Looper Moth sp.
Magpies, Wood Ducks and a (Greater?) Yellowlegs
In the middle of nowhere - spot the truck
An old grain elevator with character
Bluebird of happiness
A fine old barn
Back view of an orange Sunflower
Purple Honeycreeper female, Asa Wright
Rooster, Saskatoon Farm
Memories of Waterton - Bear Grass
Lichen on the rocks at Rock Glacier
Colours
Sweet young owl
Old red tractor at the Saskatoon Farm
A popular row of old granaries
Waterton Lake from the townsite - before the fire
Three years later ....
Mid-morning sun at Pine Coulee Reservoir
Eurasian Collared-Dove / Streptopelia decaocto
Pine Coulee Reservoir, Alberta
Disappearing Skunk - just for the record
Pine Coulee Reservoir, Alberta
Sunflower and visitors
Old tractor, Pioneer Acres
American Goldfinch
A favourite old barn
Origanum vulgare
Lasting beauty
An old Ford, plus tractors, Pioneer Acres
Irricana grain elevators mural
Busy little bee
Helmeted Guineafowl
Owl and spider webs
Road through Kananaskis
Back-lit Goat's-beard
Rumely Oil Pull Tractor, Pioneer Acres, Alberta
Swainson's Hawk
An early morning, smoky sun
The Long house, Pioneer Acres, Alberta, Canada
Our precious Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta…
Cabbage White on Creeping Thistle
Juvenile American Coot
Palm Tanager, Asa Wright, Trinidad
Grass in bloom
Freeze!
See also...
Keywords
Authorizations, license
-
Visible by: Everyone -
All rights reserved
-
243 visits
A digital setting capture of the Laing house, Alberta


Update on the Waterton wildfire, from CBC News - includes a poor quality helicopter video showing the townsite and the Prince of Wales hotel. Just amazing work done by all the firefighters! Thank you so much for everything you've done! Apparently, a few Elk and Bears have been seen in the town, which is great news. Plants will recover - some plants grow after there has been a fire, and some actually require a fire in order to grow and bloom. The status of the fire is now "held", which means that it is no longer growing but it is still burning in spots. Crandell Campground was significantly affected, which presumably means the same for the nearby Canyon Church Camp. Also, the Bison Paddock was damaged.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-waterton-lakes-nat...
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Literally a case of "over the hills and far away" for this photo of the old Laing house! Thought I would try my camera on a digital setting for a few shots of this amazing old house, built just over a century ago. They came out very blurry, so I added a touch of filter in post-processing, which made this one just about fit to be posted. If you only knew how far away it actually is from the road. It was built among the rolling hills, far, far away from any road, and is a very impressive sight. This year, they were doing road work repair by a bridge just a matter of feet away from the only possible place to pull over and stop. Thankfully, I was still able to stop and take photos.
There is very little information to be found on the Internet, but I will add links to several things I did find, for my own memory and just in case anyone else is interested in the history of this place. So sad to see any old house, barn or shed fall into such decay.
www.bigdoer.com/22257/exploring-history/laing-house-frien.... Lots of great images.
www.pbase.com/impalass/image/110826402. Great photos by Mike Stobbs.
www.youtube.com/user/asecondaryhighway Click on A Secondary Highway: The Abandoned House. Just shows the inside of the house.
The first time I saw this old house was last year, on 18 July 2016, when my daughter and I did a bit of exploring north-east of Calgary. The day before yesterday, 17 September 2017, after noticing snowflake icons in the weather forecast for Calgary this week, I decided I would do a similar drive, but not as far as Drumheller this time. Actually, I still drove quite a bit further than I had intended - 346 km, 215 miles. If I had had enough self-discipline, I would have left home much earlier, as it was 11:20 am when I finally got into my car.
My intention was to drive a few back roads, searching for old barns. Most of my drive was on highways, simply for the purpose of saving time, so it wasn't till I was more or less at the furthest point that I actually saw a barn. As with any beautiful old barn or homestead, it will be a sad day when this one finally collapses.
Altogether, a good few hours out. Though I didn't see a lot, the things I did see were most welcome and appreciated. I was glad to get in one more long drive before 'the white stuff' arrives and keeps me close to home. Still tired out a full day later - these drives knock me out!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-waterton-lakes-nat...
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Literally a case of "over the hills and far away" for this photo of the old Laing house! Thought I would try my camera on a digital setting for a few shots of this amazing old house, built just over a century ago. They came out very blurry, so I added a touch of filter in post-processing, which made this one just about fit to be posted. If you only knew how far away it actually is from the road. It was built among the rolling hills, far, far away from any road, and is a very impressive sight. This year, they were doing road work repair by a bridge just a matter of feet away from the only possible place to pull over and stop. Thankfully, I was still able to stop and take photos.
There is very little information to be found on the Internet, but I will add links to several things I did find, for my own memory and just in case anyone else is interested in the history of this place. So sad to see any old house, barn or shed fall into such decay.
www.bigdoer.com/22257/exploring-history/laing-house-frien.... Lots of great images.
www.pbase.com/impalass/image/110826402. Great photos by Mike Stobbs.
www.youtube.com/user/asecondaryhighway Click on A Secondary Highway: The Abandoned House. Just shows the inside of the house.
The first time I saw this old house was last year, on 18 July 2016, when my daughter and I did a bit of exploring north-east of Calgary. The day before yesterday, 17 September 2017, after noticing snowflake icons in the weather forecast for Calgary this week, I decided I would do a similar drive, but not as far as Drumheller this time. Actually, I still drove quite a bit further than I had intended - 346 km, 215 miles. If I had had enough self-discipline, I would have left home much earlier, as it was 11:20 am when I finally got into my car.
My intention was to drive a few back roads, searching for old barns. Most of my drive was on highways, simply for the purpose of saving time, so it wasn't till I was more or less at the furthest point that I actually saw a barn. As with any beautiful old barn or homestead, it will be a sad day when this one finally collapses.
Altogether, a good few hours out. Though I didn't see a lot, the things I did see were most welcome and appreciated. I was glad to get in one more long drive before 'the white stuff' arrives and keeps me close to home. Still tired out a full day later - these drives knock me out!
- Keyboard shortcuts:
Jump to top
RSS feed- Latest comments - Subscribe to the comment feeds of this photo
- ipernity © 2007-2025
- Help & Contact
|
Club news
|
About ipernity
|
History |
ipernity Club & Prices |
Guide of good conduct
Donate | Group guidelines | Privacy policy | Terms of use | Statutes | In memoria -
Facebook
Twitter
Sign-in to write a comment.