All photos taken October 10, 2022 on the Bog walk loop attached to the Lighthouse Loop on the Wild Pacific Trail.
This trail adds a bit of length, but not much. It takes 10 minutes to walk it. The vegetation changes drastically in this area, as the photos below evidence. Gone were the tall trees of the rainforest and there were some areas of red needles on the conifers, which may be due to the change in soil and moisture.
Not much to tell. After working for 3 companies over 43+ years (38 years 7 months with my last company), I finally got that promotion I had waited my entire career for……retirement.
I have been exploring this new career for the past 7+ years and while it is not always exciting, the chance to do what I want for myself and my family instead of what my company wants has been very fulfilling. Early on, there was a long list of projects in my “to-do” hopper and I attacked these projects with a vengeance for the first 9 months of retirement. Eventually, my brain told me that this was not what retirement was about, so it took me another 5 months before my industriousness again took over and I attacked another line of projects, this time somewhat shorter and less complicated, as well as many new projects related to the family weddings in 2016. After going hard for 6 weeks and 3 weddings, my body was telling me to relax, then the flu bug hit and as soon as that was done with me, my sciatic acted up. No rest for the wicked. In 2020 and 2021, the Covid 19 pandemic changed the whole retirement gig. I was lucky to not be still working, for sure.
I enjoy photography, gardening, working with my hands, walking, cycling, skiing, travelling, reading and creating special photo and video productions obtained in my first pastime. I may never become wealthy in any of these pursuits, but I already feel I am rich in life experiences far beyond any expectation.
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6 thoughts on “Bogged Down”
That is interesting how different the vegetation is! Nature sure is neat.
Different things grow in different conditions. I think this bog may have been a bit dried out from the drought, but it gave a good idea. Thanks for reading Lyssy. Allan
I find that everything in nature is pretty much a naturally photogenic subject matter — a joyful expression of colours, textures, and shapes and you captured it beautifully, Allan. Thanks for sharing and have a good day 🙂 Aiva xx
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That is interesting how different the vegetation is! Nature sure is neat.
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Different things grow in different conditions. I think this bog may have been a bit dried out from the drought, but it gave a good idea. Thanks for reading Lyssy. Allan
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That tree looks like several faces all smucked together!
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You are right. It does seem the bark is a bit squished. I never saw the faces, until you mentioned. Thanks for reading Bernie. Allan
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I find that everything in nature is pretty much a naturally photogenic subject matter — a joyful expression of colours, textures, and shapes and you captured it beautifully, Allan. Thanks for sharing and have a good day 🙂 Aiva xx
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This little bog loop was so different than the forest we had just walked through and it had its own beauty for sure. Thanks for reading Aiva. Allan
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