https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/album/450963 https://cdn.ipernity.com/p/101/C3/7B/293827.buddy.jpg https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/album/450963 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 04:45:54 +0000 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 04:45:54 +0000 https://www.ipernity.com https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/23471003/in/album/450963 tag:ipernity.com,2008-10-19,doc-23471003 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 00:47:18 +0000 2008-10-15T09:29:40-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/23471003/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/10/03/23471003.605e9318.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="234" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">After a walk at the Reader Rock Garden on Wednesday morning, two of us took a walk around the nearby cemetery. It was so interesting to see the different kinds of lichen that were growing on some of the tombstones. A couple of the tombstones were shiny, black, polished granite (?) with a rose design engraved on them. Orange lichen had filled the rose design, taking hold on the roughened grooves. Looked quite pretty, actually. It was very sobering to see that SO many babies and very young children had died and were buried there around the early 1900's. I had seen a Jack Rabbit once before while I was driving through the cemetery and it was nice to see one again on this walk. Note the black tips to his/her long ears.</div> Cemetery Jack <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/23471003/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/10/03/23471003.605e9318.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="234" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">After a walk at the Reader Rock Garden on Wednesday morning, two of us took a walk around the nearby cemetery. It was so interesting to see the different kinds of lichen that were growing on some of the tombstones. A couple of the tombstones were shiny, black, polished granite (?) with a rose design engraved on them. Orange lichen had filled the rose design, taking hold on the roughened grooves. Looked quite pretty, actually. It was very sobering to see that SO many babies and very young children had died and were buried there around the early 1900's. I had seen a Jack Rabbit once before while I was driving through the cemetery and it was nice to see one again on this walk. Note the black tips to his/her long ears.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/23470991/in/album/450963 tag:ipernity.com,2009-07-30,doc-23470991 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:35:12 +0000 2009-07-29T09:32:47-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/23470991/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/09/91/23470991.3783a371.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="181" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Several of these very small mushrooms were growing on a nearby cut-down tree stump, and these two were growing amongst the leaf and needle litter, at Reader Rock Garden yesterday. I thought the cracked results were so beautiful and they reminded me a little of small flowers.</div> Floral fungi <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/23470991/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/09/91/23470991.3783a371.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="181" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Several of these very small mushrooms were growing on a nearby cut-down tree stump, and these two were growing amongst the leaf and needle litter, at Reader Rock Garden yesterday. I thought the cracked results were so beautiful and they reminded me a little of small flowers.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22612977/in/album/450963 tag:ipernity.com,2012-06-11,doc-22612977 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:19:37 +0000 2010-06-30T18:10:07-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22612977/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/29/77/22612977.ef963182.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="181" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A slightly startling colour, especially after all the rain and wind we've been having recently, but much needed. A shot from the archives, taken on 30 June 2010 at the Reader Rock Garden.</div> Sensational colour <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22612977/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/29/77/22612977.ef963182.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="181" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A slightly startling colour, especially after all the rain and wind we've been having recently, but much needed. A shot from the archives, taken on 30 June 2010 at the Reader Rock Garden.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22612987/in/album/450963 tag:ipernity.com,2012-06-10,doc-22612987 Sun, 10 Jun 2012 19:32:39 +0000 2011-08-17T16:40:49-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22612987/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/29/87/22612987.af63b282.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A photo of Monkshood, taken at the Reader Rock Garden on 17 August 2011. I'm not sure if all the kinds of Monkshood are poisonous, but it might be worth researching before planting this in your garden!<br /> <br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aconitum#Natural_hybrids" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aconitum#Natural_hybrids</a></div> Monkshood <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22612987/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/29/87/22612987.af63b282.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A photo of Monkshood, taken at the Reader Rock Garden on 17 August 2011. I'm not sure if all the kinds of Monkshood are poisonous, but it might be worth researching before planting this in your garden!<br /> <br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aconitum#Natural_hybrids" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aconitum#Natural_hybrids</a></div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22613021/in/album/450963 tag:ipernity.com,2012-06-06,doc-22613021 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 17:34:14 +0000 2012-05-16T17:13:27-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22613021/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/30/21/22613021.d5cc701f.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Just a bright splash of colour that is very much needed at the moment. We had the most dreadful rain storm yesterday evening, in which I was driving for a long time. What a nightmare it was! So, bring on the colour! This European Pasque Flower (I think I have the correct ID) was photographed at the Reader Rock Garden on May 16th.</div> Need colour... <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22613021/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/30/21/22613021.d5cc701f.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Just a bright splash of colour that is very much needed at the moment. We had the most dreadful rain storm yesterday evening, in which I was driving for a long time. What a nightmare it was! So, bring on the colour! This European Pasque Flower (I think I have the correct ID) was photographed at the Reader Rock Garden on May 16th.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611777/in/album/450963 tag:ipernity.com,2012-06-03,doc-22611777 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 12:12:02 +0000 2012-05-16T17:20:16-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611777/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/17/77/22611777.03dc7ab8.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Time for another splash of vibrant colour to add to my photostream. A beautiful, golden Tulip photographed at the Reader Rock Garden on May 16th.</div> Spring is definitely sprung <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611777/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/17/77/22611777.03dc7ab8.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Time for another splash of vibrant colour to add to my photostream. A beautiful, golden Tulip photographed at the Reader Rock Garden on May 16th.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611835/in/album/450963 tag:ipernity.com,2012-05-27,doc-22611835 Sun, 27 May 2012 11:50:50 +0000 2012-05-16T16:40:07-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611835/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/18/35/22611835.8afeb7f8.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">My photostream starts looking very drab when I post a number of photos of things such as owls, so I try to brighten things up with colourful flower photos : ) This one was taken at the Reader Rock Garden on May 16th.</div> Colour in between brown owls and green leaves <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611835/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/18/35/22611835.8afeb7f8.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">My photostream starts looking very drab when I post a number of photos of things such as owls, so I try to brighten things up with colourful flower photos : ) This one was taken at the Reader Rock Garden on May 16th.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611845/in/album/450963 tag:ipernity.com,2012-05-25,doc-22611845 Fri, 25 May 2012 15:00:55 +0000 2011-07-06T16:46:31-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611845/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/18/45/22611845.2277ba2f.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">So far this morning, the sun is shining - yay! - so I didn't really need to post a bright, sunny image. However, I'm just not getting time to go through my photos properly, so it's a case of grabbing a few rather quickly and this one happened to be in a folder I use all the time. Taken on 6 July 2011 at the Reader Rock Garden. Hope the sun shines for you today : ) Once I've got myself ready, I'm out of here. Even though I still spend a lot of time on my computer in the evenings, at least I'm trying to more or less stay off it in the daytime as much as possible, once I've uploaded my daily images. My arms are very slowly becoming a little less painful - the right shoulder is the worst. Mouse-elbow and mouse-shoulder (from clicking the computer mouse) take a long, long time to improve/heal. As soon as I spend too much time clicking, the pain comes rushing back again.</div> Sunny side up <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611845/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/18/45/22611845.2277ba2f.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">So far this morning, the sun is shining - yay! - so I didn't really need to post a bright, sunny image. However, I'm just not getting time to go through my photos properly, so it's a case of grabbing a few rather quickly and this one happened to be in a folder I use all the time. Taken on 6 July 2011 at the Reader Rock Garden. Hope the sun shines for you today : ) Once I've got myself ready, I'm out of here. Even though I still spend a lot of time on my computer in the evenings, at least I'm trying to more or less stay off it in the daytime as much as possible, once I've uploaded my daily images. My arms are very slowly becoming a little less painful - the right shoulder is the worst. Mouse-elbow and mouse-shoulder (from clicking the computer mouse) take a long, long time to improve/heal. As soon as I spend too much time clicking, the pain comes rushing back again.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611857/in/album/450963 tag:ipernity.com,2012-05-24,doc-22611857 Thu, 24 May 2012 13:24:26 +0000 2011-07-06T17:47:49-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611857/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/18/57/22611857.820ca07e.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A photo from last summer, taken on 6 July 2011 at the Reader Rock Garden. It's a miserable, rainy day here, so thought I'd post something with vibrant, warm colour and sunlight : ) Enjoy the rain, everyone!</div> Colour for a rainy day <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611857/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/18/57/22611857.820ca07e.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A photo from last summer, taken on 6 July 2011 at the Reader Rock Garden. It's a miserable, rainy day here, so thought I'd post something with vibrant, warm colour and sunlight : ) Enjoy the rain, everyone!</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611887/in/album/450963 tag:ipernity.com,2012-05-21,doc-22611887 Mon, 21 May 2012 13:27:13 +0000 2012-05-16T17:18:40-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611887/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/18/87/22611887.339dadef.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A clump of bright red Tulips, photographed at the Reader Rock Garden on May 16th.</div> A bright start to any day <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611887/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/18/87/22611887.339dadef.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A clump of bright red Tulips, photographed at the Reader Rock Garden on May 16th.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611885/in/album/450963 tag:ipernity.com,2012-05-20,doc-22611885 Sun, 20 May 2012 10:50:40 +0000 2012-05-16T16:04:16-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611885/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/18/85/22611885.8c0a2d0f.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Photographed at the Reader Rock Garden on May 16th.</div> European Pasque Flower <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611885/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/18/85/22611885.8c0a2d0f.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Photographed at the Reader Rock Garden on May 16th.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611903/in/album/450963 tag:ipernity.com,2012-05-19,doc-22611903 Sat, 19 May 2012 15:44:45 +0000 2012-05-16T17:15:56-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611903/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/19/03/22611903.e4f12683.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The day has started off with overcast skies, but it is supposed to become sunny this afternoon when I take off for a few hours. Photographed this colourful Tulip on May 16th at the Reader Rock Garden. I seem to be posting dull photos of brown birds at the moment, so needed a jolt of colour on my photostream.</div> A splash of colour on a dreary day <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611903/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/19/03/22611903.e4f12683.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The day has started off with overcast skies, but it is supposed to become sunny this afternoon when I take off for a few hours. Photographed this colourful Tulip on May 16th at the Reader Rock Garden. I seem to be posting dull photos of brown birds at the moment, so needed a jolt of colour on my photostream.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611905/in/album/450963 tag:ipernity.com,2012-05-18,doc-22611905 Fri, 18 May 2012 16:21:48 +0000 2012-05-16T17:17:48-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611905/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/19/05/22611905.cc540f17.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Always love to see Tulips - this one was growing at the Reader Rock Garden on May 16th.</div> One of the joys of spring <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611905/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/19/05/22611905.cc540f17.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Always love to see Tulips - this one was growing at the Reader Rock Garden on May 16th.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611907/in/album/450963 tag:ipernity.com,2012-05-18,doc-22611907 Fri, 18 May 2012 16:18:08 +0000 2012-05-16T16:57:53-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611907/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/19/07/22611907.1a40d3c0.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This butterfly, much prettier when the wings are open, was rather battered and really didn't sem to like my being in its "space" - i.e. the highest bit of garden at the Reader Rock Garden. After several dive bombs close to my head, it landed on the sprinkler system and rested a while : ) Taken on May 16th.</div> Underwings of a Mourning Cloak <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611907/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/19/07/22611907.1a40d3c0.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This butterfly, much prettier when the wings are open, was rather battered and really didn't sem to like my being in its "space" - i.e. the highest bit of garden at the Reader Rock Garden. After several dive bombs close to my head, it landed on the sprinkler system and rested a while : ) Taken on May 16th.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611919/in/album/450963 tag:ipernity.com,2012-05-17,doc-22611919 Thu, 17 May 2012 14:49:34 +0000 2012-05-16T16:26:13-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611919/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/19/19/22611919.029a99c3.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">I always love to see these amazing Fritillary flowers in the spring. They make me think of little stained-glass, hanging lampshades : ) Taken at the Reader Rock Garden, when I called in after my volunteer shift yesterday afternoon. So glad I decided to go when I did, as it's 3C and raining here this morning. I also washed my car yesterday morning - a good thing, as there would have been so much mud washed off on to my recently cleaned parking spot. It feels good to be home in a way, after my "forced" day away from home yesterday (thanks to a Steet Parking permit that never arrived). The bags of new roof shingles are piled up on the roof and I think they could be there for a few weeks until my building takes its turn. To kill time yesterday, I left home around 8:15 a.m. and decided the first thing I would do was to go down to Fish Creek Park to check on the Great Horned Owls that are south from the Bow Valley Ranch. I had only seen two of the three owlets recently, sitting in their nesting tree. Yesterday, there was just one owlet left there, and Mom and her other two owlets were across the path and so high up in a tree. Not sure I would have found them, but I heard an owl calling and sure enough, there they were. Dad was in his usual tree, keeping guard. Several noisy Canada Geese were causing the owls a little concern. Mom was holding "something" large in her beak, which at first I thought looked like an unfortunate Ground Squirrel, then it began to look rather like part of a deer leg. I finally realized she was holding the tail half of a huge fish, which looked rather as if it had been lying around for a good week, lol! I never realized that owls also eat fish - somehow, it just didn't look right, lol. After a while, she flew over to the nesting tree and left the fish there, and then returned to her two oldest "kids". I also checked to see if I could find the Sikome family of Great Horned Owls, but couldn't see any sign of them. The leaves are opening fast on the trees, making it pretty much impossible to find them now. Best thing of all, though, was bumping into a couple of friends whom I hadn't seen for many months, who were also hoping to see the owls.</div> Fabulous Fritillary <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611919/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/19/19/22611919.029a99c3.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">I always love to see these amazing Fritillary flowers in the spring. They make me think of little stained-glass, hanging lampshades : ) Taken at the Reader Rock Garden, when I called in after my volunteer shift yesterday afternoon. So glad I decided to go when I did, as it's 3C and raining here this morning. I also washed my car yesterday morning - a good thing, as there would have been so much mud washed off on to my recently cleaned parking spot. It feels good to be home in a way, after my "forced" day away from home yesterday (thanks to a Steet Parking permit that never arrived). The bags of new roof shingles are piled up on the roof and I think they could be there for a few weeks until my building takes its turn. To kill time yesterday, I left home around 8:15 a.m. and decided the first thing I would do was to go down to Fish Creek Park to check on the Great Horned Owls that are south from the Bow Valley Ranch. I had only seen two of the three owlets recently, sitting in their nesting tree. Yesterday, there was just one owlet left there, and Mom and her other two owlets were across the path and so high up in a tree. Not sure I would have found them, but I heard an owl calling and sure enough, there they were. Dad was in his usual tree, keeping guard. Several noisy Canada Geese were causing the owls a little concern. Mom was holding "something" large in her beak, which at first I thought looked like an unfortunate Ground Squirrel, then it began to look rather like part of a deer leg. I finally realized she was holding the tail half of a huge fish, which looked rather as if it had been lying around for a good week, lol! I never realized that owls also eat fish - somehow, it just didn't look right, lol. After a while, she flew over to the nesting tree and left the fish there, and then returned to her two oldest "kids". I also checked to see if I could find the Sikome family of Great Horned Owls, but couldn't see any sign of them. The leaves are opening fast on the trees, making it pretty much impossible to find them now. Best thing of all, though, was bumping into a couple of friends whom I hadn't seen for many months, who were also hoping to see the owls.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22612015/in/album/450963 tag:ipernity.com,2012-05-08,doc-22612015 Tue, 08 May 2012 15:07:26 +0000 2010-07-07T17:38:14-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22612015/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/20/15/22612015.02e1c14d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Another image from my archives, from when I was backing up some old photo files many weeks ago. I need to get back to more backing-up, but cannot do this till my painful arms are better, or at least greatly improved. Saw this beautiful Columbine at Reader Rock Garden on 7 July 2010.</div> Can&#039;t resist a Columbine <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22612015/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/20/15/22612015.02e1c14d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Another image from my archives, from when I was backing up some old photo files many weeks ago. I need to get back to more backing-up, but cannot do this till my painful arms are better, or at least greatly improved. Saw this beautiful Columbine at Reader Rock Garden on 7 July 2010.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611521/in/album/450963 tag:ipernity.com,2012-04-27,doc-22611521 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:21:04 +0000 2011-06-08T17:29:15-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611521/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/15/21/22611521.22ee2912.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">I'm not sure what kind of flower this is - it's a macro shot, by the way - but I thought it was quite pretty. Photographed at Reader Rock Garden on 8 June 2011.</div> Warm and vibrant <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611521/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/15/21/22611521.22ee2912.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">I'm not sure what kind of flower this is - it's a macro shot, by the way - but I thought it was quite pretty. Photographed at Reader Rock Garden on 8 June 2011.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611235/in/album/450963 tag:ipernity.com,2012-03-20,doc-22611235 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:14:35 +0000 2010-09-22T17:10:08-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611235/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/12/35/22611235.5f65d806.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="191" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Echinacea are one of my favourite garden flowers and I'm sure they are popluar with many people. This one was taken at the Reader Rock Garden way back on 22 September 2010. Happy Spring, everyone! So far this morning, it's grey and overcast and -3C. Supposed to reach 8C this afternoon. Have to stay home, though, and find a plumber to come and fix my kitchen sink that became blocked yesterday evening. A bit later: I plunged and plunged and plunged - and it finally worked! So glad I won't need to find a plumber after all.</div> Happy Spring! <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611235/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/12/35/22611235.5f65d806.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="191" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Echinacea are one of my favourite garden flowers and I'm sure they are popluar with many people. This one was taken at the Reader Rock Garden way back on 22 September 2010. Happy Spring, everyone! So far this morning, it's grey and overcast and -3C. Supposed to reach 8C this afternoon. Have to stay home, though, and find a plumber to come and fix my kitchen sink that became blocked yesterday evening. A bit later: I plunged and plunged and plunged - and it finally worked! So glad I won't need to find a plumber after all.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611253/in/album/450963 tag:ipernity.com,2012-03-19,doc-22611253 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:46:44 +0000 2010-04-18T14:59:52-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611253/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/12/53/22611253.003de1c9.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tomorrow is the first day of Spring. Fairly soon, Hepatica flowers will be blooming. I photographed this beautiful display at the Reader Rock Garden on 18 April 2010. Our friend, Doug Waylett (dougwaylett), whom we all miss so much, loved these flowers - blue was his favourite colour. Happy Spring, everyone! It will be welcomed with open arms, even though a good part of this winter here has been comparatively mild.</div> Happy Spring <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22611253/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/12/53/22611253.003de1c9.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tomorrow is the first day of Spring. Fairly soon, Hepatica flowers will be blooming. I photographed this beautiful display at the Reader Rock Garden on 18 April 2010. Our friend, Doug Waylett (dougwaylett), whom we all miss so much, loved these flowers - blue was his favourite colour. Happy Spring, everyone! It will be welcomed with open arms, even though a good part of this winter here has been comparatively mild.</div> Anne Elliott https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22610819/in/album/450963 tag:ipernity.com,2012-02-17,doc-22610819 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:47:51 +0000 2010-09-29T17:08:29-06:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22610819/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/08/19/22610819.5ffb0c2d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This is one of my favourite wildflowers - called a weed, but what a beautiful weed! I've only ever seen it once, maybe twice, growing in the wild. Took this photo at the Reader Rock Garden on 29th September 2010.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.invasiveplants.ab.ca/Downloads/FS-OrangeHawkweed.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.invasiveplants.ab.ca/Downloads/FS-OrangeHawkweed.pdf</a></div> Orange Hawkweed <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/293827">Anne Elliott</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/293827/22610819/in/album/450963"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/132/08/19/22610819.5ffb0c2d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This is one of my favourite wildflowers - called a weed, but what a beautiful weed! I've only ever seen it once, maybe twice, growing in the wild. Took this photo at the Reader Rock Garden on 29th September 2010.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.invasiveplants.ab.ca/Downloads/FS-OrangeHawkweed.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.invasiveplants.ab.ca/Downloads/FS-OrangeHawkweed.pdf</a></div> Anne Elliott