Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Stanley Park

Hopefully, my photos uploaded this evening will reach My Contacts. Apparently, yesterday's four images didn't show. This Swiss Chard was growing in a large planter at Stanley Park, Calgary. Some of the leaves had bright red instead of yellow.

Bur/Burr Oak is perhaps my favourite tree - though I have to admit that I don't know much about trees at all, despite being told more than enough times. In the fall, Bur Oak leaves can turn brilliant yellow, but this fall has been short. The snow that was forecast to arrive overnight thank goodness didn't arrive, other than a few snowflakes when I was walking this morning. I'm really, really hoping that it stays away. We did have rain overnight, though, and it has been grey and gloomy all day, and it's cold. Wore a fleece jacket under my winter jacket, plus toque, long-johns and two pairs of gloves!! It might just as well be winter, LOL! "The Quercus macrocpoopa or Bur Oak, sometimes spelled Burr Oak, is a species of oak in the white oak section.... Bur oak makes an outstanding ornamental tree. It is one of the most tolerant of urban conditions of the white oaks, and is one of the fastest-growing of the group.... It withstands chinook conditions in Calgary. The leaves are 7-15 cm (3-6 in) long and 5-13 cm (2-5 in) broad, variable in shape, with a lobed margin. Most often, the basal 60% is narrower and deeply lobed, while the apical 40% is wider and has shallow lobes or large teeth. The flowers are greenish-yellow catkins, produced in the spring. The acorns are very large, 2-5 cm (0.8-2 in) long and 2-4 cm (0.8-1.5 in) broad, with a large cup that wraps much of the way around the nut, with large overlapping scales and often a fringe at the edge of the cup." From Wikipedia.

A gorgeous, male Wood Duck, swimming on the Elbow River this morning at Stanley Park (Calgary, not Vancouver). A very heavily cropped photo, as the duck was out in the middle of the river! We had a very enjoyable three-hour walk on this beautiful fall day. So glad I went, as when I checked the long-range forecast for the city last night, there was a tiny snowflake graphic on about six days in a row for the week after next. Of course, the forecast could change by then.

One of my favourite garden flowers, this Echinacea flower was growing in Stanley Park (Calgary, not Vancouver!) back in late August.

An autumn shot of my favourite kind of tree - Bur or Burr Oak. I love the way the leaves turn bright yellow with red veins in the fall. This one is growing in Stanley Park (Calgary, not Vancouver).

We saw this plant in Stanley Park (Calgary, not Vancouver), growing at the edge of a tennis court. "There have been reports that an invasive shrub, Tamarix ramosissima, is being sold in garden centers and nurseries throughout Alberta. These shrubs are being sold as ornamentals with the common name of “Pink Cascade”. Tamarix ramosissima, also known as Saltcedar or Tamarisk, is an aggressive ornamental of concern throughout North America. It is listed as one of the “Dirty Dozen” by the Nature Conservancy because of the impact it has on ecosystems. It was introduced to the western United States in the late 1800s as an ornamental. It escaped cultivation and is now established in many regions of the U.S., including Washington, Idaho and Montana where it is a serious environmental concern. Saltcedar has not escaped ornamental plantings in Alberta to date but is a species that should be of significant concern to all Albertans because of the impact saltcedar can have on riparian habitats and other ecosystems. Work is already being done to monitor saltcedar along many of Alberta’s watercourses in an effort to prevent it from becoming established. All Albertans can help by not planting potentially invasive species, such as Pink Cascade, in their gardens." From www1.agric.gov.ab.ca .

Looks like fall is definitely with us! We saw these beautiful Burr (Bur) Oak leaves at Stanley Park (Calgary, not Vancouver!) on this morning's walk. It makes a most attractive ornamental tree and it withstands Chinook (wind) conditions in Calgary. In fall, the leaves turn brilliant yellow, with bright red veins.

I don't know what these small flowers, growing in a flower box at Stanley Park (Calgary, not Vancouver) are called. I liked the grooves along each startling white petal.

These were such pretty flowers, which I photographed at Stanley Park (Calgary, not Vancouver) fairly recently. I don't know what they are called, but I love the raised, yellow centre and the grooved petals.

This is one of my favourite trees in fall, as the leaves, which narrow towards the stem end, turn brilliant yellow with bright red veins.

Liked the patterns in these reflections in melting ice along the Elbow River.

Taken on 6th November, these are Mountain Ash berries. Such a beautiful colour, but this tree has spread into natural areas and has become a real nuisance, growing in place of native plants.

We saw these Wood Ducks on a walk at Stanley Park (Calgary) this morning. Of course, these Ducks were swimming the far side of the river. Thought I'd try taking a photo on my new little Panasonic FZ18, set to 5 megapixel photo (i.e. 23x zoom). At least you can see what they are, LOL, after heavy cropping! I'm not sure if I have any photos of Wood Ducks uploaded to Flickr, because they have all been such distant images, but I wanted to add one to my Birds of Alberta Set. It will do until I get a beautiful close-up one of these days - yeah, right! Need to get back to taking some macros - I really don't like taking distant shots.

Are these Birch leaves? One of these days, I should make a study of which leaves belong to which tree! I always think these small, hanging leaves are pretty, especially at this time of the year.

Simple, but I liked the colours and texture of this bunch of Manitoba Maple "keys" (helicopters, etc.). Can't remember the scientific name for them.

This was a view across the river at Stanley Park this afternoon. This orange tree definitely caught my eye.

I decided to call in at Stanley Park, Calgary, late this afternoon and found that there were still some pretty fall colours around, even though fall is almost over now. These leaves are on a Burr Oak tree. A few weeks ago, the leaves were vivid yellow with red veins, but have now turned a mixture of orange, pink and green. They are some of my favourite leaves - a very unique shape, narrowing dramatically closer to the stem end of each leaf.

These are some of my favourite leaves, especially in the fall. This morning, I went on a walk to see some of the 85 species of trees that grow in Stanley Park in Calgary. The Burr Oak (also called Bur Oak) leaf is narrower at the stem, becoming wider towards the end of the leaf. Wikipedia: "The leaves are 7-15 cm long and 5-13 cm broad, variable in shape, with a lobed margin. Most often, the basal 60% is narrower and deeply lobed, while the apical 40% is wider and has shallow lobes or large teeth."