On the trail

Sometimes I am just so blown away by the beauty that surrounds me every day as I hike the wonderful horse trail system that is connected to our farm by a trail my wonderful husband gave me for a birthday gift about ten years ago and still maintains. Glad I had my phone with us!
Thanks for your amazing response to "Time Flies" and "Under the Winchester Bay Pier" taking both of them to the PP...a rare treat

[Teresa]

Ooh, gorgeous. Love the placement of the fern and the falling log, and wonderful textures and contrasts in b&w.

[Elizabeth]

B & W helps focus in on the different textures in the plans and trees!

[Wylie]

ooh, there's a Grimm's fairy tale in this picture....

[KWind]

Lovely composition. I like it in b&w.

[Karen Mitchell]

Well that is a spectacular birthday gift! This IS beautiful... lucky you, it is nice to be so aware of it all as well.

[Kane Arlow]

What beautiful surroundings. It must be a pleasure to walk there.

[Joan Robillard]

Fabulous bw.

[Barb]

such great textures - I really like this in b&w

[sally agnew]

Wonderful textures and lighting :)

[Pat Knowles]

I'm sure you make use of his lovely gift as often as you can too Jane, he must be so pleased he thought if such a very suitable gift you can both enjoy too. A legacy for you both!

[Carla]

Jim gave you a trail? I'm not entirely sure what that means but it sounds like another example of Jim being the biggest dream boat ever

[Pam Knowler]

What a beautiful b& w image! Such a fabulous birthday present from your husband ! It looks so beautiful where you live Jane! Fav!

[Jane Pittenger]

@carla42 He is better than I could have ever wished for! and "giving me a trail" means he cut out about a mile of thick scratchy underbrush "salmonberry"- a native invasive bush here- as well as chain sawing branches on the ground etc. LOTS of work and it grows back every spring so keeping it open is hard work.

[Marnie]

What a good man he is! Love this shot, especially the use of light to focus attention on the fern and the curve in the track.

[Carla]

@jgpittenger That's what I was picturing but I thought surely no one's that lucky. What a guy that Jim is x