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A connection is kept with older generations through the written word, The Witteveens from Friesland, by a late uncle and through Flickr photos on an iPad of the latest generation of my family back home across the pond
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John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge is a very large wildlife refuge located in the southwest corner of the City of Philadelphia. It is also partly in the adjoining county (Philadelphia is both a city and a county). It is literally adjacent to the Philadelphia International Airport. It is not uncommon for people on national and/or international connecting flights to take a break to come over to the refuge.
The Dike Trail is probably the most traveled trail at the refuge. It is a gravel and dirt trail that begins at the parking lot and goes out about two miles, where there is a connection that allows visitors to continue around the Impoundment and return to the parking area and Visitor's Center. The entire trip (counter clockwise) back to the parking area is about four miles and can be made in about two hours of leisurely walking. In addition to walking, many people prefer to run or bicycle around this circuit. The Impoundment can be traverse clockwise from the parking lot, by taking the Haul Road and taking all available right turns.
Just before you enter the Dike Trail, there is a landing for launching canoes and kayaks into the Darby Creek. www.flickr.com/photos/alan_jackman/51589039572/in/datepos... Along the Dike trail there is a fishing pier and a second one is under construction, a two level observation deck and a boardwalk, with two gazebos, that extends out into the marsh.
To the right, the Impoundment is a large man-made lake where the water can be raised and lowered by water from or to the Darby Creek (on left side of the Dike Trail, not visible) to take advantage of the wildlife of the season.
The Bridge over the Impoundment is one of the most popular attractions at the refuge. It is about 200 yards long and connects Warbler Woods with the Dike Trail. There are three expanded areas along the bridge, with four benches and a telescope.
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Warbler Woods (extreme right), at the eastern end of the bridge, is a great place to see warblers, particularly during spring migration. It is not an accident that many people schedule their work vacation during the month of May.
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John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
No this is not Battlestar Galactica :-) ...it is probably the most importaint bridge of my home town, disappering into mist.
She has a deep connection to almost any animal, but horse's are her true love. She finally has a place to go to learn so much about these wonderful animals.
But I wanna talk to you, to pull you aside
I wanna ask you to come with me tonight
I wanna stay by your side
(c) Rufus Du Sol, No place
Fernleigh Awabakal track is a 15km pathway from Adamstown to Belmont. Parts of the track weave through beautiful vegetation.
It was created along the route of a former rail corridor in the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie regions here in New South Wales.
A series of public artworks along the route highlight connection to Country and the area’s cultural significance. This is detail from one of them.
The Awabakal are those First Nation peoples who identify with, or are descended from the Awabakal tribe and its clans, indigenous to the coastal area of what is now known as the Hunter Region of New South Wales.
I'm still trying to find out the artist who created this particular eye-catching piece.
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All flowering plants need water for life. All flowering plants are believed to be related to an aquatic angiosperm which formed in freshwater ponds and lakes about 150 million years ago. For this weeks macromonday theme connection.
Driving home I noticed that the sky was becoming inflamed with colors and I knew I only had a limited window of opportunity to capture it. I pulled off the bridge and drove down between the twin bridges and caught the sky only moments before the colors faded and the sky fell into darkness.
For this weeks theme I decided (with my husbands help) to go with the connection between where two pieces of wood are joined. This picture is 3" x 2.5" and is of a small chalk box used many years ago in schools. Remember chalk? Is it still used today in schools or have we moved to an electronic chalk board?
This may be my last submission for a while as I head out on holidays for a month. Happy Macro Monday everyone!