I’ve been playing around with taking silhouettes over the last few years, so thought I would upload some of these. Several are in black and white as I was experimenting with this also.
Silhouettes
Buffleheads
During migration times, we often see buffleheads on our lake. Often they are here in the spring even before all of the ice is gone from our lake. They are quite shy when they are on our lake and it’s very difficult to get close to them. Buffleheads are North Americas’s smallest ducks. They are sea […]
A Variety of Birds
We have quite a variety of birds that visit our yard.
The Difference a Week Makes
A week ago, our lake looked like this. We had just had an April snowstorm, and the ice was starting to melt at the edge of the lake. Now the lake looks like this. The ice has become very slushy, and is at one end of the lake. My husband decided to take his old […]
Goldfinches in the Ice Storm
We have had some freezing rain today, which put some ice on the trees. The birds, including the goldfinches, were busy around our feeders.
Views around Kananaskis
Last summer my daughter and I enjoyed some time in the Kananaskis area. Beautiful scenery!
Sleighride
We were able to enjoy a winter sleigh ride the other day. The weather was beautiful, and the countryside was nice and peaceful.
Snow, Snow, and More Snow
Snow, snow, and more snow! We are certainly getting lots of it. I still think it’s beautiful.
Playing with Snowflakes
We have had a lot of snow this winter, and I finally went out to try to get some pictures of snowflakes. It’s hard to do with the lens I have, and hard to get them to be sharp. I did like these ones though, and will have to try again, possibly with another lens. […]
Hoodoos at Canmore
While my daughter and I were in Canmore last summer, we climbed the hill behind the hotel to see the hoodoos. There were only a few, but it was well worth the climb. They do look very different from the ones in the Drumheller area.