Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: explore2009October10

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!

I just love these white mushrooms that curl their cap upwards. The light can be so pretty shining through the gills, when one is lucky enough to get any light deep within the forest : ) Seen on 20th August in Bragg Creek Provincial Park. LOL, 20th August of this year seems to have been a good day for finding fungi : )