Couldn't resist driving a few backroads just S and SW of the city the other day, coming back home past this well-known row of five red sheds. One year, the surrounding field was a sea of yellow Canola, which looked so beautiful. I saw my very first wild Skunk right here months ago. Unfortunately, the grass was long and I couldn't get a decent shot at all, but I was so happy to see the animal.
"These are prairie granaries. Believe it or not, this is how much grain used to be harvested off of each field. They were always lined up for ease of the truck and auger, usually red as red barn paint was a cheap paint to help them from rotting. Many skunks and fox will live under them . Most don't get any use anymore as granaries have gotten much bigger as harvest is better than the 50's." Thanks so much to Debbie Prediger for this interesting information!
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Not sure that I've ever taken a photo of "the Famous Five" from this spot before - usually, I turn up the road you can see and park along there. Every once in a while, I can't resist taking yet another photo if I happen to be driving in this area. This land has had a For Sale sign for a long time. When it does eventually get new owners, hopefully they will leave this well known row of five red granaries standing. Feels a little strange to be looking at bright, summer colours, knowing that we are part way through fall already and some of the trees have already lost their golden leaves.
Yesterday evening, 19 October 2013, I went to the annual "Banquet" for our local nature group, held in a church hall across the city. I had only ever been to one of these, a number of years ago, and found it was a very formal affair, with some ladies even dressed in long gowns - not my kind of thing at all! However, friends persuaded me to go this year and so I went : ) Turned out to be a far more casual thing, with good food and many familiar faces that I hadn't seen for ages. It was most enjoyable, marred only by my right eye that wouldn't stop watering the whole time. By the time I went to bed last night, it was painful and still watering and this morning is half swollen shut, so I guess I'm going to have to make a doctor's appointment. I don't think I'm going to be able to be on my computer much today, at all, as it's difficult to see properly and really unpleasant.
We were very honoured to have Jon Turk as our guest speaker. He came to talk to us about some of his travels, including his circumnavigation, on foot and by kayak, of Ellesmere Island, which earned him (along with Erik Booner) one of the National Geographic's ten top "Adventurers of the Year" awards for 2012. Jon was a most entertaining speaker, with never a dull moment, inspirational and motivating. His underlying message really was to forget the material world and go out and do what you really want to do. He is 66 years old!
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Yes, it's the "Famous Five" again! Took myself off for a short drive along the backroads SW of the city yesterday afternoon (20 April 2014), partly because the sun was actually shining, but also hoping to give my painful arms and shoulder a bit of a rest. Not sure that it helped, though, as I had to keep starting and turning off the car, which may have been worse, or just as bad as, mouse clicking, ha. One of the times I stopped was to take a few photos of this well-known row of five old granaries. Always a shame that the (now covered) beehives are not out of sight, but ..... Hmm, trying to think if the For Sale sign for the farm was still there or not. Hopefully, new owners will leave this beautiful row standing.
I didn't see a lot of wildlife on my drive, though I did see and hear my first Red-winged Blackbird of the year. Also a few Coots and Northern Shovellers, a Musk Rat, and the Crow in the next photo posted today.
A few minutes ago, I discovered how to open two separate screens in My Pictures, simply by holding down the shift key before clicking on My Pictures a second time. That discovery should save a lot of unnecessary mouse clicking (not to mention time), which is greatly to blame for my excruciating arm and shoulder pain.
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After a morning's walk in Weaselhead today, I decided to drive just south of the city to see how much snow was in the fields surrounding this now "famous" row of red sheds. Not a lot of snow in the field, but it was pretty deep along the edge of the road - as I found out when I tried to walk over to the fence : )
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Yes, the famous five are back, lol! Taken on 8 February 2013, when I was driving the backroads SW of Calgary. This land is either still For Sale or has now been sold, so I really hope that new owners will leave these colourful granaries standing. Lol, wanted colour - got colour!
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