trees and more trees (day 3)
Once I was asked to conduct a bus tour of southern New Brunswick for some visiting city administrators. I prepared well for the tour and had lots to show and tell them. I got a laugh for beginning my tour with: ” There’s a tree and there’s a tree and there’s a tree…. ” All joking aside, New Brunswick has a lot of trees. A drive almost anywhere means driving through many kilometers of forest or woods.
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map showing distance travelled (map from Google Earth)
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8-3 January 7, 2014 30 minutes 3.0 km (south of McLeods to McLeods)
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On the third day of my virtual cycling trip in northern New Brunswick, I took a few backroads and, you guessed it – saw lots of trees. Well I love trees, so that may be one reason New Brunswick, in my opinion, is a great place to call home.
For the most part, we have a mixed wood composition to our forests – both hardwood and softwood. One thing I’ve noticed in painting my first watercolours of New Brunswick is the dark blue tinge to hills on the horizon. I think this is due to the large number of conifers (White, Black and Red Spruce, Balsam Fir and White Pine, among other species).
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January 8, 2014 ‘Route 280 near Dundee’ Jane Tims
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Painting trees is a challenge for me. My biggest problem is ‘green’ … I use Sap Green and Oxide of Chromium, and mix these with blue and yellow, but I can never seen to capture the emeralds of nature!
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Copyright 2014 Jane Tims
Another beautiful painting, Jane. I noticed all the trees during our visit to New Brunswick, and it was one of the reasons I enjoyed it so much. Fundy National Park was a great place to get to know some of the N.B. trees. 🙂
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Robin
January 14, 2014 at 5:29 pm
Hi. I’ve spent lots of time in Fundy Park. The trails are great and there is lots to see (small waterfalls, etc.). Thanks for commenting on my painting. Jane
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jane tims
January 14, 2014 at 9:27 pm
Beautiful watercolour.
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Carol Steel
January 11, 2014 at 9:50 am
Hi Carol. Not many green trees to see here today. An icy day, good day to stay inside and dream of summer trees! jane
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jane tims
January 11, 2014 at 8:29 pm
Hi Carol. Thanks! Lovely weather, eh? Jane
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jane tims
January 14, 2014 at 3:58 pm
We have a dark blue tinge to our Eucalyptus forests – I always thought it was because they give off oil from their leaves. Great to know there’s still plenty of trees out there!
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Top Of The Slush Pile
January 10, 2014 at 4:18 pm
Hi Gemma. We have had a lot of controversy over clear-cutting over the years. Certainly a lot of our old-growth forest is gone, but we have conservation programs in place to protect some. Jane
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jane tims
January 11, 2014 at 8:26 pm