Yellow Heather / Phyllodoce glanduliflora
Fireweed / Epilobium angustifolium
Northern Pygmy-owl
Part of the Muskrat gang
Northern Valerian
Calgary was the 2nd coldest place on earth yesterd…
When the snow started
Eyes bigger than its stomach
Happy Thanksgiving to all my American Flickr frien…
Carnivorous Sundew
Long-eared Owl
Tiny tightrope walkers
In the distance
Minuartia austromontana
Heliconia
Alumroot / Heuchera richardsonii
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Crystal edging
Mourning Dove
Tiny Rose
Pileated Woodpecker
A dose of colour
Russula
Horsetails
Winter lace
Knitting pattern: knit 2, purl 1
Cold texture
Four-flowered Three-flowered Avens
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Little family
The closest rainbow
Alfalfa
The end of picnic season
Colour in the forest
Crested wheatgrass
Northern Pygmy-owl with Meadow Vole, false eyes on…
Toothed fungus / Hydnellum caeruleum
Northern Pygmy-owl
A metallic look
Jim Coutts' Poppy garden
Happy Birthday, Fiona
Echinacea
Silky Scorpionweed / Phacelia sericea
A real character
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I can never remember the name of these semi-tropical flowers, but they really are quite pretty. This one was growing in the ENMAX Conservatory at the Calgary Zoo, before the tropical plants were replaced by an autumn plant display in the butterfly room.
Thanks Suzie (Kazooze) for the ID - much appreciated! This is an Abutilon (Abutilon x hybridum). Common names include Flowering Maple, Chinese Bell Flower and Chinese Lantern.
"It is a popular group of hybrids that are semi-tropical, frost-tender shrubs typically growing 2–3 m tall. The lantern-like buds open to solitary, pendulous, bell- to cup-shaped flowers to 8 cm diameter with five overlapping petals and significant staminal columns typical of the mallow family. Flowers come in red, pink, yellow, white and pastel shades. Lobed, maple-like, light green leaves are often variegated with white and yellow." From Wikipedia.
We have been going through a deep-freeze the last few days, with still a few more to go before things improve. Last night, it was -27C (-17F) and, though we can get temperatures colder than that, this is plenty cold enough for me! The day before yesterday, the snow on the roads was turning to ice, which makes driving so treacherous. Not my favourite thing, but what do you do? Tonight, it's -26C (windchill -36C!).
Thanks Suzie (Kazooze) for the ID - much appreciated! This is an Abutilon (Abutilon x hybridum). Common names include Flowering Maple, Chinese Bell Flower and Chinese Lantern.
"It is a popular group of hybrids that are semi-tropical, frost-tender shrubs typically growing 2–3 m tall. The lantern-like buds open to solitary, pendulous, bell- to cup-shaped flowers to 8 cm diameter with five overlapping petals and significant staminal columns typical of the mallow family. Flowers come in red, pink, yellow, white and pastel shades. Lobed, maple-like, light green leaves are often variegated with white and yellow." From Wikipedia.
We have been going through a deep-freeze the last few days, with still a few more to go before things improve. Last night, it was -27C (-17F) and, though we can get temperatures colder than that, this is plenty cold enough for me! The day before yesterday, the snow on the roads was turning to ice, which makes driving so treacherous. Not my favourite thing, but what do you do? Tonight, it's -26C (windchill -36C!).
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