And away they go ...

Not sure what plant this little seedhead belongs to - not a very tall plant (some kind of Aster??). Photographed it in Bow Valley Provincial Park two days ago when lichen-hunting with two friends/Lichen experts. The colours of the bokeh come from the sky and the beautiful autumn yellows of the trees in the far, far distance.

I feel as if I've squeezed two days into one today, LOL! I think it has something to do with the fact that we know that winter will arrive with a vengeance any time from now on, and I'm trying to cram in as much as I can into my days : ) Was out walking south of the Glenmore Reservoir, from the Sailing Club with birder friends for about two and a half hours this morning. Fairly quiet, birdwise. From there, I drove straight over to the Calgary Zoo and spent a couple of hours finding things to photograph. On the way home, I called in to take another look at the thousands of Bird's-nest Fungi down at Burnsmead. However, I discovered that they've been dug up and covered with more mulch. I did find the odd few here and there, but the remaining few were all dried up. After that, I HAD to go food shopping - the last thing I felt like doing, LOL.