Guelph University & The Arboretum - Part 2

It was rainy and cold on Monday, so I attended the conference throughout the day.

My presentation took place on Tuesday, and in the afternoon I went the Arboretum again to get some fresh air.

A peaceful place to settle one's mind.

 

Golden maple leaves.

Once again, Golden-crowned Kinglets prove to be too difficult to photograph.

Admiring this tall maple tree.


At the base with mounds of grass and leaves.


Looking through the Katsura trees.  I am currently using this image as my desktop.




The sky cleared and then brought light to my image.


While I was photographing the gate and maple tree, I heard something behind me.  It was a Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens).


The red patch behind its head indicates it is a male.


I like photographing signs, if you can't tell already.


I thought I was seeing snow peas on trees.


It turned out to be Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis).

I like the quote in the above sign - "Vision without action is a dream. Action without vision is simply passing the time. Action with vision is making a positive difference." by Joel Barker.

Unknown purple berries. [Edit: It is probably Japanese Beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica), given the Arboretum's official Flickr also posted a similar plant.] 


Unknown red berries.


Hedge maple (Acer campestre) is such a cute maple with its rounded leaves.


Another interesting maple - Three-flowered Maple (Acer triflorum) with three leaflets (instead of whole leaves).


Sign.


The trees in this image have golden leaves.  But the image was overly golden with sunset, so I turned this image into black and white.

After attending all the presentations (especially the CANPOLIN presentations) on Wednesday, I walked around campus before attending the CANPOLIN final banquet.

Bright red tree outside Bovey building.

On Thursday, my Greyhound bus leaves at 12:30 PM, so after checking out of the hotel in the morning, I paid the Arboretum one last visit.  I walked the other trails that I had not been to yet.

Path


Surrounded by water.


Maple leaves floating on the water.


I turned the reflection upside down, and the reflection and floating leaves created an interesting image.


The first wild flower I seen so far in Guelph - Geranium robertianum.  Such a hardy flowering plant.


Looking up.

Guelph University students are very fortunate to have such a wonderful arboretum on campus.  This was be my final conference of the year, and now it is time to begin planning for the unknown future.