Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: P1170543 FZ28

LOL, no, I haven't just been to Safeway (grocery store), but I did buy a bunch of mixed "Daisies&quot from there about 10 days ago, that included these small flowers. I so need a change from wild flowers, fungi, etc. : ) Today, a few of us did a wonderful hike in Kananaskis, going part way along the Pocaterra Cirque Trail. We took so long botanizing, that we didn't get quite as far as we could have gone. However, that was the whole purpose of the hike, to record all the flora and fauna that were seen. It was a toss-up between Ptarmigan Cirque Trail and this one, which some of us had never done before. Pocaterra Cirque Trail won - and we weren't sorry. The scenery was spectacular, we saw and recorded new plants, saw several (very distant) Mountain Sheep on the highest nearby mountain ridge, were surrounded with meadows of wildflowers, and enjoyed the company of good friends. So, another such enjoyable day - we were out about 12 hours, including the drive to Highwood Pass on Highway 40 and back home. A long day, especially in the heat AND after getting absolutely not one minute's sleep last night, but not a strenuous climb! Oh, and it started to rain and (small) hail while we were still at our furthest point. Then we had torrential rain and lightning for most of the drive back to Calgary. A number of people had pulled off the road, it was so bad. Just before Calgary, the sky was blue and the sun was shining : ) Thanks, again, David, for sharing this beautiful place with us today : )