At the end of a recent walk at Griffith Woods, I happened to notice this colourful pair of sunglasses by the parking lot, covered with a fresh layer of snow. Couldn't resist a quick shot of them, it was so nice to see a splash of colour in an otherwise white world : )
Tags: Calgary Alberta Canada southern Alberta Griffith Woods seasons winter snow sunglasses lost snow-covered reflection pink purple trees park image horizontal Panasonic DMC-FZ28 FZ28 Lumix point-and-shoot P1330536 FZ28 annkelliott beautiful_expression
© All Rights Reserved
Macro shot of a gorgeous Yellow Lady's-slipper wild orchid, growing at Griffith Woods on 23 June 2011. One of the ladies pointed out this particular flower as it had a red rim, instead of being plain yellow. I had seen this before with this species, but I'm not sure if I have a photo of a previous red rim. I wonder why some of these flowers are plain yellow around the rim and others are like the one in my photo.
When several of us spent a wonderful day yesterday, exploring a forest north of the city, that is under The Nature Conservancy of Canada and belongs to Joanne Susut, we saw more Yellow Lady-slippers than I have ever seen before. It was interesting for us all to see both yellow- and red-rimmed flowers. Does anyone know why this happens? Joanne inherited this land, which she has named Spirit Rocks Sanctuary, from her parents and has donated it to the Nature Conservancy of Canada. It was about two and a half hours' drive north of Calgary, to near Rimbey. The day started off with rain and ended with rain, but luckily not a drop fell while we were walking. Four of us went from Calgary and we met up with three delightful and very knowledgable ladies there. Thanks so much, Joanne, for letting us explore your land - we appreciated it greatly and enjoyed spending this time with you and your friends.
Off with friends to Bow Valley Provincial Park (very eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains, west of the city) for the day today - a lovely, leisurely day, searching for beautiful things and taking photos : ) We are so lucky that within an hour, we can be in such a beautiful place.
Tags: Calgary Alberta Canada southern Alberta Griffith Woods nature flora flower flowers yellow Yellow Lady's-slipper Orchid macro close-up Cypripedium red rim bokeh beauty in nature Panasonic DMC-FZ40 DMC-FZ40 FZ40 Lumix point-and-shoot P1090400 FZ40 annkelliott beautiful_expression
© All Rights Reserved
Reminding me of a delicious glazed doughnut, this fungus was growing at Griffith Woods on 5th August 2009.
Tags: Calgary Alberta Canada southern Alberta Griffith Woods nature mycology fungus fungi mushroom mushrooms cap texture beauty in nature Panasonic DMC-FZ28 DMC-FZ28 FZ28 Lumix point-and-shoot P1210026 FZ28 annkelliott © Anne Elliott 2009 © All Rights Reserved
© All Rights Reserved
Can't remember what plant this seedhead belonged to, but I saw it at Griffith Woods. Not sure if it perhaps Hawkweed, or maybe Sowthistle? Much more dense and whiter than a Dandelion seedhead.
Tags: Calgary Alberta Canada Griffith Woods nature flora botany seedhead P8040039 annkelliott
© All Rights Reserved
A wildflower, Nuttall's (?) Sunflower, growing at Griffith Woods and being visited by a little bee all dressed to match : ) Taken on 3rd August 2008.
Had intended going to get a 'Flu shot this morning, but then I wasn't sure if I was starting to come out in a slight cold. So, decided I'd better leave it and instead went to wash my mud-caked car that I hadn't washed for months. While I was sitting waiting for the person ahead of me to finish with the soap and rinse, I realized I was getting Migraine, so it's a good job I didn't go for my 'Flu shot. Now I have a splitting headache, so not sure how much I'll be on Flickr this evening.
Tags: Calgary Alberta Canada southern Alberta Griffith Woods nature outdoors botany plant flora wild wildflower flower flowers Sunflower Nuttall's Sunflower Common Tall Sunflower Helianthus nuttallii yellow petals details insect bee bokeh green native Thomas Nuttall, 1786-1859 image photograph digital square square crop color image colorful beauty beautiful beauty in nature Panasonic DMC-FZ28 FZ28 Lumix point-and-shoot P1270703 FZ28 annkelliott beautiful_expression Feels Good Explore interestingness#319 explore2009October23 © Anne Elliott 2009 © All Rights Reserved
© All Rights Reserved