Old barn
Complete with little red birdhouse
Once a home
A new-to-me old barn
Old granaries on the prairie
A fine old barn
A favourite subject with photographers
Finally, the search is over
Beauty in old age
Autumn Stripes
Fragile and leaning
In fairly good condition
Old barns in late afternoon sun
The red barn
The difference 10 days make
Beyond repair
In winter time
Old house on the prairie
A beauty of a barn
Lost, in Weaselhead
Old weathered shed
Old house next to metal silo
Old, see-through barn
Down on the farm
Evening Grosbeaks, male and female
Behind the tangled branches
A happy find
Old country church
Part of an abandoned mining camp
Rural decay on the prairie
One of my favourite barns
Looking across the prairie
Little country church
Fine old house
"Just" a little House Sparrow
A sunrise sky that lasted till sunset
The difference four days make
Here comes the snow
In search of an owl - with permission
The birding blind at Frank Lake
Happy Christmas Eve!
A simple, natural Christmas
Red barn in winter
Happy New Year, everyone!
A glimpse through the trees
Rural decay
A rural Christmas
A most welcome find
Old barns in winter
Old and the new
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Yet another snowstorm
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Little country church
Country scene in winter
The ever-present Black-capped Chickadee
Old barns in the foothills
Winter's beauty
Plain, but welcome
A favourite, well-kept barn
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Another favourite Alberta barn
Part of an old miners' camp
A new-to-me old barn
A popular row of old granaries
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Four in a row
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Yesterday's barn
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No longer a home
Little country church
A lucky find
Common Nighthawk
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Brewer's Blackbird, collecting food for his babies
Frank Lake bird blind
Well-protected
Skull on a fence post
Old times remembered
Entrance to a ranch
Typically Western
Old prairie barn
With a little filtered help
The old-fashioned way
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Winter on the prairies
Sleeping in the sunshine
Mailbox or birdhouse?
An old, red beauty
Snow turns something ordinary into beautiful
'Barn' Owl, alias Great Horned Owl
A well looked after barn
Christmas star
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One of my favourite barns
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Old barn at the Ellis Bird Farm
Sharples grain elevator
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Magic hour
Under a stormy sky
Bobolink / Dolichonyx oryzivorus
An old barn with character
Handsome male Bobolink / Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Swainson's Hawk on an early morning hunt
Mossleigh grain elevators
A well-decorated fence
Little red cabin
Rural decay
Old glass doorknob
At Mossleigh grain elevators
Weathered and patched
Bright and cheery in its old age
Swainson's Hawk
Kirkpatrick elevator, near Drumheller
Once a family home
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I have driven past these barns quite a few times, but I don't know if I have ever posted a photo of them before. They were seen on the return drive from Kananaskis, closer to home. Added a slight touch of filter in post-processing, to bring out the wood texture a bit more.
I knew that this trip was probably going to be my last or last but one chance to take some fall photos, so, on 29 September 2017, I drove all day long through Kananaskis country. The next two days were a weekend, and I thought there would be a lot more people in the mountains. Of course, the mountains look beautiful in any season, but there is something extra special on a sunny fall day. People come from all over the place to see the Larch trees in their fall colour. As it turned out, three days later, on 2 October, we had a nasty snowstorm. Some of the roads leading out of the city were closed, and it was definitely a day to stay at home if possible. That's exactly what I thankfully did, listening to the strong winds howling around my place, blowing the falling snow.
If I remember correctly, this was the first time I had driven alone quite this far, reaching the northern end of Spray Lakes Reservoir. Unfortunately, when I got there, the sun was in the wrong position and there was a haze over the mountains. I wasn't sure how far I would go, as I had intended topping up with gas at Highwood House, along Highway 40. I had also planned on buying a sandwich and a coffee there. However, it was all closed. As it was, I still managed to do the drive I wanted and still have gas in my car.
My drive started by going to Turner Valley and taking the back road to join the main Highway 40. Last fall, the views were amazing and the sky full of spectacular clouds along this route. On this recent trip, there was a hazy view and in some directions the sky was a washed-out, pale blue with not a cloud in sight.
Part way along Highway 40, I encountered a cattle drive, which was great to see. Only a small herd with one cowboy, who looked as if he was enjoying his work. He was accompanied by his herding dog, of course.
When I came to the area where the little Pikas (Rock Rabbits) live, I didn't even stop, as I really wanted to reach Spray Lakes Reservoir, in Spray Valley Park. I had left home later than I wanted, 9:45 am, and wanted to make sure I was not driving home in the dark. As it was, I reached home about 7:15 pm, with little daylight to spare.
The road to Spray Lakes, from the main Highway 40, is a dreadfully dusty, gravel road. This was a Friday, so I wasn't expecting many people in Kananaskis, but there were lots of cars, which made it difficult to drive this length of road. I was almost constantly in a thick cloud of dust with little or no visibility. The distance for the road from the Spray Lakes road turn-off from near Kananaskis Lakes to the northern tip of the huge Reservoir is 48 km, so just under 100 km return on this dusty road. The dust seeps inside the car, even with all windows closed. I also called in just long enough to take a handful of photos at Peninsular and Buller Pond, which are both along this Smith-Dorrien/Spray Lakes Trail.
The return journey home (giving a total trip distance of 422 km), back the same way I had come, was uneventful, which is usually a good thing when doing such a drive. The gas station near home was a must, so now I had a full tank just in case I managed to make a last drive out of the city. Getting my snow tires put on this afternoon.
I knew that this trip was probably going to be my last or last but one chance to take some fall photos, so, on 29 September 2017, I drove all day long through Kananaskis country. The next two days were a weekend, and I thought there would be a lot more people in the mountains. Of course, the mountains look beautiful in any season, but there is something extra special on a sunny fall day. People come from all over the place to see the Larch trees in their fall colour. As it turned out, three days later, on 2 October, we had a nasty snowstorm. Some of the roads leading out of the city were closed, and it was definitely a day to stay at home if possible. That's exactly what I thankfully did, listening to the strong winds howling around my place, blowing the falling snow.
If I remember correctly, this was the first time I had driven alone quite this far, reaching the northern end of Spray Lakes Reservoir. Unfortunately, when I got there, the sun was in the wrong position and there was a haze over the mountains. I wasn't sure how far I would go, as I had intended topping up with gas at Highwood House, along Highway 40. I had also planned on buying a sandwich and a coffee there. However, it was all closed. As it was, I still managed to do the drive I wanted and still have gas in my car.
My drive started by going to Turner Valley and taking the back road to join the main Highway 40. Last fall, the views were amazing and the sky full of spectacular clouds along this route. On this recent trip, there was a hazy view and in some directions the sky was a washed-out, pale blue with not a cloud in sight.
Part way along Highway 40, I encountered a cattle drive, which was great to see. Only a small herd with one cowboy, who looked as if he was enjoying his work. He was accompanied by his herding dog, of course.
When I came to the area where the little Pikas (Rock Rabbits) live, I didn't even stop, as I really wanted to reach Spray Lakes Reservoir, in Spray Valley Park. I had left home later than I wanted, 9:45 am, and wanted to make sure I was not driving home in the dark. As it was, I reached home about 7:15 pm, with little daylight to spare.
The road to Spray Lakes, from the main Highway 40, is a dreadfully dusty, gravel road. This was a Friday, so I wasn't expecting many people in Kananaskis, but there were lots of cars, which made it difficult to drive this length of road. I was almost constantly in a thick cloud of dust with little or no visibility. The distance for the road from the Spray Lakes road turn-off from near Kananaskis Lakes to the northern tip of the huge Reservoir is 48 km, so just under 100 km return on this dusty road. The dust seeps inside the car, even with all windows closed. I also called in just long enough to take a handful of photos at Peninsular and Buller Pond, which are both along this Smith-Dorrien/Spray Lakes Trail.
The return journey home (giving a total trip distance of 422 km), back the same way I had come, was uneventful, which is usually a good thing when doing such a drive. The gas station near home was a must, so now I had a full tank just in case I managed to make a last drive out of the city. Getting my snow tires put on this afternoon.
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