This is an old railroad bed behind my house that is being converted to a rail trail,and like I mentioned in the past,they are planning to fill it in to bring it to the level of the road behind were I am standing to shoot this. I put on my muck boots,headed into the swamp and tried to light paint the scene. The leaves were sitting in puddles that were at least 8 inches deep and I liked the way they were layered in there so I took a shot. My boots actually stuck fast twice and I literally walked right out of them in my socks into the muck. I think it’s a gem of natural beauty but elected officials have decided to fill it in ,so I am trying to document it so years from now when people want to see what we had and lost,there will be a record.
Donald Reese Photography 
Who in their right mind would fill it in ? ?
My feelings exactly. the thing that really amazes me is that the pennsylvania dept of natural resources approved the grant for this.Does not seem they are protecting our natural resources does it?
Beautiful pictures Don! I sure wish we could have preserved that view.
Maybe I will get a huge print made to display so everyone that walks by can see what they are missing.I agree its a asset that should have been saved.
Tks Don, I had no idea it was a swamp area.Shame a nearly extinct green spotted frog wasn’t spotted there, perhaps they would hav put a stop to it being disturbed!
Technically not a swamp but we had an inch of rain yesterday. they are doing drainage before adding dirt and yes we need some exotic creature to save the day. That or me hitting the lottery and saving the day,and neither will happen anytime soon.
Trail would have been so much better with the full rail bed preserved. Thanks for preserving the image. Wish borough council would have appreciated the beauty depicted here.
Yes,but at least we are making forward progress and hopefully it will be a trail enjoyed by many generations to come.