Sundry Walky Pics

We don't know what we'll find on our walks; some days, it is nothing. On other days, we find a number of opportunities.

One day, as we sat on the park bench sipping our coffee, I noticed a bird in the crook of branches. It was shadowy, but it looked like a waxwing to me. I don't see many, so I asked Sue to take a photo with her longer zoom (in fact, my phone has no zoom at all). In post, I darkened the already shadowy bird and lighted the sky a bit to produce a silhouette effect.

Speaking of birds, on the very next day, from a bench along the trail, we spied a green heron out on the water. It was at a distance, but it is an unusual sighting, so we did our best. I believe it is only my second sighting ever.

Also along on the trail, we met a garrulous fellow named Gordie. He was with his wife and grandkids but let them keep on without him in order to have  long chat with us Sue. I thought that he might come home with us. I liked him and his beard best in b&w.

I have various photos of Sue on benches, but I don't think I've taken this photo before. I liked framing her between the trees.

Back at Riverside Park for a coffee and shady walk, we met another fellow. We'd had our coffee on a bench and then strolled up the park and back. On our return we heard bagpipes and eventually got to the piper, Robert. We both took photos.

Once again, mono seemed to be the best way forward after I was not overly pleased with the colour rendition.

After taking the candid shot ↑ we sat on the bench to listen further. After he stopped to rest, we Sue chatted with him. He took up piping in his senior years and classified himself as still a beginner, but we found his playing enjoyable. He posed for this photo ↓ but I prefer the first ↑ softer image

I took a short video of his playing, panning a little to also catch the canoes. Panning tilted the perspective; it is what it is.

He gave us Sue his business card. He wears a kilt for engagements.

That brings us to yesterday, which took us along our main street. I decided to take a photo of the front of townhall with flowers, signs and flags.

It was a very nice morning, not overly hot, so we walked a little farther onto the bridge where I took a photo with the church spire on the left and the trail bridge in the distance. As you can see, it was a lovely blue day.

There was also an unscheduled stop at the Blue Spoon Atelier for sourdough pesto parmesan bread and two sourdough cheese scones.