Cheery bokeh - Salvia sp.?
Freeze!
Indian Clock Vine / Thunbergia mysorensis
Hermit Thrush / Catharus guttatus
Mature Amanita muscaria, I believe?
Pileated Woodpecker female
Our foothills in Impressive Art
Coffee Bean tree / Coffea
Like a little flower
Blue and Brown Clipper / Parthenos sylvia
A double dose of clouds
Growing on a fallen leaf
Bees need our help!
European Skipper on Pearly Everlasting / Antennari…
One of few
An ornamental grass
ILLUMINASIA, Lantern & Garden Festival
Bursts of colour
Himalayan monal / Lophophorus impejanus male
Macro puffballs
Golden Eagle juvenile
Nuttall's Sunflower / Helianthus nuttallii
Wood grain, fungus and Harvestman
Beginning to crack
Sharp to the touch
A splash of red
Petunias
Sunflower beauty
One of my favourite barns
Looking back with a smile
Reaching for the sun
Olds grain elevator, Alberta
A maze of golden Sunflowers
Tiger Longwing butterfly / Heliconius hecale
Pale grey spider on Common Tansy seedheads
Himalayan monal / Lophophorus impejanus
Remembering 9/11
Anne on a mission .....
European Mountain Ash / Sorbus aucuparia
A light shines within
Reminds me of bacon : )
Pied-billed Grebe juvenile
Zonal Geranium, Survivor Pink Batik
ILLUMINASIA, Lantern & Garden Festival
Juvenile Wood Duck
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One of these things is not like the others


This is one of my favourite barns, and I was so happy to know that my daughter and I might be near enough on a day trip four days ago to be able to see this barn. Back in October 2014, I made myself drive north of the city specially to find this barn and I had been hoping that I'd be able sometime to show it to my daughter. This row of windows is part of one side of the barn - posted a photo of the whole building two days ago. The black in the top left corner was caused by shadow from the overhanging roof.
On my visit last year, the owner's Grandson happened to drive out of the property while I was taking photos from the road. I asked if he knew how old the barn was - he said he'd been told, but just couldn't remember. Said his Grandfather had thought about painting the barn, but had decided not to - thank goodness. It is a fine enough historic building to be protected in some way, though, so it was good to see that the roof was fairly new.
On this day, 12 September 2015, I drove further than I've ever driven before in one day - a total of 410 km (254 miles). I met my daughter at 9:00 am and we headed northwards, with our main destination being the Bowden Sunflower Maze. She feels well enough now after her recent hospital stay, to get out for a day trip. The quickest route from Calgary is a distance of 96 km (60 miles), but I needed to avoid the main, busy route. Also, the backroads are more pleasant to drive - less traffic and, if one is lucky, one will find the occasional old barn.
We drove through the town of Olds, stopping briefly to take a couple of photos of the bright orange grain elevator. Haven't yet been able to find any information about this Pioneer elevator. Going north, we drove the roads to the west of the main Highway 2, and on our return trip we drove the roads to the east of Highway 2. I think this trip really convinced my daughter, more strongly than ever, that sadly she has a mother with almost zero sense of direction!
This was the first time I had ever been to Bowden and the Sunflower Maze. For years, I had wished we had a field of Sunflowers somewhere within reach, as I had seen so many gorgeous photos taken by other people in various parts of the world. I certainly didn't get photos like those, but I was happy to get the shots I did get. Apparently, the past weekend was going to be the last chance to really see the flowers, so we were just in time. This maze at Eagle Creek Farms is apparently the only Sunflower Maze in Canada. There is also an adjoining Corn Maze, but neither of us wanted to walk through that one, thanks to remembering the horror movie, "Children of the Corn"! The farm also has U-pick vegetables and flowers.
www.sunmaze.ca/
Thanks, Rachel, for spending the day with me - and for all your directions getting us there and back to the city! Lucky we went when we did, as it was raining the next two or three days.
On my visit last year, the owner's Grandson happened to drive out of the property while I was taking photos from the road. I asked if he knew how old the barn was - he said he'd been told, but just couldn't remember. Said his Grandfather had thought about painting the barn, but had decided not to - thank goodness. It is a fine enough historic building to be protected in some way, though, so it was good to see that the roof was fairly new.
On this day, 12 September 2015, I drove further than I've ever driven before in one day - a total of 410 km (254 miles). I met my daughter at 9:00 am and we headed northwards, with our main destination being the Bowden Sunflower Maze. She feels well enough now after her recent hospital stay, to get out for a day trip. The quickest route from Calgary is a distance of 96 km (60 miles), but I needed to avoid the main, busy route. Also, the backroads are more pleasant to drive - less traffic and, if one is lucky, one will find the occasional old barn.
We drove through the town of Olds, stopping briefly to take a couple of photos of the bright orange grain elevator. Haven't yet been able to find any information about this Pioneer elevator. Going north, we drove the roads to the west of the main Highway 2, and on our return trip we drove the roads to the east of Highway 2. I think this trip really convinced my daughter, more strongly than ever, that sadly she has a mother with almost zero sense of direction!
This was the first time I had ever been to Bowden and the Sunflower Maze. For years, I had wished we had a field of Sunflowers somewhere within reach, as I had seen so many gorgeous photos taken by other people in various parts of the world. I certainly didn't get photos like those, but I was happy to get the shots I did get. Apparently, the past weekend was going to be the last chance to really see the flowers, so we were just in time. This maze at Eagle Creek Farms is apparently the only Sunflower Maze in Canada. There is also an adjoining Corn Maze, but neither of us wanted to walk through that one, thanks to remembering the horror movie, "Children of the Corn"! The farm also has U-pick vegetables and flowers.
www.sunmaze.ca/
Thanks, Rachel, for spending the day with me - and for all your directions getting us there and back to the city! Lucky we went when we did, as it was raining the next two or three days.
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