Clark's Nutcracker / Nucifraga columbiana
Kananaskis, through the windshield
Cedar Waxwing / Bombycilla cedrorum
Happy New Year, everyone!
Trudging through the snow
When the land turns white
Dazzling sunlight on distant peaks
A white world
A patch of blue
One of a pair
Common Raven in the sun
Evening Grosbeak male
Rose-breasted Grosbeak male / Pheucticus ludovicia…
Kananaskis - a winter wonderland
Winter in Kananaskis
Before the snow
A lone Larch in fall colour
The sparkle of winter
Plateau Mountain, Kananaskis
Time for an afternoon nap
Two winters ago
Osprey on the hunt
A colourful walk through the woods
Chipping Sparrow / Spizella passerina
Fall colours at Silver Springs Botanical Gardens
Peninsular area, Lower Kananaskis Lake
Distant Larch trees in their fall colour
Larch in fall colour
Glorious colours of fall
Looking towards top of Plateau Mountain
Bunchberry Meadows, Nature Conservancy of Canada
Bunchberry Meadows, Nature Conservancy
Peninsular, Lower Kananaskis Lake
A gathering of female Bighorn Sheep
Mt. Buller, Buller Pond, Kananaskis
A view from Mt. Shark
Above the tree line
Wind-blown Osprey
Osprey take-off
Juvenile Swainson's Hawk
Yesterday's summer hail
White-crowned Sparrow / Zonotrichia leucophrys
Dandelions - of course : )
One of a pair
A day in the mountains
Well camouflaged, except for those eyes
Yesterday's treat - a Great Gray Owl
Clark's Nutcracker
Avenue of trees at Baker Park
Little cabin in the woods
White-winged Crossbill / Loxia leucoptera
November in Weaselhead
White-winged Crossbill
White-winged Crossbill
Changing from green to white
White-winged Crossbill / Loxia leucoptera
Fence line in the fall
Foothills and distant mountains
Red Rock (Canyon) Parkway, Waterton Lakes National…
Three days in Waterton Lakes National Park
Puffed up for warmth
Signs of spring
Adventurous little owlet
Driving in a winter wonderland
Mountain splendour
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Winter beauty
It is way past time that I add apologies for falling way behind, not only with my commenting on other people’s photos, but also on keeping up with my own postings. Over the last three or four months, it has been one thing after another that needed to be dealt with – why is it that the unwelcome things never seem to come one at a time, ha? Times like Thanksgiving and Christmas are always difficult times for me, along with various 3rd anniversaries connected to my older daughter. For some reason, this season was more difficult than last year.
I could definitely have done without the whole hassle of having to sort out and fix the mess that was caused when someone (or two separate people) tried to make suspicious purchases using my credit card, resulting in my card being cancelled (without any notification from the Bank!) and various services being shut down. Took about five weeks to get everything sorted out.
Throw in a long issue with a camera that I bought more than a year ago and am still trying to get the manufacturer to fix the problem. When I use Playback, the camera keeps skipping over some of the photos, and it has done this since I first used the camera. When I went back to the store at the beginning, I was told that it would have to be sent off for repair. I couldn’t do that because I needed it for my Trinidad & Tobago trip. Finally, I let it be sent off just before the warranty ended, shortly before Christmas. It was so-called “repaired” and returned, but in fact it was exactly the same as before. Now I am without it for the second time, hoping that this time it will actually be fixed. Not the end of the world, that’s for sure, though photography is vital to me. I am still working on a major photo contract, which I will describe once the whole thing is finished. I’ll just say that it is a very special and exciting project for someone, involving a set of images that I took a few decades ago.
Stress over my daughter’s upcoming major surgery is unavoidable and we will both be enormously relieved when it is all over with. Heavily overshadowing everything during the past three or so months was my own health. After worrying myself sick, and for much too long, I finally saw my doctor, who ordered various tests including an ultrasound, to see if I had cancer. Three days ago, I was told that nothing of any concern had been found, to my huge relief. I’d like to think that I will never be in that situation again, as ‘terrifying’ would be the word to describe it. How I feel for all those who are not so fortunate to get good news. Anyway, all these things left me feeling totally stressed out and drained, with no energy to do much at all. The day before I had my tests done, I knew I just had to get out and look for an owl, and I was so lucky : ) I have taken so few photos the last few months, which I always find depressing. Yesterday and the day before, too, I just had to get out on a couple of day trips with friends. Too tired to add descriptions on Flickr the last two mornings, but hopefully I will catch up. Thank you to anyone who happens to read this!
I could definitely have done without the whole hassle of having to sort out and fix the mess that was caused when someone (or two separate people) tried to make suspicious purchases using my credit card, resulting in my card being cancelled (without any notification from the Bank!) and various services being shut down. Took about five weeks to get everything sorted out.
Throw in a long issue with a camera that I bought more than a year ago and am still trying to get the manufacturer to fix the problem. When I use Playback, the camera keeps skipping over some of the photos, and it has done this since I first used the camera. When I went back to the store at the beginning, I was told that it would have to be sent off for repair. I couldn’t do that because I needed it for my Trinidad & Tobago trip. Finally, I let it be sent off just before the warranty ended, shortly before Christmas. It was so-called “repaired” and returned, but in fact it was exactly the same as before. Now I am without it for the second time, hoping that this time it will actually be fixed. Not the end of the world, that’s for sure, though photography is vital to me. I am still working on a major photo contract, which I will describe once the whole thing is finished. I’ll just say that it is a very special and exciting project for someone, involving a set of images that I took a few decades ago.
Stress over my daughter’s upcoming major surgery is unavoidable and we will both be enormously relieved when it is all over with. Heavily overshadowing everything during the past three or so months was my own health. After worrying myself sick, and for much too long, I finally saw my doctor, who ordered various tests including an ultrasound, to see if I had cancer. Three days ago, I was told that nothing of any concern had been found, to my huge relief. I’d like to think that I will never be in that situation again, as ‘terrifying’ would be the word to describe it. How I feel for all those who are not so fortunate to get good news. Anyway, all these things left me feeling totally stressed out and drained, with no energy to do much at all. The day before I had my tests done, I knew I just had to get out and look for an owl, and I was so lucky : ) I have taken so few photos the last few months, which I always find depressing. Yesterday and the day before, too, I just had to get out on a couple of day trips with friends. Too tired to add descriptions on Flickr the last two mornings, but hopefully I will catch up. Thank you to anyone who happens to read this!
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