I have a bridal wreath spiraea in my backyard that has grown much bigger than I expected. This year, with all of the rain we had, the plant put out a gorgeous display. When I looked for information about the spiraea, I found that the flowers have been used for bridal wreaths which are worn […]
I have a few flowers coming up in our gardens, so thought I would put some pictures up of them. Â
I’ve been playing around with taking silhouettes over the last few years, so thought I would upload some of these. Â Several are in black and white as I was experimenting with this also.
During migration times, we often see buffleheads on our lake. Often they are here in the spring even before all of the ice is gone from our lake. They  are quite shy when  they are on our lake and it’s very difficult to get close to them. Buffleheads are North Americas’s smallest ducks. They are sea […]
We have quite a variety of birds that visit our yard.
A week ago, our lake looked like this. We had just had an April snowstorm, and the ice was starting to melt at  the edge of the lake. Now the lake looks like this. The ice has become very slushy, and is at one end of the lake. My husband decided to take his old […]
We have had some freezing rain today, which put some ice on the trees. The birds, including the goldfinches, were busy around our feeders. Â
Last summer my daughter and I enjoyed some time in the Kananaskis area. Beautiful scenery!Â
We were able to enjoy a winter sleigh ride the other day. The weather was beautiful, and the countryside was nice and peaceful.
Snow, snow, and more snow! We are certainly getting lots of it. I still think it’s beautiful. Â