"lane" by summerfield

"lane"

page 131, The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett

the word i chose from line 21 is "lane". actually in the book it is the name of one of the rare book dealers who had been duped by a rare book thief. but 'lane' is also a pathway or a narrow passage, say between walls, hedges or trees, like the one shown in the photo. this lane leads to a structure that used to be a holding cell for criminals in the 1800's. in the olden days, it took a while for people to reach the city, the motor car not having been invented yet. (but of course you all know that!) when captured criminals were transported from one jurisdiction to the other, the travel usually took more than 24 hours and if they set out in the middle of the day, they would have to stay the night somewhere.

this lane used to be an actual roadway, albeit really narrow. this is located in a wooded section of a town (which name i forgot, pardon me) which is about 65 kilometres northeast of toronto. it looks like it ends right at the dark part but it actually curves down.

processed in picnik to enhance the fall colours.
absolutely gorgeous Ms Summer! love all the wonderful colours, textures and light!
October 24th, 2011  
fabulous fall colors
October 24th, 2011  
@danig - why, thank you, DG. you're so kind.
October 24th, 2011  
@summerfield nah, I'm not really! I just love it, clever shot. hope you are having a nice day...oh, hang on it's evening isn't it! happy sleeping time then!
October 24th, 2011  
having a stressful night trying to figure out still what and what not to put in the darn suitcases. so i'm having a respite by looking in on 365. you're up early!
October 24th, 2011  
beautiful capture. i see a shot like this and long for my horse, amy. autumn was our favorite time to ride and this looks very much like the trail we often took.
October 24th, 2011  
@jml0306 - thank you, joseph. much appreciated.
October 24th, 2011  
@catsmeowb - thank you, camille. it's really amazing how each season has its own redeeming quality. this actually reminds me of a laneway i used to take to get to school when i was in grade one.
October 24th, 2011  
Beautiful lane, summerfield. Would love to walk down this one on a nice Fall day. Those colors came out great and the framing adds that extra touch.
October 24th, 2011  
Holy Moly!!!! This is simply beautiful!!!!!! This shows why fall is my favorite time of year to photograph! You captured it perfectly!
October 24th, 2011  
Great photo and very interesting history lesson.
October 24th, 2011  
oh my -- absolutely LOVE this! And would love to be walking down that lane right now! How gorgeous! What a wonderful find!!!
October 24th, 2011  
This is truly gorgeous! And you'd never know what was at the end of it without the explanation. Beautiful!
October 24th, 2011  
A beautiful shot and such an interesting history to go along with this location. Thanks for sharing this
October 24th, 2011  
This is lovely...it shimmers
October 24th, 2011  
Stunning colours! Great framing too :)
October 24th, 2011  
fabulous colors Ms. Summer! looks like a path that leads to something beautiful and interesting.
October 24th, 2011  
Oooh, so wonderful.... love the light, the colors, the sphere... everything. Here, in the Netherlands, it's autumn also. Love it! And thank you for all your comments, I appreciate them a lot.
October 24th, 2011  
Wow what a glorious display of autumn a fav for me
October 24th, 2011  
Beautiful lane! looks like a tunnel ahead.
October 24th, 2011  
@karenann - thanks, karenann. i love that mirror framing from picnik.

@sbb1980 - thanks, sara. quite disappointing about that moon huh? i'm looking forward to it, hopefully next month? i'm cheering for you!

@pamfromcalgary - thanks, pam. hope all's going well by now. hang in there.

@cscecil - thanks, CS. getting colder here now. but when the sun's shining brightly, it would be a nice walk.
October 24th, 2011  
@olivetreeann - thanks, ann. kind of spooky where it seems to end, doesn't it? but i assure you it's just the laneway sloping down.

@bkbinthecity - thanks, bkb. hi to melody.

@opalpalmeradi - thanks, opal.

@alia_801 - thanks, alia. i'm getting to the trickier part of the count. :-)
October 24th, 2011  
@altadc - thanks, alta. it just leads to an old structure that used to be a holding cell. quite romantic now, but probably not then. :-)

@ilseal - thanks, ilse. so glad you like it.

@steeler - thanks, howard. and for the fav, too. much appreciated, friend.

@jannkc - thanks, jann. would've been nice with the wide angle, you think?
October 24th, 2011  
@summerfield She says Hi back and she really loves this picture
October 25th, 2011  
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