Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: interestingness#78

I have been waiting the last few days for the sun to come out enough to give enough light inside my place. I missed the bit of sun this morning and then it was windy and snowing and grey this afternoon. So, I ended up having to photograph this gorgeous Protea flower in low light in my kitchen - needed to hurry, as it is not in as good condition as it was when I bought it a few days ago (from Safeway, of course). Not as sharp as I would have liked : ) Windchill is -18C this evening!!! October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and so I wanted a pink flower to upload for this. I won't give out a reminder to everyone to get regular checkups, as I am the world's worst for making medical appointments, and I should practice what I preach : ). October is also, according to my Canadian calendar, Child Abuse Awareness Month, which has been an interest of mine for many, many years. We seem to have an epidemic of both!

Another shot of one of the blue and white flowers I bought from Safeway a few days ago. I believe the colour is achieved by standing the flowers in coloured water. Each flower soaks up a different amount of the dye, so some flowers are white with just a touch of blue, while others are more like this one.

I certainly don't expect perfection, but I am hoping for at least a little improvement in my very occasional in-flight shots, LOL! The weather was perfect today, so I took this quick shot (cropped and not very sharp) on a walk in Fish Creek Park this morning. There were so many Canada Geese flying in huge groups. At one point, though, there was good reason - a Bald Eagle that landed in a tree across the Bow River, clutching a huge fish in its talons!

My most recent purchase from Safeway! Thought I'd use it to wish all my Flickr friends in the US a very happy and safe 4th of July!