Brunette River

Some photos from a sunny stroll by the river

It’s cloudy today, but a few days ago I went for my first “real”1 post-surgery walk and touched trees and such along the Brunette River. Here are a few shots, taken on my Samsung Galaxy S26.

I have again used the cheesy Polaroid theme from FooGallery because I like cheese.

  1. I’m not sure why I put “real” in quotes. I was definitely, actually walking. Maybe because I was less than 2 km from home. ↩︎

More black and white nature

I don’t have any photo editing apps on the new PC yet, so I decided to use the built-in Photos app to take some recent shots and make them all arty and black and white. The results are not bad.

Brunette River, from my usual observation spot.
Rail line adjacent to the river on its north side.
The river, looking to the west (the other shots are toward the east).

All shot on my iPhone 12, which has half-forgotten it’s a phone in its old age.

Brunette River, December 2, 2025, with bonus heron

I did not notice the heron until after I took this shot. They are very good at being very still. Now, the heron is clearly moving in the photo, but I was focusing on the trees and sky and such, and herons do not move lightning fast–unless getting ready to stab their next meal.

Despite the gloom, just to the right of the shot it was mostly clear.