bridge geese

I was near the river downtown another day. You can sneak off 6th Street over the tracks and under the bridge if you care to without getting out of the truck.  This day there were some utility vehicles I had to manuever around on the dirt trail, but eventually ended up here.  It was hot, I had little time, and so I just rolled down the window with the truck running and did this sketch.  You have to be prepared for the trains.  They can give you a good scare when you are not expecting them and they are just a few feet away.  The geese were busy that day, and not the least worried about me- if they are ok with the trains, nothing else maters.  I was interested in the shadow running down the far bank then across the water toward me and up on the bank past the geese in the foreground.   Directly to the left of this view under the bridge is the Bowersock Mill of which I posted a sketch a few days ago.  That one was in ink; this is in pencil.  The ink sketches always reproduce better.