Rain, Fog and a Babbling Brook
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
Canada
March 15, 2016 6:51pm CST
Today was a wet, cool and foggy day. I love a foggy day. I took my iPad to the back yard to see if I could catch the fog. What hit me was the noise of the rushing river at the bottom of our ravine. It was a happy sound of water tumbling over rocks. It reminds me of camping but camping is warmer.
There is a green space behind my house, My land goes to the bottom of the ravine, to the stream. Its a pretty steep drop to the ground below and since we don't have small kids we don't worry about it. It is green space so It can not be built on, it is public for hikers and walkers who enjoy the trails.
The rushing water today was because of the rain. There is barely any water in the stream unless its raining.
At the top of the ravine there is a city owned pond, When it rains, the drains from all this area empty into the pond and then go over the falls down into the ravine and then across low lands and empties into Lake Ontario.
We love the privacy the ravine give us, it was one of the reasons we bought this home. I live in a small town but it feels like the country.
In a few weeks the leaves will start growing on the trees and very soon we won't be able to look down into the ravine. All we will see unless we go for a hike, will the the green forest behind our home. And we enjoy that green space.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
16 Mar 16
Me too, I love the green space behind my house knowing it will never grow houses.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
16 Mar 16
The only time its interesting is when it rains but it is a delightful sound, especially in the summer when the windows are open.
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@JudyEv (381815)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Mar 16
@PainsOnSlate A creek or water feature is nice to listen too. We were always going to have a water feature in the garden but it isn't going to happen now.
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@slund2041 (3314)
• United States
17 Mar 16
Your little babbling stream sounds lovely. We have a swamp on our property full of fish and turtles.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
18 Mar 16
My daughter lives in a swampy area and we get to see some interesting birds too.
@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
16 Mar 16
Oh you are blessed Paints!
My gosh what heaven that looks like to me.
I would give anything to live in a lovely wood like that!
That photo is at least the greatest photo I have seen in a good while!
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
16 Mar 16
Aw, you are a sweetie, the view is bland to me right now because winter is still around, soon it will have color and warmth. I do love the green space behind the house that no one can build on.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
16 Mar 16
@PainsOnSlate I see peace in that photo Paints.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
17 Mar 16
@TiarasOceanView you are right it is peaceful.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
24 Mar 16
ah, sounds like paradise to me! we rarely get fog 'round these parts 'n when we do, such's most eerie 'n no comfort to be found sadly. i miss the mornin' fogs back'n the hills 'n that sound 'f water 's it tickles the rocks 'long its path. what great fortune to've found such a place, hon. beauty throughout the seasons :D
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
24 Mar 16
It is beautiful, thank you for your kind words.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
19 Mar 16
That is a great view you have I would feel like I was camping all the time.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
19 Mar 16
That's the view out the back, the front is the street and the neighbors...
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
19 Mar 16
@PainsOnSlate I prefer my backyard too.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
16 Mar 16
It is still winter here, we have to wear jackets and coats when we go outside. Soon it will warm up. Its supposed to be comfortable today outside. I look forward to spring.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
17 Mar 16
A great view nicely captured in the mist here
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@silvermist (19701)
• India
16 Mar 16
@PainsOnSlate It is nice to live in a city and feel like you are in a country.Good photo.
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@Juliaacv (56195)
• Canada
16 Mar 16
I love the sound of water rushing over rocks, I'm sure that you were pleasantly surprised to hear it when you went outside looking to catch photos of the fog. We have a waterfall in our pond, which gives the splashing sound, but it would be absolutely nothing in comparison to what you'd hear. There is something special about the sound of water isn't there?
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
16 Mar 16
I have loved it all my life. The sound of the rocks while camping is something I look forward to every summer. Its very quiet in my back yard until it rains. Its amazing how noisy it can be.
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@JESSY3236 (22199)
• United States
16 Mar 16
That's a pretty and spooky picture with fog in the background. I think it was foggy here too yesterday. I didn't go out yesterday though.
@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
16 Mar 16
It all looks just beautiful! I noticed our leaves are coming out too, It's a great feeling to see the trees leaf out.
