The day was clear and windless. The night was cool but its aftermath has softened, we are heading towards the autumn winds.
We were attracted to the mountain. We needed to get closer to the beating heart of Montreal. The interplay of colors is started, some trees are still shy but a few sugar maples are bright orange and yellow. Red is rare.
the bend of a trail, a great silence relieves us. Our eyes open and spotted quantities of birds including a colony of sparrows. Thrush, wren, blue warblers, wrens, flickers and others plunge us into a constant state of wonder.
Trees fascinate us as usual. We take care to embrace our eyes. Happened behind the Chalet we are greeted by this big black willow that we rediscover every time. In winter it impresses us by his unflappable style that reveals itself from afar.
Salix Nigra is its Latin name. In addition to being native, he has the peculiarity of being in its natural habitat and to be the largest of the mountain.
There are few blacks in Willow Park City of Montreal whose MacDonald Park at Notre-Dame-de-Grace, where large specimens attract attention.
Fast-growing willow Black attained high dimension in a few decades. Bark fissured characterizes it. Along the Mississippi in the U.S. it reached even greater proportions. It is the largest native willows in North America. After our encounter with this tree on behalf of the Celtic day seems even clearer. The blue sky contrasts even more with the bright colors of young sugar maples.
We continue our journey with peace, nurtured the relationship with the living that still does that start!
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