Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Sheep River/Turner Valley

We came across this scene when we were on the Sheep River/Turner Valley Bird Count recently. It all seemed a little too perfect, somehow - the shelter looked in perfect condition, the fence was new and undamaged, and the snow was untouched. In other words, it all looked pristine. Very beautiful with the trees covered in snow, but, perhaps a little too much perfection?

It went through my mind that New Year is a little like newly fallen snow - it's a fresh start. These little rounded mounds of sparkling snowflakes were photographed yesterday in the Sheep River/Turner Valley area, south of Calgary.

When we were doing a bit of walking on the 109th Audubon Christmas Bird Count in the Sheep River/Turner Valley area yesterday, I noticed how the sharp barbs of the barbed wire fences had trapped some of the freshly fallen snow. I've always loved barbed wire (don't ask me why, LOL) and was fascinated by the contrast between hard, cold metal and the delicate fluffiness of the snow.