Clustered Broomrape / Orobanche fasciculata
Up close and personal
Deep pink Peony
Delicate Pinedrops / Pterospora andromedea
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Lest we forget
"Just" a little House Sparrow
Brugmansia or Datura?
Wonder what she's thinking
Six old granaries
Overflowing with colour
Robert Bateman - Life Sketches - a Memoir
Marsland Basin
Moving into fall
Common Loon in emerald waters
Black-necked Stilt
Gas Plant / Dictamnus albus 'Purpureus'
The favourite
Fall reflections at Carburn Park
Thoughts and prayers for Paris
Painted Daisy / Chrysanthemum coccineum
Long-billed Dowitchers / Limnodromus scolopaceus
Canada Violet / Viola canadensis
One of Santa's reindeer
Complete with tiny rooster weather vane
Leopard Lacewing / Cethosia cyane
Tasty damselfly and skipper
Making the most of a rotting log
Mule Deer buck
Harebell / Campanula rotundifolia
Peking Cotoneaster / Cotoneaster acutifolia
Feeding time excitement
It tickles!
Pennycress seedpods
Taking a closer look at the fish
Elegance
Leucistic Red-breasted Nuthatch
One of my favourite flowers to photograph
We ignored the warning : )
Rough-fruited Fairybells / Prosartes trachycarpa
Julia Heliconian / Dryas iulia
Eurasian Lynx
I'm blurry, but I'm cute
Resting in the meadow
Stinkhorns from 2012
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How I love Alberta!


Two days ago, 7 November 2015, I was out all day with my daughter. She had asked if I wanted to go to several Christmas Fairs south of Calgary, including Millarville and Okotoks. Then, in the evening, I was out at the annual 'Banquet' for the nature group I belong to. So, the whole day was most enjoyable.
I think half of Calgary as well as everyone from the surrounding areas were there at the same Christmas markets. Everywhere was absolutely packed! Normally, I don't go to any Christmas fairs any more, but it does make a lovely day out with my daughter. Each Christmas, I treat myself to one new thing, and this year was no exception : ) Also bought a Bison and roast vegetable pie from the Canadian Rocky Mountain Ranch exhibit, the first time I had ever tried anything from them.
Our drive in between fairs took us through some beautiful scenery. I absolutely love our rolling hills with the Rocky Mountains in the distance - partially zoomed in, so the mountains look closer than they really are. Love them at any time of the year, but I especially love to see them in fall and when covered in snow. Took this shot when we stopped to photograph a row of six wooden granaries plus two round silos. I waited and waited for there to be no cars in sight, but had to give up in the end.
How dfferent everywhere will be looking today, though - a winter wonderland! It has been snowing since last night and everywhere is under a blanket of snow. The temperature this morning is 0C (windchill -3C). We have been so lucky to have enjoyed an amazing fall season, so we really shouldn't complain.
I think half of Calgary as well as everyone from the surrounding areas were there at the same Christmas markets. Everywhere was absolutely packed! Normally, I don't go to any Christmas fairs any more, but it does make a lovely day out with my daughter. Each Christmas, I treat myself to one new thing, and this year was no exception : ) Also bought a Bison and roast vegetable pie from the Canadian Rocky Mountain Ranch exhibit, the first time I had ever tried anything from them.
Our drive in between fairs took us through some beautiful scenery. I absolutely love our rolling hills with the Rocky Mountains in the distance - partially zoomed in, so the mountains look closer than they really are. Love them at any time of the year, but I especially love to see them in fall and when covered in snow. Took this shot when we stopped to photograph a row of six wooden granaries plus two round silos. I waited and waited for there to be no cars in sight, but had to give up in the end.
How dfferent everywhere will be looking today, though - a winter wonderland! It has been snowing since last night and everywhere is under a blanket of snow. The temperature this morning is 0C (windchill -3C). We have been so lucky to have enjoyed an amazing fall season, so we really shouldn't complain.
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