Argh, it has just started snowing this evening, 2 April 2022.

I added a touch of filter to this image in post-processing.

Yesterday, 1 April 2022, I was thrilled to bits to see a very rare visitor to Alberta - a Western Bluebird. In Alberta, the Bluebird we see is the Mountain Bluebird. You may need a magnifying glass to find the bird in the photo I posted today, but it was far across a huge field. I would never have been able to find it myself, but there were two birders there already - Michele S and Pat M, both of whom helped me see it. Thank you both SO much! This was the first time I had ever seen a Western Bluebird, anywhere, so it was a real treat. I had been in the area a bit earlier in the afternoon with several other people, but no luck. Apparently, the bird showed up five minutes after I left - of course, lol. When I returned after driving a few other roads, it was back, but in a slightly different spot. So glad I stopped by to look again.

It feels so good to once again be able to drive SW of the city - just a short drive to get there. It had been about six months since I had been able to do this. As my #5 photo shows, the backroads tend to be very hilly in places, making for interesting drives. Though I didn't see many things yesterday, not even a single Mountain Bluebird, unlike a previous drive when I found three individuals, the exciting Western Bluebird more than made up for the lack of other things.

Driving to a further area, I stopped to take a shot or two of this gorgeous old barn. Not a new one for me, but one that absolutely took my breath away the very first time I discovered it,

No idea what workmen are doing along my street. Is it electricity related or maybe water? They have to work outside each house, doing something down on the ground. They also use a large truck that, when working, sounds like a huge vacuum cleaner. Thankfully, they aren't working over the weekend, but they'll be back on Monday. I may have to get out somewhere, just to avoid the awful noise.

Ha, ha, hope this makes you smile! Around 4:00 am this morning, I was trying a few things on the iphone that I bought about a week ago. My very first smart phone, so I have a LOT (i.e. everything) to learn. I never like having to learn a new 'thing'. I was in my phone book, trying to remove the word 'me' that had somehow mysteriously appeared next to my daughter's name and number. No luck. Then I thought I would have a quick look at Facetime, as I know nothing about it. Of course, my face suddenly appeared and then a phone started ringing - yes, at 4:00 am! Had not realized that I should not still have had my contact page open, at my daughter's name. I rapidly turned off my phone and, so far, I have not had an annoyed email from my daughter, very unimpressed at being woken up at such an unearthly hour!

Another thing I obviously need to be careful about is when I am trying to get rid of Siri - no idea how THAT screen appeared, as I never use Siri - I must remember not to swear, lol. Just could not get rid of the Siri page, and muttered 'cr*p'. I was shocked, but amused, when Siri's voice told me off, saying "That's not nice!"

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Yesterday, 1 April 2022, I was thrilled to bits to see a very rare visitor to Alberta - a Western Bluebird. In Alberta, the Bluebird we see is the Mountain Bluebird. You may need a magnifying glass to find the bird in the photo I posted today, but it was far across a huge field. I would never have been able to find it myself, but there were two birders there already - Michele S and Pat M, both of whom helped me see it. Thank you both SO much! This was the first time I had ever seen a Western Bluebird, anywhere, so it was a real treat. I had been in the area a bit earlier in the afternoon with several other people, but no luck. Apparently, the bird showed up five minutes after I left - of course, lol. When I returned after driving a few other roads, it was back, but in a slightly different spot. So glad I stopped by to look again.

It feels so good to once again be able to drive SW of the city - just a short drive to get there. It had been about six months since I had been able to do this. As my #5 photo shows, the backroads tend to be very hilly in places, making for interesting drives. Though I didn't see many things yesterday, not even a single Mountain Bluebird, unlike a previous drive when I found three individuals, the exciting Western Bluebird more than made up for the lack of other things.

Driving to a further area, I stopped to take a shot or two of this gorgeous old barn. Not a new one for me, but one that absolutely took my breath away the very first time I discovered it,

No idea what workmen are doing along my street. Is it electricity related or maybe water? They have to work outside each house, doing something down on the ground. They also use a large truck that, when working, sounds like a huge vacuum cleaner. Thankfully, they aren't working over the weekend, but they'll be back on Monday. I may have to get out somewhere, just to avoid the awful noise.

Ha, ha, hope this makes you smile! Around 4:00 am this morning, I was trying a few things on the iphone that I bought about a week ago. My very first smart phone, so I have a LOT (i.e. everything) to learn. I never like having to learn a new 'thing'. I was in my phone book, trying to remove the word 'me' that had somehow mysteriously appeared next to my daughter's name and number. No luck. Then I thought I would have a quick look at Facetime, as I know nothing about it. Of course, my face suddenly appeared and then a phone started ringing - yes, at 4:00 am! Had not realized that I should not still have had my contact page open, at my daughter's name. I rapidly turned off my phone and, so far, I have not had an annoyed email from my daughter, very unimpressed at being woken up at such an unearthly hour!

Another thing I obviously need to be careful about is when I am trying to get rid of Siri - no idea how THAT screen appeared, as I never use Siri - I must remember not to swear, lol. Just could not get rid of the Siri page, and muttered 'cr*p'. I was shocked, but amused, when Siri's voice told me off, saying "That's not nice!"

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Taken far across a huge pond. I added a touch of filter in post-processing to give at least a tiny bit of detail.

Yesterday, 1 April 2022, I was thrilled to bits to see a very rare visitor to Alberta - a Western Bluebird. In Alberta, the Bluebird we see is the Mountain Bluebird. You may need a magnifying glass to find the bird in the photo I posted today, but it was far across a huge field. I would never have been able to find it myself, but there were two birders there already - Michele S and Pat M, both of whom helped me see it. Thank you both SO much! This was the first time I had ever seen a Western Bluebird, anywhere, so it was a real treat. I had been in the area a bit earlier in the afternoon with several other people, but no luck. Apparently, the bird showed up five minutes after I left - of course, lol. When I returned after driving a few other roads, it was back, but in a slightly different spot. So glad I stopped by to look again.

It feels so good to once again be able to drive SW of the city - just a short drive to get there. It had been about six months since I had been able to do this. As my #5 photo shows, the backroads tend to be very hilly in places, making for interesting drives. Though I didn't see many things yesterday, not even a single Mountain Bluebird, unlike a previous drive when I found three individuals, the exciting Western Bluebird more than made up for the lack of other things.

Driving to a further area, I stopped to take a shot or two of this gorgeous old barn. Not a new one for me, but one that absolutely took my breath away the very first time I discovered it,

No idea what workmen are doing along my street. Is it electricity related or maybe water? They have to work outside each house, doing something down on the ground. They also use a large truck that, when working, sounds like a huge vacuum cleaner. Thankfully, they aren't working over the weekend, but they'll be back on Monday. I may have to get out somewhere, just to avoid the awful noise.

Ha, ha, hope this makes you smile! Around 4:00 am this morning, I was trying a few things on the iphone that I bought about a week ago. My very first smart phone, so I have a LOT (i.e. everything) to learn. I never like having to learn a new 'thing'. I was in my phone book, trying to remove the word 'me' that had somehow mysteriously appeared next to my daughter's name and number. No luck. Then I thought I would have a quick look at Facetime, as I know nothing about it. Of course, my face suddenly appeared and then a phone started ringing - yes, at 4:00 am! Had not realized that I should not still have had my contact page open, at my daughter's name. I rapidly turned off my phone and, so far, I have not had an annoyed email from my daughter, very unimpressed at being woken up at such an unearthly hour!

Another thing I obviously need to be careful about is when I am trying to get rid of Siri - no idea how THAT screen appeared, as I never use Siri - I must remember not to swear, lol. Just could not get rid of the Siri page, and muttered 'cr*p'. I was shocked, but amused, when Siri's voice told me off, saying "That's not nice!"

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Yesterday, 1 April 2022, I was thrilled to bits to see a very rare visitor to Alberta - a Western Bluebird. In Alberta, the Bluebird we see is the Mountain Bluebird. You may need a magnifying glass to find the bird in the photo I posted today, but it was far across a huge field. I would never have been able to find it myself, but there were two birders there already - Michele S and Pat M, both of whom helped me see it. This was the first time I had ever seen a Western Bluebird, anywhere, so a real treat. I had been in the area a bit earlier in the afternoon with several other people, but no luck. Apparently, the bird showed up five minutes after I left - of course, lol. When I returned after driving a few other roads, it was back, but in a slightly different spot. So glad I stopped by to look again.

It feels so good to once again be able to drive SW of the city - just a short drive to get there. It had been about six months since I had been able to do this. As my #5 photo shows, the backroads tend to be very hilly in places, making for interesting drives. Though I didn't see many things yesterday, not even a single Mountain Bluebird, unlike a previous drive when I found three individuals, the exciting Western Bluebird more than made up for the lack of other things.

Driving to a further area, I stopped to take a shot or two of this gorgeous old barn. Not a new one for me, but one that absolutely took my breath away the very first time I discovered it,

No idea what workmen are doing along my street. Is it electricity related or maybe water? They have to work outside each house, doing something down on the ground. They also use a large truck that, when working, sounds like a huge vacuum cleaner. Thankfully, they aren't working over the weekend, but they'll be back on Monday. I may have to get out somewhere, just to avoid the awful noise.

Ha, ha, hope this makes you smile! Around 4:00 am this morning, I was trying a few things on the iphone that I bought about a week ago. My very first smart phone, so I have a LOT (i.e. everything) to learn. I never like having to learn a new 'thing'. I was in my phone book, trying to remove the word 'me' that had somehow mysteriously appeared next to my daughter's name and number. No luck. Then I thought I would have a quick look at Facetime, as I know nothing about it. Of course, my face suddenly appeared and then a phone started ringing - yes, at 4:00 am! Had not realized that I should not still have had my contact page open, at my daughter's name. I rapidly turned off my phone and, so far, I have not had an annoyed email from my daughter, very unimpressed at being woken up at such an unearthly hour!

Another thing I obviously need to be careful about is when I am trying to get rid of Siri - no idea how THAT screen appeared, as I never use Siri - I must remember not to swear, lol. Just could not get rid of the Siri page, and muttered 'cr*p'. I was shocked, but amused, when Siri's voice told me off, saying "That's not nice!"

Tags:   Alberta Canada SW of Calgary structure building barn old wood wooden white with black trim well-kept farm field tree grass outdoor spring 1 April 2022 Canon SX60 Canon SX60 Powershot annkelliott Anne Elliott © Anne Elliott 2022 © All Rights Reserved

© All Rights Reserved

Yesterday, 1 April 2022, I was thrilled to bits to see this very rare visitor to Alberta - a Western Bluebird. In Alberta, the Bluebird we see is the Mountain Bluebird. You may need a magnifying glass to find the bird in my photo, but it was far across a huge field. I would never have been able to find it myself, but there were two birders there already - Michele S and Pat M, both of whom helped me see it. This was the first time I had ever seen a Western Bluebird, anywhere, so a real treat. I had been in the area a bit earlier in the afternoon with several other people, but no luck. Apparently, the bird showed up five minutes after I left - of course, lol. When I returned after driving a few nearby roads, it was back but in a slightly different spot. So glad I stopped by to look again.

It feels so good to once again be able to drive SW of the city - just a short drive to get there. It had been about six months since I had been able to do this. As my #5 photo shows, the backroads tend to be very hilly in places, making for interesting drives. Though I didn't see many things yesterday, not even a single Mountain Bluebird, unlike a previous drive when I found three individuals, the exciting Western Bluebird more than made up for the lack of other things.

Driving to a further area, I stopped to take a shot or two of this gorgeous old barn. Not a new one for me, but one that absolutely took my breath away the very first time I discovered it,

No idea what workmen are doing along my street. Is it electricity related or maybe water? They have to work outside each house, doing something down on the ground. They also use a large truck that, when working, sounds like a huge vacuum cleaner. Thankfully, they aren't working over the weekend, but they'll be back on Monday. I may have to get out somewhere, just to avoid the awful noise.

Ha, ha, hope this makes you smile! Around 4:00 am this morning, I was trying a few things on the iphone that I bought about a week ago. My very first smart phone, so I have a LOT (i.e. everything) to learn. I never like having to learn a new 'thing'. I was in my phone book, trying to remove the word 'me' that had somehow mysteriously appeared next to my daughter's name and number. No luck. Then I thought I would have a quick look at Facetime, as I know nothing about it. Of course, my face suddenly appeared and then a phone started ringing - yes, at 4:00 am! Had not realized that I should not still have had my contact page open, at my daughter's name. I rapidly turned off my phone and, so far, I have not had an annoyed email from my daughter, very unimpressed at being woken up at such an unearthly hour!

Another thing I obviously need to be careful about is when I am trying to get rid of Siri - no idea how THAT screen appeared, as I never use Siri - I must remember not to swear, lol. Just could not get rid of the Siri page, and muttered 'cr*p'. I was shocked, but amused, when Siri's voice told me off, saying "That's not nice!"

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