Evening Grosbeak female
Fragile and leaning
Storm clouds near the city
Pontiac and Massey Harris, rusting side by side
The joys of an old farmyard
The red barn
A beauty of a barn
Alberta foothills in the fall
Old, see-through barn
Down on the farm
New "barn", Granary Road
A peaceful winter scene
A country scene
Northern Shrike
Modern barn
The fun times are over
One of my favourite barns
Handsome - Norwegian Fjord Horse?
Here comes the snow
In search of an owl - with permission
Barn with the fallen cupola
Common Redpoll
On a Christmas Bird Count, -23C
A most welcome find
Old barns in winter
Lacy curtain of ice
Red barn in winter
Whites and blues of winter
Great Kiskadee, Asa Wright, Trinidad
Country scene in winter
A white world
Deer on the horizon
The ever-present Black-capped Chickadee
Plain, but welcome
Splash of colour
Rose-breasted Grosbeak from the archives
On its way down
One of two Coyotes
Donkey guardians of the old schoolhouse
A touch of blue
Western Meadowlark
A rural "winter" scene
They're back : )
Goodbye, winter - so glad you are gone!
Remembering winter
Yellow-headed Blackbird / Xanthocephalus xanthocep…
The beauty of iridescence
Mountain Bluebird with food for his babies
A beautiful catch
Pine Siskin
Jackie's squirrel - Red or Eastern Gray?
Pine Siskin
Pine Siskin
Mourning Dove - love the blue eye-ring
Another red barn
Heading into the mountains
Fine old truck
Two of my favourite things
Friendly horse
Rural decay down south
Day 6, the Chauvin Trading Post, Tadoussac, Quebec
Day 6, Swainson's Thrush, Tadoussac Golf Course
Searching for a Great Horned Owl - with permission
Great Horned Owl on a fence post
The charred remains of McDougall Memorial United C…
Disappearing Skunk - just for the record
The Long house, Pioneer Acres, Alberta, Canada
Farm in the foothills
An old red barn
A road less travelled
Splash of colour
Mountain Bluebird female
Sheep at the Rusty Bucket Ranch
Common Nighthawk
Brewer's Blackbird male
Mountain Bluebird with food for her babies
Brown-headed Cowbird male
Beyond the fence
Ride him, Cowboy!
A house to match
Mountain Bluebird male
Mallard female
Rough-legged Hawk / Buteo lagopus
A distant shot from my archives
Well-protected
One of my favourite views
Greenish sky beneath a Chinook Arch
Skull on a fence post
A mix of textures
Dreaming of spring
Winter textures
Snowy Owl along the fenceline
Red-winged Blackbird female or juvenile
The peace of a prairie farm - my main photo today
Better than nothing - this is NOT my main photo!
Northern Shrike / Lanius excubitor
Afternoon light on the foothills
Barn with a mural
A touch of blue
Our beautiful Alberta
Snow turns something ordinary into beautiful
Winter walking
Nanton Christmas Bird Count
A well looked after barn
Sunrise colour over the mountain peaks
Christmas star
Following the fenceline
Old barn at the Ellis Bird Farm
One spectacular fall day
Clematis after the rain
01 Red-winged Blackbird - female or juvenile
02 Two young Moose
The beauty of fall
McDougall Memorial United Church
A bright splash of blue in August
Swainson's Hawk on an early morning hunt
Mt Lorette Ponds, Kananaskis
Nest-building Dad
Eastern Kingbird
A well-decorated fence
Collecting food for her babies
Bright and cheery in its old age
This old house
My first Bald Eagle on a fence post
Beautiful wings of a female Mountain Bluebird
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A new-to-me old barn
If I am right, this was the first time i had seen this old barn. Just a quick shot of it from the car, with a tiny bit of filter added to bring out the detail in the weathered wood. Good to see that the roof had been replaced, to protect the barn. On the left, you can see some of the houses that have been built up in the area - so glad that the old barn has been allowed to remain.
"Widespread wind gusts in excess of 90 km/h, with some reaching as high as 130 km/h, blasted southern and central Alberta Tuesday afternoon and evening, fanning wildfires and leaving some 10,000 customers without power." From the Weather Network.
A strong Pacific Jetstream caused quite dramatic weather yesterday (Tuesday, 17 October 2017), along with rain and very strong winds that brought down trees, powerlines, falling glass from windows of office blocks in downtown, fanned wildfires, and so on.
Friend Gayle had asked if I would like to go out for the day and we ended up driving through the Springbank area and then on to Canmore. I had checked the weather forecast and, I have to admit that if I was planning to go out of the city on my own, I would have changed my mind and stayed home instead. However, we decided to at least get out for a while and see how far we would go. As it turned out, we got as far as Canmore in the mountains, where we had lunch - Lasagne for me : )
Feeling re-energized, we decided to start driving up the mountainous road that leads from Canmore to the Spray Lakes area. This rough, narrow road is quite an adventure at any time. It gives a wonderful view looking down over the whole of Canmore and the river. It is also a popular road for Mountain Sheep, and we were lucky to see four of them in a little group, licking the salt from the bottom of the cliff rock face. It is incredible how these wild animals can climb the steep, rocky surface - done very cautiously. This is their road and if they want to stand in the middle of it, then cars wait.
Part way up the mountain, we took the turn-off to Quarry Lake, a place I had heard of and seen photos of, but had never been there myself. We parked and decided to walk round the lake, which turned out to be very unpleasant, with strong winds picking up grit and leaves and whipping our faces. For the first time ever, I believe, I saw a tree come crashing down at the edge of the forest.
Once safely back to the car, we thought we would drive a little further and see what conditions were like. Rain and very strong winds continued and once we reached the north end of Spray Lakes Reservoir, we made the decision to turn around and head back down. The mountains were disappearing from sight, so there wasn't much point in continuing, anyway. Gayle had hoped to go on as far as Banff, but there was no point in doing so in such dreadful weather.
As often happens, the weather seemed to brighten somewhat once we were out of the mountains. It felt so good to actually see some blue sky. Getting closer to Calgary, the car radio was announcing which city roads were blocked by a fallen tree or downed powerlines.
I was not far from home, shortly before sunset, when I noticed some impressive clouds and, on the spur of the moment, drove along one of the gravel back roads just within the edge of the city. It was worth it, though I was quite relieved when I finally reached home.
Many thanks, Gayle, for a great day out, braving the weather! We had fun and it certainly was an interesting experience. I really appreciated the chance to use my camera once more, before snow arrives again and stays on the ground for the next few months.
"Widespread wind gusts in excess of 90 km/h, with some reaching as high as 130 km/h, blasted southern and central Alberta Tuesday afternoon and evening, fanning wildfires and leaving some 10,000 customers without power." From the Weather Network.
A strong Pacific Jetstream caused quite dramatic weather yesterday (Tuesday, 17 October 2017), along with rain and very strong winds that brought down trees, powerlines, falling glass from windows of office blocks in downtown, fanned wildfires, and so on.
Friend Gayle had asked if I would like to go out for the day and we ended up driving through the Springbank area and then on to Canmore. I had checked the weather forecast and, I have to admit that if I was planning to go out of the city on my own, I would have changed my mind and stayed home instead. However, we decided to at least get out for a while and see how far we would go. As it turned out, we got as far as Canmore in the mountains, where we had lunch - Lasagne for me : )
Feeling re-energized, we decided to start driving up the mountainous road that leads from Canmore to the Spray Lakes area. This rough, narrow road is quite an adventure at any time. It gives a wonderful view looking down over the whole of Canmore and the river. It is also a popular road for Mountain Sheep, and we were lucky to see four of them in a little group, licking the salt from the bottom of the cliff rock face. It is incredible how these wild animals can climb the steep, rocky surface - done very cautiously. This is their road and if they want to stand in the middle of it, then cars wait.
Part way up the mountain, we took the turn-off to Quarry Lake, a place I had heard of and seen photos of, but had never been there myself. We parked and decided to walk round the lake, which turned out to be very unpleasant, with strong winds picking up grit and leaves and whipping our faces. For the first time ever, I believe, I saw a tree come crashing down at the edge of the forest.
Once safely back to the car, we thought we would drive a little further and see what conditions were like. Rain and very strong winds continued and once we reached the north end of Spray Lakes Reservoir, we made the decision to turn around and head back down. The mountains were disappearing from sight, so there wasn't much point in continuing, anyway. Gayle had hoped to go on as far as Banff, but there was no point in doing so in such dreadful weather.
As often happens, the weather seemed to brighten somewhat once we were out of the mountains. It felt so good to actually see some blue sky. Getting closer to Calgary, the car radio was announcing which city roads were blocked by a fallen tree or downed powerlines.
I was not far from home, shortly before sunset, when I noticed some impressive clouds and, on the spur of the moment, drove along one of the gravel back roads just within the edge of the city. It was worth it, though I was quite relieved when I finally reached home.
Many thanks, Gayle, for a great day out, braving the weather! We had fun and it certainly was an interesting experience. I really appreciated the chance to use my camera once more, before snow arrives again and stays on the ground for the next few months.
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