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Mid-October in the Valley

Posted by Randy Talbot on 2017/10/16

Posted in: autumn, parks, photo, River Valley. Tagged: autumn, color, Dawson Park, fall, leaves, path, photo, river, river valley. Leave a comment

Mid-October in Edmonton – we are past the peak of autumn foliage color and in fact a good swath of the river valley has taken on the grey color of bare trees. However there are still a few trees fulled enrobed in gold or red and a few (somehow) holding onto green leaves. What I like best about this season though, is how my senses get attuned to more subtle colors. I see and appreciate things besides colors (like lines and textures) which I would not have even noticed just a few weeks back.

Here are a few photo taken while I was out walking in Edmonton’s river valley (in Dawson Park) on the morning of 2017 October 16th.

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October Arrives (part 1)

Posted by Randy Talbot on 2016/10/09

Posted in: autumn, photo, River Valley. Tagged: autumn, cloud, color, cycling, Edmonton, fall, leaves, path, photography, rain, river valley, skyline. 3 Comments

Autumn in all its glory, has arrived in Edmonton. The colors may have peaked a week earlier but here is some of the beauty from the first weekend of October.

The Saturday (October 1st) was gloomy, cool and wet but the wetness brought out the color saturation and contrast in the river valley:

Downtown Edmonton Under Low Cloud

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S-bend on Wet Path

Rainbow of Autumn Leaves

Bend in the North Saskatchewan

For more images of early October in Edmonton see part 2, taken on the very sunny day that followed the day of these images.

River City

Posted by Randy Talbot on 2015/10/12

Posted in: autumn, photo, River Valley. Tagged: autumn, boats, canoe, color, fall, photography, river, River City, river valley. 1 Comment

Edmonton has been called River City and I do like that nickname. Even though many or most cities and towns developed around rivers (or other waterways), I do have to believe our river is special – it is more defining of the city. The valley is deep and sharp. It doesn’t sneak up on you like other places. Here, you know when you have dropped into or climbed out of, our river valley; and when you are in it you can often forget that you are in the City itself.

I am always happy when I see our river getting a lot of use and appreciation. So last Saturday (2015 October 10) seeing lots of boats on the river (not to mention the beauty of the autumn colors), brought a smile to my face.