Album Saskatoon Farm & Frank Lake, 19 May 2019 from Anne Elliott

Yellow-headed Blackbird / Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus, calling

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Fri, 24 May 2019 06:57:35 +0000

Flickr's "Big Move" has been made today, 23 May 2019, and now various bits and pieces that need tweaking or fixing can be gradually worked out. Flickr/Smugmug staff must be exhausted! Hard to imagine moving billions of photos and so much data from Yahoo to Amazon. Thank you, everyone involved in working on this over the past year.

I was determined to see if Uploader worked tonight. I had to try three or four times to post most of the 12 new photos, but eventually they all appeared. These images were all taken on 19 May 2019, when I spent the day with my daughter, to celebrate Mother's Day and yet another birthday for me. I always look forward to a day like this - my favourite way to spend a day! I hope she enjoyed it as much as I did. Unfortunately, the weather was cloudy and windy, especially when we went to Frank Lake after spending time at the Saskatoon Farm. We both still managed to get a few photos and, despite the weather.

Our day started with a delicious breakfast at the Farm, after which we walked around the grounds. I always enjoy seeing the farm cats and dogs wandering about, inside and outside. Visitors are not allowed to bring dogs, which means that the farm animals can roam in peace.

The gardens have not yet been planted with flowers - just as well, as I noticed that there was a risk of frost on two recent nights. There are flowers blooming in the greenhouses, though.

Our next destination was Frank Lake, where we hoped to see at least a few birds. It was very quiet, with little to photograph - not the best time of the day. Two Eared Grebes were swimming near the blind, but what a challenge they were! Non stop swimming and constantly changing direction, fast. I think I ended up with a couple of photos that might be sharp enough to post - the rest have been deleted. A Yellow-headed Blackbird, perched on a cattail, was swaying in and out of the viewfinder.

It felt really good to get out, as I have been spending so much time going through so many images from my trip to South Texas. It did feel a little strange to be driving, as I have barely been out the last few weeks.

Frank Lake bird blind

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Fri, 24 May 2019 06:54:41 +0000

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Yellow-headed Blackbird / Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus, male

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Fri, 24 May 2019 06:53:12 +0000

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Eared Grebe / Podiceps nigricollis

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Fri, 24 May 2019 06:50:29 +0000

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Young Richardson's Ground Squirrel / Urocitellus richardsonii

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Fri, 24 May 2019 06:48:15 +0000

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Eared Grebe

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Fri, 24 May 2019 06:46:24 +0000

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Richardson's Ground Squirrel / Urocitellus richardsonii

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Fri, 24 May 2019 06:43:01 +0000

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Eared Grebe

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Fri, 24 May 2019 06:36:26 +0000

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Frank Lake

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Fri, 24 May 2019 06:32:28 +0000

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Yellow-headed Blackbird / Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Fri, 24 May 2019 06:27:25 +0000

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What insect is this (on my car)? Mosquito sp.?

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Fri, 24 May 2019 06:24:23 +0000

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Red-necked Grebe / Podiceps grisegena

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Fri, 24 May 2019 04:48:30 +0000

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This Red-necked Grebe was not seen at Frank Lake, but on a pond SW of Calgary on the same day.

Flickr's "Big Move" has been made today, 23 May 2019, and now various bits and pieces that need tweaking or fixing can be gradually worked out. Flickr/Smugmug staff must be exhausted! Hard to imagine moving billions of photos and so much data from Yahoo to Amazon. Thank you, everyone involved in working on this over the past year.

I was determined to see if Uploader worked tonight. I had to try three or four times to post most of the 12 new photos, but eventually they all appeared. These images were all taken on 19 May 2019, when I spent the day with my daughter, to celebrate Mother's Day and yet another birthday for me. I always look forward to a day like this - my favourite way to spend a day! I hope she enjoyed it as much as I did. Unfortunately, the weather was cloudy and windy, especially when we went to Frank Lake after spending time at the Saskatoon Farm. We both still managed to get a few photos and, despite the weather.

Our day started with a delicious breakfast at the Farm, after which we walked around the grounds. I always enjoy seeing the farm cats and dogs wandering about, inside and outside. Visitors are not allowed to bring dogs, which means that the farm animals can roam in peace.

The gardens have not yet been planted with flowers - just as well, as I noticed that there was a risk of frost on two recent nights. There are flowers blooming in the greenhouses, though.

Our next destination was Frank Lake, where we hoped to see at least a few birds. It was very quiet, with little to photograph - not the best time of the day. Two Eared Grebes were swimming near the blind, but what a challenge they were! Non stop swimming and constantly changing direction, fast. I think I ended up with a couple of photos that might be sharp enough to post - the rest have been deleted. A Yellow-headed Blackbird, perched on a cattail, was swaying in and out of the viewfinder.

It felt really good to get out, as I have been spending so much time going through so many images from my trip to South Texas. It did feel a little strange to be driving, as I have barely been out the last few weeks.

Bleeding Hearts

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Wed, 22 May 2019 06:06:25 +0000

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It is almost time for Smugmug to close down Flickr for maintenance so that they can perform the mammoth task of transferring every single thing on Flickr to a new server. Hard to imagine, and I'll keep my fingers crossed that the transfer all goes smoothly. There will probably be a few glitches to iron out afterwards, but these will no doubt eventually be fixed. An interesting, and important, read, if you didn't see it:

www.flickr.com/help/forum/en-us/72157691537882093/

The day before yesterday, 19 May 2019, I was out for the day with my daughter, to celebrate Mother's Day and yet another birthday for me. I always look forward to a day like this - my favourite way to spend a day! I hope she enjoyed it as much as I did. Unfortunately, the weather was cloudy and windy, especially when we went to Frank Lake after spending time at the Saskatoon Farm. We both still managed to get a few photos and, today, the colourful ones are most welcome, as we have yet another gloomy day. I think it must have rained again last night, as I can see there are puddles out there.

Our day started with a delicious breakfast at the Farm, after which we walked around the grounds. I always enjoy seeing the farm cats and dogs wandering about, inside and outside. Visitors are not allowed to bring dogs, which means that the farm animals can roam in peace.

The gardens have not yet been planted with flowers - just as well, as I noticed that there was a risk of frost on two recent nights. There are flowers blooming in the greenhouses, though.

Our next destination was Frank Lake, where we hoped to see at least a few birds. It was very quiet, with little to photograph - not the best time of the day. Two Eared Grebes were swimming near the blind, but what a challenge they were! Non stop swimming and constantly changing direction, fast. I think I ended up with a couple of photos that might be sharp enough to post - the rest have been deleted. A Yellow-headed Blackbird, perched on a cattail, was swaying in and out of the viewfinder.

It felt really good to get out, as I have been spending so much time going through all the images from our trip to South Texas. It did feel a little strange to be driving, as I have barely been out the last few weeks.

Cow skull

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Wed, 22 May 2019 06:05:44 +0000

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Succulent in light

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Wed, 22 May 2019 06:04:55 +0000

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Springtime daisy

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Wed, 22 May 2019 06:04:02 +0000

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Tub full of joy

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Wed, 22 May 2019 06:02:57 +0000

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Colour on a gloomy day

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Wed, 22 May 2019 06:02:01 +0000

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Brewer's Blackbird?

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Wed, 22 May 2019 06:00:59 +0000

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Farm dog

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Tue, 21 May 2019 22:26:55 +0000

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I KNOW YOU LOVE DOGS, PAM. I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE TO SEE THIS SWEET FARM DOG THAT LIVES AT THE SASKATOON FARM - A PLACE I LOVE TO VISIT.

It is almost time for Smugmug to close down Flickr for maintenance so that they can perform the mammoth task of transferring every single thing on Flickr to a new server. Hard to imagine, and I'll keep my fingers crossed that the transfer all goes smoothly. There will probably be a few glitches to iron out afterwards, but these will no doubt eventually be fixed.

The day before yesterday, 19 May 2019, I was out for the day with my daughter, to celebrate Mother's Day and yet another birthday for me. I always look forward to a day like this - my favourite way to spend a day! I hope she enjoyed it as much as I did. Unfortunately, the weather was cloudy and windy, especially when we went to Frank Lake after spending time at the Saskatoon Farm. We both still managed to get a few photos and, today, the colourful ones are most welcome, as we have yet another gloomy day. I think it must have rained again last night, as I can see there are puddles out there.

Our day started with a delicious breakfast at the Farm, after which we walked around the grounds. I always enjoy seeing the farm cats and dogs wandering about, inside and outside. Visitors are not allowed to bring dogs, which means that the farm animals can roam in peace.

The gardens have not yet been planted with flowers - just as well, as I noticed that there was a risk of frost on two recent nights. There are flowers blooming in the greenhouses, though.

Our next destination was Frank Lake, where we hoped to see at least a few birds. It was very quiet, with little to photograph - not the best time of the day. Two Eared Grebes were swimming near the blind, but what a challenge they were! Non stop swimming and constantly changing direction, fast. I think I ended up with a couple of photos that might be sharp enough to post - the rest have been deleted. A Yellow-headed Blackbird, perched on a cattail, was swaying in and out of the viewfinder.

It felt really good to get out, as I have been spending so much time going through all the images from our trip to South Texas. It did feel a little strange to be driving, as I have barely been out the last few weeks.