THE ROOTS TO DEATH AND THE WILD ONES WILL TAKE OVER AGAIN

TO ME, IT'S JUST BEAUTIFUL

AGAIN, JUST THE FROST AROUND THE EDGES, THE SLOW BUT MERCILESS ACTS OF MOTHER NATURE THAT NO HUMAN CAN STOP

JUST TRYING TO CATCH THE LIGHT IN THE FROST-BITTEN BRANCHES

FINAL 'SHROOMS...AND THANK YOU FOR WATCHING

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