This past week, we journeyed to Fairmont in British Columbia for some golf with Paul and Angie Vanhooren. This is a short trip, about 1-1/2 hours from Canmore via Kootenay National Park. On our return trip, we stopped for lunch at the Storm Mountain Lodge located on the downslope from the continental divide just before…
Year: 2010
Dandelion Grizzly
An old favourite, retrieved from the archives. Taken 2 years ago, I was returning with my friend Howie from an early morning photo trip when we spotted some grizzlies along the side of the road. They were feasting on dandelions, one of their favourites until the buffalo berries ripen. I got a number of good…
Panther Falls Revisited
Earlier this year, I included a picture of Panther Falls in a post entitled “Winter Magic”. The falls were frozen at the time, so they looked like a giant icicle, rather than a waterfall. Remember it? Today, I returned to the falls, accompanied by friend and fellow photographer, Bob Bear. I took today’s pictures from…
Neighbourhood
I took a little stroll in our Calgary neighbourhood today, camera in hand. Ours is an inner city neighbourhood, a mixture of residential and commercial, old and new, traditional and unusual. I’m including photos of a few interesting buildings in this post; descriptions follow the photos. All of the locations posted are within a 5…
Pale Sweetvetch
In the course of a brief visit to the Field B.C. area, we stopped for some refreshments at the Emerald Lake Lodge. Jaime, out daughter was visiting us and we took an afternoon to explore this very scenic area. As we left the lodge, I couldn’t help but notice the brilliantly coloured flowers along the…