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Pathways are tracks that constitute or serve as paths in, for example, gardens or forests. They are also metabolic, for example a sequence of chemical reactions undergone by a compound or class of compounds in a living organism as when the leaves in trees change colour in the Autumn.
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Thus above we have a picture of a typical garden path.
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Followed by an example of metabolic pathways in action in the picture above as the leaves change from green through yellow to red.
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There is a third meaning to pathways which is physiological, meaning a route formed by a chain of nerve cells, along which impulses of a particular kind usually travel: for example the neural pathways that control the muscles in my finger that press the shutter release on my camera with which I made these pictures.
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Above is another example of metabolic transmogrification; the Autumn truly is a season of wonders.
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Another narrow beaten track through the forest; makes you want to step onto it and wander down it for ever to infinity.
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As you wander along the pathways don't forget to look up!
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The one above is more of a trackway, that is a narrow path formed by the recurring tread of people or animals
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Finally, a place to sit and contemplate all the wonders around and about - the classic park bench, basking in the Autumn sunshine, ideally placed where several paths meet.