Longhorn Beetle / Pseudogaurotina cressoni
Tundra Swans
Always breathtakingly beautiful
Hungry little Muskrat
Mountain Ash berries
Forest treasures ... Pholiota squarrosa
Ring-necked Duck
A narrow strip of light
The last of the fall colour
Shapeless fungi
Along the Irrigation Canal
Nodding (Musk) Thistle / Carduus nutans
Cone paradise
Colonel Walker House, Inglewood Bird Sanctuary
Taveta Golden Weaver / Ploceus castaneiceps
African Crested Porcupine / Hystrix cristata
Leopard Tortoise / Stigmochelys pardalis
I said NO more photos!
Pretty lady
Nodding (Musk) Thistle / Carduus nutans
For Chiara
Down in the forest
Deciduous yellow
Flat Topped Coral / Clavariadelphus truncatus
Black-crowned Night Heron juvenile
European Skipper on Timothy Grass
Moss-rose, Happy Hour Mix / Portulaca grandiflora
The edge of a Lily pad
Peace in the Jumpingpound area
CL Ranches, Alberta
Unidentified flower, Seebe, Alberta - Echium vulga…
Ready to unfurl
Covered in hearts
Unidentified plant at Cameron Lake, Waterton
Pretty in pink
Two European Skippers
Along the Bow River in fall
Coat of many colours
Beetle on Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus
Lichen in the fall
From the archives
Fall reflections
A patch of polypore
White-breasted Nuthatch
Tall Larkspur / Delphinium glaucum
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Fence line in the fall


On 1 October 2015, I finally managed, for the first time this year, to get out to the mountains as far as Forgetmenot Pond - really an on the spur of the moment decision. The weather called for some sun and some cloud, which sounded good. I knew I had better not leave it any longer to get out there - as it was, we had a light dusting of snow the following night. You really need good, clear reflections to get the best photos at the Pond, but it wasn't quite calm enough for that and it was quite hazy for much of the drive.
Forgetmenot Pond is actually a man-made pond, left over from the excavation of a gravel pit. The water is crystal clear. It's just a short walk around the pond, but enjoyable to do. The main road this far into Kananaskis only opens in June each year, as a winter gate at Elbow Falls closes in December for the winter months, to protect the wildlife in the area.
Forgetmenot Pond is the only mountain drive I will do on my own and it's one of my favourite places. It only takes about 50 minutes to an hour to get from home to the Pond, so makes a very pleasant half-day trip.
On the return drive, I called in at a place not far from Forgetmenot Pond, where I have found a few mushrooms in previous years, but found nothing this time. I didn't see a whole lot of anything during the few hours I was out, other than the spectacular mountain scenery. The fall colours were beautiful - a mix of Aspen yellows and the dark greens of the coniferous trees. I was comparing it with a photo I took on the same drive on 24 September 2007. The mountains above the tree line were all covered in snow, unlike this fall.
Forgetmenot Pond is actually a man-made pond, left over from the excavation of a gravel pit. The water is crystal clear. It's just a short walk around the pond, but enjoyable to do. The main road this far into Kananaskis only opens in June each year, as a winter gate at Elbow Falls closes in December for the winter months, to protect the wildlife in the area.
Forgetmenot Pond is the only mountain drive I will do on my own and it's one of my favourite places. It only takes about 50 minutes to an hour to get from home to the Pond, so makes a very pleasant half-day trip.
On the return drive, I called in at a place not far from Forgetmenot Pond, where I have found a few mushrooms in previous years, but found nothing this time. I didn't see a whole lot of anything during the few hours I was out, other than the spectacular mountain scenery. The fall colours were beautiful - a mix of Aspen yellows and the dark greens of the coniferous trees. I was comparing it with a photo I took on the same drive on 24 September 2007. The mountains above the tree line were all covered in snow, unlike this fall.
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