Meadow Goat's-beard / Tragopogon pratensis
Indian Breadroot / Pediomelum esculentum
Striped Coralroot / Corallorhiza striata
Unidentified plant - Milkvetch?
A splash of much-needed colour
Arnica sp.
Red Baneberry, Waterton Lakes National Park
Gaillardia
Marbled Cobweb Spider / Enoplognatha marmorataon o…
Bear Grass starting to open
Himalayan Blue Poppies
Yellow Angelica / Angelica dawsonii
Lilium martagon - the beauty of a Lily
Glacier Lily
Thistle
Yellow Prairie Coneflower / Ratibida columnifera
Gaillardia
Pink Monkeyflower
Orange False Dandelion / Agoseris aurantiaca
Bear Grass / Xerophyllum tenax
Pinedrops
A view from Red Rock Canyon, Waterton
Summer colour
Hearts at the Rusty Bucket Ranch
Garden flowers at the Rusty Bucket Ranch
Purple/Water Avens seedhead / Geum rivale
Indian Paintbrush
Nemophila sp.
Celosia sp.
Greenish-flowered Wintergreen / Pyrola chlorantha
Western Wood Lily
Nodding/Musk Thistle / Carduus nutans
Bear Grass with Crab Spider and prey
Common Tansy / Tanacetum vulgare
Bear Grass bud
Star-flowered Solomon's Seal / Maianthemum stellat…
Bear Grass
Day Lily
Little green hearts of White Camas
A wild Sunflower from a gravel road
A pot full of colour
Splash of colour
Geranium sp.
Jackie's Hummingbird
Showy Aster
Red Birds in a Tree plant
When the last petal has fallen
Hanging on
Hosta flowers
A filtered Poppy
American Goldfinch eating Sunflower seeds
Bee on Sunflower
Sneezewort Yarrow / Achillea ptarmica
Bear Grass bud / Xerophyllum tenax
About to open
Bees, bees and more bees
Back-lit Goat's-beard
Busy little bee
Lasting beauty
Origanum vulgare
Looper Moth sp.
Back view of an orange Sunflower
Memories of Waterton - Bear Grass
Wild and wonderful Lupines
One of many
Tall Lungwort
Shooting stars / Dodecatheon sp. (and Dandelions)
Torch Ginger bud, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinid…
Springtime colour
Aphelandra sinclairiana, Asa Wright Nature Centre,…
Torch Ginger, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad
Vervain / Stachytarpheta jamaicensis, Asa Wright N…
Water Lilies, Nariva Swamp afternoon, Trinidad
Lotus, Nariva Swamp afternoon, Trinidad
Lotus seedpod, Nariva Swamp afternoon
Lotus, Nariva Swamp afternoon
Lotus seedpod, Nariva Swamp afternoon, Trinidad
Sacred Lotus, Nariva Swamp afternoon, Trinidad
Water Hyacinth / Eichhornia crassipes, Nariva Swam…
Ant on Kohleria tubiflora, Trinidad
Powder Puff flower / Calliandra, Trinidad
Angel's Trumpet, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinida…
Splash of colour, Trinidad
Artichoke, Saskatoon Farm
Ageless beauty
Cacao tree (chocolate!), on way to Brasso Seco, Tr…
Hot Lips / Psychotria poeppigiana, Asa Wright Natu…
Powder Puff plant / Calliandra, Asa Wright
Torch Ginger / Etlingera elatior, Asa Wright Natur…
Pink Ginger, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad
Torch Ginger / Etlingera eliator, Trinidad
Aphelandra sp. (Aphelandra pulcherrima?), Little T…
Flaming immortelle, Tobago, Day 2
Roadside plants by the Green Heron, Tobago, Day 2
Splash of colour
Ixora
Ixora, Blue Waters Inn, Tobago
Allamanda, Blue Waters Inn, Tobago
Aloe Vera / Aloe Barbadensis Miller, Blue Waters I…
Pinedrops
Invasive Goat's-beard and Baby's breath
Wild Bergamot
Heart of a Snowdrop
Just needed colour
Seedhead wisps
Goat's-beard with visitor
Summer colour
Cheery sunflower
Beauty in the final stage
Beginning to burst
Backside beauty
Showy Milkweed with bee
Wild Lily-of-the-valley
Colour for a snowy day
Narcissus
Lest we forget
Snake's head fritillary, Fritillaria meleagris
Mariposa Lily
A big splash of colour
Always good for a splash of colour
Purple Petunias
Katydid on Common Tansy
Sunflower going to seed
Alpine Harebell
Astilbe
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Dandelion perfection
Common, yes, but I never tire of their bright colour and perfection. There have been so many Dandelions everywhere recently. Couldn't resist photographing this one when I was on a day trip west of Calgary, on 7 June 2017.
On that day, a group of eight of us spent a wonderful day exploring Elbow Falls and Forgetmenot Pond, in Kananaskis. We drove west of the city into the eastern edge of the mountains, stopping at three different places, including a stop along the edge of the main highway, where we found beautiful Shooting stars and a few little brown cup fungi.
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.
I found the following 4-minute video on YouTube, taken by Kenneth Lori using a DJI Phantom 3 Professional quadcopter and taken on 16 June 2016. It travels over Forgetmenot Pond and the surrounding river and mountains.
youtu.be/fEamf0nDXt4
What a great day we had! It was one beautiful find after another, and I think we all must have arrived back home at the end of the day, feeling happy and content. Dorothy and Stephen, as always, you planned a wonderful day for us and you even managed to arrange with the weatherman for beautiful sunshine and warmth, with an occasional welcome slight breeze. I still can't believe how lucky we were, seeing so many interesting things. In fact, I'm finding it difficult to decide what was the highlight for me. The Harlequin Duck, the distant Common Nighthawk flying high overhead, the two Morel mushrooms, the small cluster of beautiful brown jelly cup fungi?? And so on .... Great to spend a day with such a pleasant group of keen, interested people.
Thanks so much, Dorothy and Stephen, for such a great day - my favourite kind of day : ) Thank you, also, for the ride and for the donuts you brought along for everyone to enjoy. Nice to end our day with a stop at the Cinnamon Spoon cafe in Bragg Creek, for a very welcome coffee.
On that day, a group of eight of us spent a wonderful day exploring Elbow Falls and Forgetmenot Pond, in Kananaskis. We drove west of the city into the eastern edge of the mountains, stopping at three different places, including a stop along the edge of the main highway, where we found beautiful Shooting stars and a few little brown cup fungi.
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.
I found the following 4-minute video on YouTube, taken by Kenneth Lori using a DJI Phantom 3 Professional quadcopter and taken on 16 June 2016. It travels over Forgetmenot Pond and the surrounding river and mountains.
youtu.be/fEamf0nDXt4
What a great day we had! It was one beautiful find after another, and I think we all must have arrived back home at the end of the day, feeling happy and content. Dorothy and Stephen, as always, you planned a wonderful day for us and you even managed to arrange with the weatherman for beautiful sunshine and warmth, with an occasional welcome slight breeze. I still can't believe how lucky we were, seeing so many interesting things. In fact, I'm finding it difficult to decide what was the highlight for me. The Harlequin Duck, the distant Common Nighthawk flying high overhead, the two Morel mushrooms, the small cluster of beautiful brown jelly cup fungi?? And so on .... Great to spend a day with such a pleasant group of keen, interested people.
Thanks so much, Dorothy and Stephen, for such a great day - my favourite kind of day : ) Thank you, also, for the ride and for the donuts you brought along for everyone to enjoy. Nice to end our day with a stop at the Cinnamon Spoon cafe in Bragg Creek, for a very welcome coffee.
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