Category Archives: Nature

I know a little pussy Her coat is silver gray She lives down in the meadow Not very far away. Although she is a pussy She’ll never be a cat. For she’s a pussy willow. Now what do you think of that!

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latin: Rosa acicularis also know as: the Prickly Rose most commonly known as: the Wild Rose A deciduous shrub featuring fragrant pink blooms and edible rose hips.  It became Alberta’s official provincial flower in 1930. Also, enjoy a few more photos from this wander outside one foggy winter day last November. p.s. have of any […]

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Have you heard me mention before that: Sunflowers Are My Favorite Flower!?!  This particular sunflower grew in the flowerbed just outside my front door.  Every house I’ve lived in since I’ve been married has featured sunflowers somewhere in my yard.  Each fall I collect some sunflower seeds from my plants and save them to use […]

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Now what do I write about this month’s picture?? Obviously I liked the picture enough to feature it in my 2017 calendar, but there’s nothing very unique or amazing to share about this month’s picture.   But the longer I look at it the more I think I’ll just say that it’s filled with lots of […]

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This is Champo.  A handsome bay, a calm steady fellow.  An energy conserving (lazy?! or smart?!) guy who would rather stand around than run around .  He was my very first horse of my own, and oh the joy I’ve experienced and the tears I’ve shed while working with Champo.  Despite our ups and downs, I am so […]

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There is something soo amazing about walking through a frosty winter wonderland!  There is not much more to say about this month’s calendar story; only to encourage you to get outside to admire creation’s beauty the next time its covered in hoarfrost.  Pictures of frost covered trees are wonderful, physically being outside enjoying the frost covered trees is […]

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A beautiful crisp November morning; this picture was a first for me.   No, definitely not the first grass or frosty morning picture I’ve taken, but the first time I actually went out and took personal pictures before I left to photograph a wedding. Usually when I have a wedding to photograph that day, I spend […]

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