This afternoon was bright and sunny day and well suited for a Walk About. This area was in Benton Harbor between the old ship canal, down an around the new pedestrian bridge, the turning basin by the Inn at Harbor shores and along N Riverview & Whitwam Dr, and Graham Ave. This area is not yet developed and parts along the river are a bit swampy. Lots of natural vegetation, insects, bugs and birds to keep one occupied. Hope you enjoy the solitude and scenery as much as I do.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Working the last flowers of the season. 

Fall migration of the butterflys. 

Light colored butterfly’s in the bushes. 

 

Sailing Program by the St. Joseph Junior Foundation (SJJF) based on the US Sailing training system. They have Youth , Adult, Intro to Keel Boats, and Monday Night Fun Races. 

 

If it’s to rough to go on the big lake the St. Joseph river and turning basin are great spots to learn to sail. 

This is in front of the Inn of Harbor Shores on the shore of the turning basin. 

The rails always spark the wanderlust in me. Robert Louis Stevenson in Travels with a Donkey said, “I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.” 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Looking inside at what’s really there. 

Vegetation and Swamp Area

Fall Flower 

Nope! I have no idea what this plant is! Do you? 

Another interesting plant 

Thistle Plant 

Pedestrian bridge over the Paw Paw River.: Its 12-foot wide, 210-foot long span links the Harbor Village neighborhood and the existing public pathways to the opposite side of the river and establishes a path along the former Benton Harbor Ship Canal. 

 

Spider Web: Many spiders build webs specifically to catch insects to eat. However, not all spiders catch their prey in webs, and some do not build webs at all. Spiders produce silk from their spinneret glands located at the tip of their abdomen. Each gland produces a thread for a special purpose – for example a trailed safety line, sticky silk for trapping prey or fine silk for wrapping it. Spiders use different gland types to produce different silks, and some spiders are capable of producing up to eight different silks during their lifetime.