Snowy County Road

Description

February 2023 Travelling country roads in winter can be risky. Blowing wind and snow make driving challenging while also providing moments like this one. I was headed back to the hospital along a familiar concession late one afternoon when I noticed this lone Sugar Maple on a gravel side road. The snow was just deep enough to obscure all but the dry grass in the ditch and field and some gravel ruts. A few inches more and all would have blurred into a white sheet. I positioned myself on the edge of the ditch and got low so the tree in the distance could be fully seen while balancing the line of grass that lead to a far crossing. Composition is one important element that can make a simple photo into something artistic. After almost twenty years in my role as a community mental health worker I calculate that I’ve driven over 225,000 km. For most of that there’s been a camera in the backseat. I spend many lunch and dinner breaks walking paths in conservation areas and public forests and I watch for scenes like this to develop while driving. I consider it a fabulous job perk that keeps me centred in what can be difficult work at times.

Taken By

Doug Gordon

Taken On

March 10, 2025

Tagged

snow road country side ontario winter sugar maple grass white plant tree nature outdoors weather ice tree_trunk branch atmospheric_phenomenon twig freezing trunk grey woody_plant slope

Assignments

Active Outdoors Weather, Seasons and Sky Provinces