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Category Archives: Nature
Spring Flowers 2023
Followers of my blog know that I often extoll the virtues of St. Albert Botanic Park, one of the city’s hidden gems. In early and mid-May I paid a couple of visits to see what was blooming. I was surprised … Continue reading
A Spring Outing
With beautiful Spring weather in St. Albert, it was time to grab my camera and head out for my first outing since our return from California. I decided to venture over to Lois Hole Provincial Park as well as the … Continue reading
Posted in Alberta, Landscape Photography, Nature, Photography, Wildlife
Tagged birds, boardwalk, canada goose, Green-winged Teal, Grey Nuns White Spruce Park, Lesser Scaup, Lesser Yellowlegs, Lois Hole Provincial Park, mallard, red-necked grebe, song sparrow, Spring, St. Albert, Sturgeon River
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Joshua Tree NP March 2023
A little over a week ago, I visited Joshua Tree National Park for what will be my last time this winter. OK, I know it’s Spring, but we use the term loosely to describe our time in Southern California. On … Continue reading
Posted in California, Landscape Photography, Nature, Photography, Travel, Wildflowers
Tagged flowers, Joshua Tree National Park, lichen, moon, Ocotillo, San Gorgonio, Southern California, texture, wildflowers
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Zion ’22
This past November, I accompanied a group from my camera club on our semi-annual photo trip. This time it was my third visit to Zion National Park in Utah. Our first morning in the park, we were up before sunrise … Continue reading
Sunnylands
Back in the late Fall, after our return to the desert, I visited Sunnylands Center and Gardens in Rancho Mirage, CA. The gardens are open to the public and admission is free (check Sunnylands website for hours), The gardens are … Continue reading
Dinosaur Provincial Park
As usual, I’m months behind on my posts. I seem to get busy taking photos then post-processing them. Somehow, writing about my trips seems to fall lower on the to-do list. Last Fall, a photographer friend and I spent a … Continue reading
Jasper NP, June 2022
My campsite had been booked several weeks in advance. As the date drew closer it became apparent that I was likely going to have a cool, rainy camping trip. As my friend James would say, “any fool can be uncomfortable”. … Continue reading
Moab
In mid-March, along with a group of fellow camera club members, I travelled to Moab, Utah. People often refer to the whole area surrounding the city as simply “Moab”. In actual fact, two separate National Parks lie within short driving … Continue reading
Joshua Tree NP 0222
My last trip to Joshua Tree National Park this winter began early morning, just as the sun was starting to light up the sky. Getting up early for the hour and a half drive to get into some of the … Continue reading
Death Valley 2022
At the end of January I participated in a photography workshop in Death Valley National Park. The workshop, run by the Out of Chicago group and called the Out of Death Valley workshop involved about 100 participants and 16 to … Continue reading