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Six old granaries
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November in Weaselhead
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Sunrise start to a birding day in Calgary
Old homestead and barn
The beautiful Badlands of Alberta
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Downtown Calgary bathed in sunrise pink
Remnant of the old days
Winter colours
Fish Creek Park New Year's Day Bird Count
A road less travelled
Golden Eagle along the fenceline
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Desolate
A splash of much-needed red
Heritage tree from 1907, at Carburn Park
Winter chill
Little red barn on the prairie
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Reflection through the fog
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A winter day in southern Alberta
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Modern charm
Snow, snow and more snow
A winter walk
Emerald Lake
Emerald Lake, British Columbia, Canada
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A fence without an owl
Wearing a heavy coat of hoar frost
Rent a canoe at Emerald Lake
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'Superman, where are you now?'
A friendly greeting
When the clouds roll in
Fancy silo with stairs
When winter really was winter
Old barn with a different style
Snowy Owl - just close enough
A fine old barn
Deciduous yellow
Colonel Walker House, Inglewood Bird Sanctuary
Along the Irrigation Canal
A narrow strip of light
Fence line in the fall
Peace in the Jumpingpound area
CL Ranches, Alberta
Along the Bow River in fall
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Maskinonge Lake, Waterton Lakes National Park
The joy of peace and quiet
Forgetmenot Pond
Farmland of the Alberta foothills
Sunflowers and a red barn
Greater White-fronted Geese, Marsland Basin
Autumn's glory
A double dose of clouds
Our foothills in Impressive Art
Dark clouds rolling in, yesterday
A view at Marsland Basin
Canyon Church Camp, Waterton Lakes National Park
View looking west towards the Rockies
Time to relax
Buddha surveying the Peony garden
Down by the pond
Too hard to resist
Limber Pine on Timber Ridge
A view from Timber Ridge Conservation Area
Exploring Timber Ridge, Porcupine Hills
Maclean Pond, Kananaskis
Cameron Lake, Waterton Lakes National Park
Looking towards our beautiful mountains
Foothills and distant mountains
Cameron Lake, Waterton Lakes National Park
Beautiful Waterton Lakes National Park
Emerald Lake, British Columbia
Emerald Lake - a little gem of the Rockies
Waterton town, from Bertha Lake Trail
A beautiful property, SW of Calgary
Red Rock Canyon, Waterton Lakes National Park
Imagine waking up to this each morning
A touch of sunset
View across the valley
Citadel Peak, Waterton Lakes National Park
Red Rock (Canyon) Parkway, Waterton Lakes National…
Three days in Waterton Lakes National Park
A scene from the past
Clouds and Dandelions
At the start of our climb
Impressive view at the Whaleback
The joy of Dandelions
My favourite view in Bow Valley Provincial Park
The Famous Five
Changes by new owners in "The Famous Five" field
One of my favourite barns
Fields of golden stubble
Pine Coulee Reservoir, November 2013
Clouds over a prairie farm
A quick, drive-by shot
Red barn in a beautiful setting
Pine Coulee Reservoir last November
The golds and blues at Frank Lake
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Sparkles on Forgetmenot Pond
One month ago, on 1 October 2015, I finally managed, for the first time this year, to get out to the mountains as far as Forgetmenot Pond - really an on the spur of the moment decision. The weather called for some sun and some cloud, which sounded good. I knew I had better not leave it any longer to get out there - as it was, we had a light dusting of snow the following night. You really need good, clear reflections to get the best photos at the Pond, but it wasn't quite calm enough for that and it was quite hazy for much of the drive.
Forgetmenot Pond is actually a man-made pond, left over from the excavation of a gravel pit. The water is crystal clear. It's just a short walk around the pond, but enjoyable to do. The main road this far into Kananaskis only opens in June each year, as a winter gate at Elbow Falls closes in December for the winter months, to protect the wildlife in the area.
This is the only mountain drive I will do on my own and it's one of my favourite places. It only takes about 50 minutes to an hour to get from home to the Pond, so makes a very pleasant half-day trip.
On the return drive, I called in at a place not far from Forgetmenot Pond, where I have found a few mushrooms in previous years, but found nothing this time. Actually, I didn't see a whole lot of anything during the few hours I was out, other than the spectacular mountain scenery. The fall colours were beautiful - a mix of Aspen yellows and the dark greens of the coniferous trees. I was comparing it with a photo I took on the same drive on 24 September 2007. The mountains above the tree line were all covered in snow, unlike this fall.
Forgetmenot Pond is actually a man-made pond, left over from the excavation of a gravel pit. The water is crystal clear. It's just a short walk around the pond, but enjoyable to do. The main road this far into Kananaskis only opens in June each year, as a winter gate at Elbow Falls closes in December for the winter months, to protect the wildlife in the area.
This is the only mountain drive I will do on my own and it's one of my favourite places. It only takes about 50 minutes to an hour to get from home to the Pond, so makes a very pleasant half-day trip.
On the return drive, I called in at a place not far from Forgetmenot Pond, where I have found a few mushrooms in previous years, but found nothing this time. Actually, I didn't see a whole lot of anything during the few hours I was out, other than the spectacular mountain scenery. The fall colours were beautiful - a mix of Aspen yellows and the dark greens of the coniferous trees. I was comparing it with a photo I took on the same drive on 24 September 2007. The mountains above the tree line were all covered in snow, unlike this fall.
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