Start of the storm
Before "winter" arrived
Swainson's Hawk juvenile
Canada Geese on ice at Pine Coulee Reservoir
Old house next to metal silo
Popcan-sized Northern Pygmy-owl, from January 2015
Christmas Market
Alpaca at the Christmas Market
Alberta foothills in the fall
Granary Road
Goat at the Petting Zoo
The new "Famous Five" at Granary Road
Old, see-through barn
The beauty of erosion
Another surprise on another gloomy day
Common Redpoll / Acanthis flammea
Down on the farm
It's the little guy/gal again
New "barn", Granary Road
A peaceful winter scene
Evening Grosbeaks, male and female
Black farm cat
Autumn in Alberta
Old-fashioned garden decoration
Pioneer Acres branding iron
A country scene
Northern Shrike
Walking in a winter wonderland
White-tailed Ptarmigan
Behind the tangled branches
White-tailed Ptarmigan camouflage
A patch of blue
A change from a world of white
A white world
Time to rest
Sculpture at Granary Road
A happy find
Wilson's Snipe
She can't see me
Standing at the edge of the storm
Memories of colour
Model Mamod Steam Tractor, Pioneer Acres
Aging Echinacea
Modern barn
House Sparrow at the Saskatoon Farm
Old country church
Old tractor at Pioneer Acres
Part of an abandoned mining camp
Dazzling sunlight on distant peaks
The fun times are over
Where countryside and civilization meet
Rural decay on the prairie
Once was wild
White Pheasant
Wild Turkey
The sweetest little thing
Bison/Buffalo
Handsome buck
Licorice Allsorts eyes
Colourful shed at the Cochrane Ecological Institut…
Blacksmith at work, Cochrane Ecological Institute
Wild Turkey at the Cochrane Ecological Institute
Handsome - Norwegian Fjord Horse?
Barn Owl
Distant ice patterns on the reservoir
Old weathered shed
Spider walking on snow
Morning sun over Pine Coulee Reservoir
Common Redpolls / Acanthis flammea
Lost, in Weaselhead
One of a pair
A beauty of a barn
Shadows
Old house on the prairie
Couple of Coots / Fulica americana
Lest we forget
In winter time
American Tree Sparrow / Spizelloides arborea
Yesterday's absolute treat - the size of your fist…
Beyond repair
At the Saskatoon Farm
The difference 10 days make
September flowers
Licking salt from the road
The red barn
The joys of an old farmyard
Dragonfly - Black Meadowhawk?
Old barns in late afternoon sun
Sweet White-tailed doe
Snow-capped berries
The ever-friendly Black-capped Chickadee
Hello, winter
The return of the ice pillars
And down(y) he flew
"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet"
Pontiac and Massey Harris, rusting side by side
Storm clouds near the city
In fairly good condition
Learning from Mom
Kinetic sculptures by Katie Ohe, KOAC
Lichens on nature trail at KOAC
Fragile and leaning
Goodbye fall, hello winter!
Final resting place
End of the season
Weathered
Curious Alpaca
Happy Halloween!
Autumn Stripes
International Loadstar 1600
Beauty in old age
A touch of Halloween
Double-crested Cormorants / Phalacrocorax auritus
Finally, the search is over
Welcome colour
Kinetic sculpture by Katie Ohe, at KOAC
Early morning sunrise over the mountains
Katie Ohe, sculptor
Naturalist, Gus Yaki, with Harry Kiyooka, artist
Remembering summer colour
Storm arriving at Quarry Lake, near Canmore
After a busy night of hunting
Part of the same shelf cloud
Evening Grosbeak female
Rural decay
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Weathered wood
On 30 October 2017, I spent the day driving mostly roads that I had been along before (a round trip of 230 km). I still found a few roads so confusing! My destination was partly to check on two old barns that I have only seen and photographed once before. Having been there with my daughter in January 2015, I knew that there were several other old barns and homesteads en route. This day was definitely a barn day, not a bird or wildlife day.
One large barn was one that I had been looking forward to finding and seeing for the first time, which I finally did in January 2015, with my daughter. I would love to have been able to get photos from both sides of it, but it was in a farmer's field that was, of course, private property.
The second old barn that I saw in this area is in far worse condition, but I love it. It was funny, because I was standing in the road and had already taken a handful of photos of this crumbling, weathered structure, when I noticed someone walking towards me in the distance. Talk about deja vu! I started walking towards her and it turned out that she lived at the farm just down the road, but had previously lived in the house next to this decaying barn and it was her property. She told me to wander wherever I wished, take as many photos as I wanted. I laughed and said that in January 2015, when my daughter and I had been standing right there in the road, a lady came by on her horse and told us the very same story - it must have been the same person! Felt so good! This window belongs to this weathered barn.
Another place I stopped at was a farmyard full of old barns, sheds and vehicles. I pulled over and got out to take a quick shot of an old, blue truck from across the road. A person happened to just appear, walking across his farmyard, so I called out to him and we had a delightful chat. I think he was very amused at my passion for old things and told me to walk around and take whatever photos I wanted. Which I did, and I thoroughly enjoyed myself! I told him what an amazing place he had, full of interesting things. I got the impression that he saw things very differently - lots of old things that needed fixing or tidying up : ) I told him to just leave everything as it is - a photographer's dream.
On the way home, I called in at the Saskatoon Farm to see if the restaurant was still open, but it had just closed (3:30 pm). I realized I had been enjoying myself so much that I had totally forgotten to eat anything all day. Managed to get a much-needed cup of coffee, though, and I did buy a box of frozen, uncooked Saskatoon Berry and White Chocolate scones. I bought some of these last time I was there and they are so good, piping hot, straight out of the oven.
One large barn was one that I had been looking forward to finding and seeing for the first time, which I finally did in January 2015, with my daughter. I would love to have been able to get photos from both sides of it, but it was in a farmer's field that was, of course, private property.
The second old barn that I saw in this area is in far worse condition, but I love it. It was funny, because I was standing in the road and had already taken a handful of photos of this crumbling, weathered structure, when I noticed someone walking towards me in the distance. Talk about deja vu! I started walking towards her and it turned out that she lived at the farm just down the road, but had previously lived in the house next to this decaying barn and it was her property. She told me to wander wherever I wished, take as many photos as I wanted. I laughed and said that in January 2015, when my daughter and I had been standing right there in the road, a lady came by on her horse and told us the very same story - it must have been the same person! Felt so good! This window belongs to this weathered barn.
Another place I stopped at was a farmyard full of old barns, sheds and vehicles. I pulled over and got out to take a quick shot of an old, blue truck from across the road. A person happened to just appear, walking across his farmyard, so I called out to him and we had a delightful chat. I think he was very amused at my passion for old things and told me to walk around and take whatever photos I wanted. Which I did, and I thoroughly enjoyed myself! I told him what an amazing place he had, full of interesting things. I got the impression that he saw things very differently - lots of old things that needed fixing or tidying up : ) I told him to just leave everything as it is - a photographer's dream.
On the way home, I called in at the Saskatoon Farm to see if the restaurant was still open, but it had just closed (3:30 pm). I realized I had been enjoying myself so much that I had totally forgotten to eat anything all day. Managed to get a much-needed cup of coffee, though, and I did buy a box of frozen, uncooked Saskatoon Berry and White Chocolate scones. I bought some of these last time I was there and they are so good, piping hot, straight out of the oven.
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