Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: interestingness#337

Posting just before going off on my second annual Christmas Bird Count, which takes place within Calgary today. My tiny group of four people covers part of the NE/SE of the city. Can barely keep my eyes open - I have become so bad at time management and ended up getting just a couple of hours sleep the last two nights. Yesterday's count, the Banff/Canmore Count, was a long day, with eight hours of walking in the town of Canmore, near Banff, mostly covering both sides of the creek there and then along the edge of the Bow River. I added a list of the birds we saw to yesterday's last uploaded photo. I always enjoy this count, as we are surrounded by spectacular scenery - and I always hope to see a wild European Rabbit or two, as well as a small, spindly tree that is near the edge of the Bow River, that someone decorates each Christmas. Later in the day, we saw some unusual and beautiful clouds - possibly Lenticular (lens-shaped)? You can see part of these in the image above.

I'm glad I snapped this image before autumn vanished! I don' tknow what happened to fall this year : ) I am suffering from withdrawal symptoms so badly - always find it difficult to acccept that the wonderful days of spring and summer and endless photo opportunities are over. It's all about adjusting, though, that's all. This past week, I have found it really hard to get moving and, in fact, have barely moved from my computer, which has left me in a lot of pain. I missed a few walks so that I could try and get some extra hours of desperately-needed sleep, which was good, but I need to also keep my joints mobile. However, today, I spent the morning walking around Inglewood Bird Sanctuary - always love to see the two (far away) Harlequin Ducks on the Bow River there : ) Afterwards, I spent part of the afternoon at the Zoo, which is just a few minutes from IBS. Then, on the way home, I drove a few of the gravel roads south of the city - you should see my car after driving in muddy, gravelly ruts, LOL! Some really nice clouds, but I don't think I captured any good shots of them. The morning was overcast and poor light, but the sun did come out for a bit, while I was at the Zoo. Thought I'd better try and get a few different photos into my files, ready for when the "real" snow and bitterly cold temperatures arrive, LOL. I love photographing ice crystals, so ......