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Drip ... drip ...drip ...
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A matching stripe
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Let the melting begin
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Julia Heliconian / Dryas iulia
Look WAAAAY up!
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The end is near
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Mossleigh grain elevator
Western Meadowlark
Croaking Boreal Chorus Frog
Red-winged Blackbird in gently falling snow
Fog and a touch of hoarfrost
A taste of spring before the snow returns
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To brighten my photostream


There are many much better Poppy photos in my Poppies album, but I wanted to add a splash of bright colour to my photostream. Every so often, I find it needs it.
Yesterday, 7 May 2014, was such a beautiful day, and it really felt like spring (apart from a chill to the air). The sun was shining and it felt good to be outdoors. When I opened my front door, I found a notice taped to it, informing me that all vehicles had to be moved out of the parking lot for the whole day. There was quite a build-up from gravel from the endless winter months, and it had to be removed. Fortunately, I was up early so that I could go on a birding walk in Fish Creek Park. By the time we had watched a Northern Flicker at a tree cavity, a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at a different tree, Tree Swallows swarming over the Bow River, A Ring-necked Pheasant male, and a Yellow-rumped Warbler, I could see that I would be late getting to my volunteer shift, so I left my friends early. Called in for just a few minutes to see if there was any owl activity (none, other than the adult male giving his face a quick scratch, lol), and then left for my shift. From there, towards the end of the afternoon, I decided to drive to the Reader Rock Garden, to see if there were any plants in bloom yet - just a sprinkling of colour here and there, though many plants had started sprouting their leaves. The usual early spring flowers included a few Hepatica and Squill.
Yesterday, 7 May 2014, was such a beautiful day, and it really felt like spring (apart from a chill to the air). The sun was shining and it felt good to be outdoors. When I opened my front door, I found a notice taped to it, informing me that all vehicles had to be moved out of the parking lot for the whole day. There was quite a build-up from gravel from the endless winter months, and it had to be removed. Fortunately, I was up early so that I could go on a birding walk in Fish Creek Park. By the time we had watched a Northern Flicker at a tree cavity, a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at a different tree, Tree Swallows swarming over the Bow River, A Ring-necked Pheasant male, and a Yellow-rumped Warbler, I could see that I would be late getting to my volunteer shift, so I left my friends early. Called in for just a few minutes to see if there was any owl activity (none, other than the adult male giving his face a quick scratch, lol), and then left for my shift. From there, towards the end of the afternoon, I decided to drive to the Reader Rock Garden, to see if there were any plants in bloom yet - just a sprinkling of colour here and there, though many plants had started sprouting their leaves. The usual early spring flowers included a few Hepatica and Squill.
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