Christmas is a fun time for a kitten
Long-billed ice bird
With a view of the mountains and the prairies
Ice is nice
Little red barn on the prairie
Reflection through the fog
Home of the Snowshoe Hare
Beware those icy fingers
One of my favourite birds to photograph
Time for an old barn again
The cross and the moon
'Superman, where are you now?'
Little country church
Aging gracefully
A friendly greeting
When the clouds roll in
Davisburg Community Church, Alberta
Fancy silo with stairs
Old barn with a different style
Davisburg Community Church, Alberta
A fine old barn
Remembering a cold, frosty bird count
A cluster of red barns
Just a splash of colour
Farmyard scene on the prairie
Davisburg Community Church, Alberta
One of my favourite barns
From days gone by
A life left behind
Built with love
Blackie Grain Terminal, Alberta
Fence post with a difference
Passing the time
Textures of an old homestead
Tea, anyone?
A favourite little country church
The only one
A frosty prairie view
Old-aged matching colours
One of 9 Great Horned Owls
Through the frost to the bird blind
New roof and a fresh coat of paint
A foggy, frosty sunrise
A frosty view from Frank Lake blind
So far away, but better than nothing
Frosted Cattails
A clash of colour
A beautiful old Ford
Early morning fog and hoar frost
Colour for a snowy morning
At the Saskatoon Farm
Helmeted Guineafowl / Numida meleagris
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
Let the sun shine
Love the style
All decked out
Memories of Canola
Young Brown-headed Cowbirds
"Eyebrows" to match the Canola bokeh
Preening White-faced Ibis
Iridescence
Yay, it's Canola time!
Yellow-headed Blackbird female
Eared Grebe
Brant grain elevator
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Christmas drive with my daughter, 21 December 2015
Christmas drive with my daughter, 21 December 2015
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Old homestead and barn
This is a more distant view of the close shot I posted yesterday, showing the whole building that has the beautifully grained wooden sides. I rather liked the old barn next to this homestead, too, and would love to have got closer shots and from a different angle. Though there was a short driveway into the area and there was no fence or No Trespassing sign, it was still private property, so, as always, we took our photos from the road.
Three days ago, on 21 December 2015, my daughter and I had our Christmas get-together. Like last year, she asked if I wanted to spend the day out of the city, looking for Snowy Owls (and other things). We were both so happy to at least see a (very distant) Snowy Owl, which she cleverly spotted, even though we had hoped to find a much closer one. Thank goodness, last year, my daughter and I did see and photograph beautiful Snowies E and NE of the city that were nice and close.
Finding one of these magnificent birds of prey was not the only purpose in our minds, though. It was our Christmas get-together, and we had a great day, in beautiful sunshine and in one of my favourite areas to explore. We had first planned to go E and NE of the city, but my daughter, waiting for her surgery on 11 January 2016, didn't feel up to travelling that far. Once she has recovered from her surgery, maybe we can go NE of the city and try for owls again.
So, plans changed and instead, we went to the Saskatoon Farm for breakfast. This interesting place is maybe a 20-minute drive SE from the southern edge of Calgary. You can collect your own Saskatoon berries in season, look around their outside green houses, and their inside gift shop full of unusual things, and buy special baking, jams, teas and so on. They also have a restaurant that offers delicious food.
www.saskatoonfarm.com/
Afterwards, we then went a bit further, to drive some of the roads east of High River, hoping to possibly find a Snowy Owl. We went as far as Mossleigh, where we stopped to take a few quick photos of the three grain elevators and then found a group of an old homestead and several barns that I don't remember seeing before. They were off the main road, but fortunately the narrow gravel road had enough snow packed on it that the short drive was very smooth. From there, we also stopped at the little wooden church at Dinton.
Later in the afternoon, we couldn't resist the temptation to call in at Glamorgan Bakery on the way home and buy a few Christmas goodies, followed by a desperately needed food shopping trip. I just hadn't had a chance to go grocery shopping and had run out of even basic things. This was a huge relief, especially as I knew that I would be having a very long day on 23rd December (yesterday), taking part in the Drumheller area Christmas Bird Count.
Thanks so much for a great day out, Rachel. The best kind of day, as far as I am concerned : ) Many thanks, too, for the beautiful, very carefully chosen (as always!) Christmas gifts. Love the owl that looks rather like a furry, stuffed children's toy, that is in fact a wonderful heat pad (that you warm in the microwave), full of lavender. Haven't used it yet, but it will feel so good on my neck and shoulders that are painful from whiplash, thanks to the woman driver who suddenly came out of a parking lot exit and cut across my lane of moving traffic about three weeks ago! Nothing I could do, as I couldn't stop in time to avoid impact. So, I'm looking forward to having an owl on my shoulder : )
Three days ago, on 21 December 2015, my daughter and I had our Christmas get-together. Like last year, she asked if I wanted to spend the day out of the city, looking for Snowy Owls (and other things). We were both so happy to at least see a (very distant) Snowy Owl, which she cleverly spotted, even though we had hoped to find a much closer one. Thank goodness, last year, my daughter and I did see and photograph beautiful Snowies E and NE of the city that were nice and close.
Finding one of these magnificent birds of prey was not the only purpose in our minds, though. It was our Christmas get-together, and we had a great day, in beautiful sunshine and in one of my favourite areas to explore. We had first planned to go E and NE of the city, but my daughter, waiting for her surgery on 11 January 2016, didn't feel up to travelling that far. Once she has recovered from her surgery, maybe we can go NE of the city and try for owls again.
So, plans changed and instead, we went to the Saskatoon Farm for breakfast. This interesting place is maybe a 20-minute drive SE from the southern edge of Calgary. You can collect your own Saskatoon berries in season, look around their outside green houses, and their inside gift shop full of unusual things, and buy special baking, jams, teas and so on. They also have a restaurant that offers delicious food.
www.saskatoonfarm.com/
Afterwards, we then went a bit further, to drive some of the roads east of High River, hoping to possibly find a Snowy Owl. We went as far as Mossleigh, where we stopped to take a few quick photos of the three grain elevators and then found a group of an old homestead and several barns that I don't remember seeing before. They were off the main road, but fortunately the narrow gravel road had enough snow packed on it that the short drive was very smooth. From there, we also stopped at the little wooden church at Dinton.
Later in the afternoon, we couldn't resist the temptation to call in at Glamorgan Bakery on the way home and buy a few Christmas goodies, followed by a desperately needed food shopping trip. I just hadn't had a chance to go grocery shopping and had run out of even basic things. This was a huge relief, especially as I knew that I would be having a very long day on 23rd December (yesterday), taking part in the Drumheller area Christmas Bird Count.
Thanks so much for a great day out, Rachel. The best kind of day, as far as I am concerned : ) Many thanks, too, for the beautiful, very carefully chosen (as always!) Christmas gifts. Love the owl that looks rather like a furry, stuffed children's toy, that is in fact a wonderful heat pad (that you warm in the microwave), full of lavender. Haven't used it yet, but it will feel so good on my neck and shoulders that are painful from whiplash, thanks to the woman driver who suddenly came out of a parking lot exit and cut across my lane of moving traffic about three weeks ago! Nothing I could do, as I couldn't stop in time to avoid impact. So, I'm looking forward to having an owl on my shoulder : )
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