I was at the Calgary Zoo just when they released a fine spray in the butterfly room, covering this gorgeous Water Lily with hundreds of tiny water droplets. Photographed on September 1st.

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Another photo of the gorgeous Water Lily growing on the pond at an amazingly beautiful acreage south west of the city, down near Millarville. Three of us did a second bio-assessment of this acreage and then were invited to a very enjoyable barbecue there a week ago.

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If you happened to see my next four photos (certainly three of them), you might be able to understand why I need to visit the Zoo occasionally to get some photos with colour! This gorgeous Water Lily was growing in the Butterfly House at the Calgary Zoo a while ago. How pretty these flowers are.

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These attractive Lily pads were taken at a small pond on an acreage south of the city, near Millarville. This bud will open into a beautiful, white Water Lily. Meanwhile, I thought the colours and patterns of the leaves had their own beauty.

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And so I needed a warm, colourful shot to post today. I haven't dared look at the weather forecast yet this morning, but it is supposed to get a bit warmer by this afternoon. Tomorrow, things are supposed to improve a lot, thank goodness! The only time I've been out the last three days was a neccessary trip to get groceries yesterday afternoon. Stay warm, everyone! Took this photo of a beautiful Water Lily growing in the ENMAX Conservatory at the Calgary Zoo on October 11th. I love the yellow flower centre - it's so perfect.

Last night, I noticed this link to the newspaper article about our weather yesterday on my son's Facebook page.

www.calgaryherald.com/technology/Calgary+coldest+place+Ea...

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