Behind the trees

Out in the park near Lachine there are great views of the river, and the leaves are starting to grow in full force. The ship may not look like much but it represents hundreds of years of history, starting with the large canoe's they used to portage across the rapids, then the Lachine canal bypass, and finally dredging the river and building the south canal where that ship is headed. There were a lot of birds chirping here. 
 

Ship behind trees, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, June 2025

 

In the foreground are two rows of red and green trees. A bit earlier, and the red trees are pink, but I showed up here in early June so they had turned darker. In the background is the river, and Mercier bridge behind the trees. It was very hot and hazy today, looked like wildfire smoke might have been in the air. 

Red and Green Trees, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, June 2025