1st photo as I was coming into the area with a running chainsaw in my sled- luckily the camera was around my neck when I saw some white creature at the base of a tree- I first thought some bird, snapped a shot before it dove into a tunnel.
2nd shot it was eating something, though I could never see what (no remnants there when I looked later). It never made a big effort to run away- it was only 5-10m away and much less when it was in the tunnels #animals#wildlife#alberta#countryliving
I actually got this #SixOnSaturday readyin time, but by then it was late and since it had been a work day, no more oomph to post ( I take text and alt text seriously, no quick matter! lol)
We had snowy days and cold (seasonally adjusted- days in mid minus teens C) so views of #snow covered #garden beds, #texture and cool #light with a shadowy selfie + Aloe #flowers taking a look at a Haworthia- indoors of course! #winter#WinterPictures#March#Alberta#houseplants#succulents#CountryLiving
In the woods on the farm today where I was harvesting deadwood for firewood. Light #snow all day and around -22 at that time. Luckily inside this wood, no wind (outside, another story, slight, but still deadly). #SnowMother has been getting us caught up, bit by bit-- still less than usual, overall. #Alberta#BorealForest#CountryLiving#January#WinterPictures
#ArtAdventCalendar Day 17 that was Sunday, so, a work day and so the pic is from the moving car on the #commute#BorealForest#Alberta#WinterPictures#landscape#CountryLiving I was talking a little to @richardgrant a while back when an earlier photo in this thread showed some Tamarack / Larix laricina ( I had a question mark on the id then, just because with snow/frost/ice covering the trees, it was hard to see what trees were there). This view shows Tamaracks again--continued:
#ArtAdventCalendar Day 19 this was taken a couple of days before the Solstice, but the #sun#WinterLight is a major focus for many weeks over winter (okay, maybe I'm always obsessed with light-not so much pure blinding sun, but the effects as she lowers, peeks out through trees and clouds, etc!). Here it was mid afternoon, just a couple of hours from sunset, a little below freezing (well above average!) with sun and sun dog! #WinterPictures#Alberta#CountryLiving#SunDog#snow#December
#ArtAdventCalendar Day 20 The #sun provides much less warmth in winter, but provides many great photo opps, being lower in the sky/ easier to combine with other #landscape elements! In general, #winter here is not our stormy season- summer skies are much more dramatic, but we can still get some good clouds at times! To get these unobstructed southwest views, I have to trudge over to the neighbours' fence (trees, saplings, fences in the way before that!) #WinterPictures#Alberta#CountryLiving
I always criticise the public transport in Launceston. Too slow, not enough buses etc. BUT today I caught the bus home (dropped off bike for repairs) and it was efficient and the bus driver was friendly. It only took me 15 mins to get home. I’m going to catch the bus more often! #PublicTransport