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This is a photo of the alum creek trail, and some of the trees around it with some of the sun shining through. I thought this photo looked very beautiful, and the exposure was good.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T5
Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/100
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 50.0mm
White Balance: Auto
Date: April 30, 2017
Time: 4:43 PM
This is the road from Winterswijk (Netherlands) to Vreden (Germany). At the German side of the border there was already a cycle path and this year we got a cycle path on the Dutch side, much safer for all the cyclists. To my surprise they had sown wildflowers on both sides of the about 4 or 5 km long path, it was so beautiful!
Ha, at last, I've been scanning the names people give to their boats looking for literary references and this is the first I have spotted. My initial thought was that it may indicate no more than a heightened interest in all things reptilian. but then I remembered Lorimer Black in William Boyd's superb (OK, I know not everyone thought so), 1988 novel "Armadillo". Lorimer Black is the central character in Boyd's novel and one of his (expensive) hobbies is collecting ancient pieces of armour, especially helmets. So here we have a knight in armour taking his armadillo for a stroll much as Cyrano de Bergerac was reputed to take his pet lobster on a stroll along the Champs-Elysees! Must be a direct hit.. On reflection though, I doubt if this is William Boyds boat, I reckon his choice of Latin text would have been a bit more cerebral!
The path along the Adur's west bank has re-opened following changes to the tidal wall and the construction of a pumping station associated with the Monks Farm development. In the foreground, one of the "pill boxes" - historic, as a wartime anti invasion defence, but not in the best condition. I assume the concrete roof was added later and meant to "preserve it"
Bank #15 for the Treasure Hunt