Long-fruited Wild/White Prairie Parsley / Lomatium…
Clusters of colour
Wild Strawberry
A colourful rocky spot
Shootingstar
Showy lady's-slipper
Canada Violet
Mother Nature at her best
A beautiful display of Elephant's Head
Indian Paintbrush
Driving in a sea of gold
A splash of colour
Tiny Bishop's Cap seeds
Twinflower / Linnaea borealis
Beetle on Cow Parsnip
Gaillardia against weathered wood
Come into my parlour, said the spider to the (butt…
White Spiraea, aka Birchleaf Spiraea / Spiraea bet…
Against the cabin wall
My favourite Thistle
White Campion, male
One-sided Pyrola / Orthilia secunda
Fireweed - for a change of colour
Dwarf Dogwood
Chokecherry / Prunus virginiana
Just before it jumped
Black Henbane seedpods
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The beauty of an invasive weed
Some of you will be familiar with this rather beautiful flower and its silvery seedheads. Unfortunately, despite its beauty, it is an invasive species and widespread. This is one of three species of Clematis that occur in the wild in Alberta, the other two being the native Western Clematis and the Purple Clematis/Blue Clematis. This yellow species was introduced from Japan as an ornamental garden plant, but has now spread to natural areas where it chokes out and kills native plants, shrubs and trees. This particular flower was photographed at the Reader Rock Garden on 25 June 2014 - always surprises me that they haven't pulled this plant, though it doesn't appear to have spread at this location.
Today, 1 July 2014, is Canada Day. We live in such a great and free country, which is something to be remembered and thankful for, each and every day! A special wish and thank-you for all those Canadians who are serving our country, especially overseas! This is Canada's 147th birthday - we are so young!
"Canada Day (French: Fête du Canada) is the national day of Canada, a federal statutory holiday celebrating the anniversary of the July 1, 1867, enactment of the British North America Act, 1867 (today called the Constitution Act, 1867), which united three colonies into a single country called Canada within the British Empire. Originally called Dominion Day (French: Le Jour de la Confédération), the holiday was renamed in 1982, the year the Canada Act was passed. Canada Day observances take place throughout Canada as well as among Canadians internationally." From Wikipedia.
Today, 1 July 2014, is Canada Day. We live in such a great and free country, which is something to be remembered and thankful for, each and every day! A special wish and thank-you for all those Canadians who are serving our country, especially overseas! This is Canada's 147th birthday - we are so young!
"Canada Day (French: Fête du Canada) is the national day of Canada, a federal statutory holiday celebrating the anniversary of the July 1, 1867, enactment of the British North America Act, 1867 (today called the Constitution Act, 1867), which united three colonies into a single country called Canada within the British Empire. Originally called Dominion Day (French: Le Jour de la Confédération), the holiday was renamed in 1982, the year the Canada Act was passed. Canada Day observances take place throughout Canada as well as among Canadians internationally." From Wikipedia.
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