Here Comes Winter!

Four thirty in the afternoon. Snowing hard but the flakes are just little. Northern Alberta. Oh boy.

Frosty

That Golden Hour

We were driving out into the country last night, slightly late for a supper invitation, against the setting sun.  The photo ops were incredible and we had no time for more than a couple quick shots.  My daughter captured the sun in the sky and mirrored on the hood of the vehicle, and I only had time to capture the little grasses, each lit up and alight with the glow of the setting sun.

A Spot or Two of Colour

We don't get the intense autumn colours they do in Eastern Canada but occasionally there is a spot of red foliage for us to feast our eyes on. The leaves are falling fast but some hang on. Just to make lawn raking interesting.

October afternoon drive

October Evening

Autumn Colour

if there were water...

On my Phone I have an app for reflections.  Kind of useless as far as I can see but it produces some pretty cool effects.

settling in for the winter

Swish and Crackle

critters, six and eight legged

Gourds

Is summer really over unless there are pumpkins and zucchini to be had?

It seems strange to be on the receiving end of things like that but jere I am, and my friend Joanne brought me zucchini and delightfully warty gourds.

September Pouts

Nasty cold rainy September Sunday afternoon.  But I know September can be gloriously golden yellow and blue hot and happy.  I am waiting for it.

A Lily Cup of Sunshine

I Love Hosta

White Lily

Daylily in Late Summer

Nicotia and Zinnias

Summer is Getting Along

 The ferns always  amaze me. Out of this tiny little rolled up package come these magnificent fronds.

I have a weakness for sedum. They are like flowers even of they don't bloom.

Palletwood Fire

Finally it's been cool enough to enjoy the fire.

Barn and Flowers

oh Deer

If you look really closely you can see the deer along the bush. I was driving home down a back road, slowly, to soak up the harvest scene and the golden late afternoon sunshine when I spotted them. I need a zoom lens on my phone!

up close

Samsung Galaxy 4. Learning how to use it. 

sedum blooms

Sometimes We Wait and We Hope

A Gate

I picked berries today at a friend's farm. I liked their gate. The raspberries were pretty good too.

Dew Drops

The humidity is very high. I find it curious that the grassy things collect drops but the begonias and ivy are quite dry.

Shot in the Dark

The capability of this little phone to take pictures continues to amaze me. Now if only it had a zoom lens...

Rain on Succulent Flower

There was a thunderstorm early this morning. It blew by before the sunrise and we now have a glorious summer day.
 I am sometimes amazed at the quality of picture one can obtain with just sn android phone. My Canon rebel couldn't focus this well closeup.  I think I would have to have a macro lens, not just the setting on the dial.

organic window screen

I haven't seen the spider that spun it but it is a handsome web in our garage window

welcome rain

We finally got a good soaking two day rain and the flowers loved it. 

Summer Flowers

Its almost the peak of flower season.  Alas! So short. We actually have over a month of prime growing left yet but already the days are getting shorter.

Begonia

Pots on the Deck

I took the picture with my phone, tweaked it with Picture Guru, dropboxed it to my computer and added the edge shading in Photoshop.  Gotta love technology.

A Work in Progress

Driving Against the Sun

Moab Utah

Threshing Machines

Spring is Coming...wait for it...