Yesterday we drove outside of Calgary, through the farm land... Lots of hay rolls around. I don't know why, but when I see them - it feels to me like summer is almost over. Technically it isn't, but somehow... mmm...

The fields of Alberta

Roll'em
It came to be @ 02:55 PM MT
• Photo Friday challenge for this week is Sunset.

Sunset
• Cactuses... interesting plants, aren't they? We've found some, indoors as well as outdoors... One can find then in Southern Alberta, in the Drumheller Valley area... It's hot enough there for them.

Cactus in captivity

Free cactus 1

Free cactus 2
It came to be @ 01:13 AM MT
2 Comments
Beautiful sunset! Cacti in Canada?
Joe | 07.30.04 - 2:05 pm |
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I really like Cactus in Captivity. Very nice close up and good visual interest.
Will Burnham | 07.30.04 - 7:52 pm |
• Theme Thursday challenge for this week is Found.

Found
• And while we're looking at flowers, here're are some more of Alberta's gorgeous flowers, captured in various places while on holidays:

Six

Opening

Yellow beauty

In the shades
It came to be @ 12:05 AM MT
4 Comments
~well done on the theme, all are nice finds!~
btezra | 07.29.04 - 3:56 am |
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Nice series Joe, I can see in the summer Alberta is very nice piece of great Canadian "ground", I believe also in the winner. Are you now linked at mine photoblog. See ya!!!
emarquetti | 07.29.04 - 5:21 am |
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very nice composition for "opening", these are all gorgeous flowers indeed!
Adri | 07.29.04 - 5:18 pm |
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Thanks, guys... You're all very kind :-))
Lorien | 07.29.04 - 10:47 pm |
• Here's a new series, Lake Louise. I think Lake Louise (located at Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada) is the most beautiful place on earth, at least more beautiful than all those places I've seen so far. Why? Go here and read the story, and then come back to enjoy the wonderful sights we've seen in Lake Louise this summer. No wonder the place looks like a beehive with all the tourists who come to visit it. It's gorgeous!!!

Lake Louise
• And on a different subject... Here's one for laughs, submitted to wordPhoto.org yesterday for Hip. Who's he? My brother LOL... Cute, hey??? *s*.

Hip
It came to be @ 12:02 AM MT
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ROFL I saw that one in wordphoto and had to come comment (or was it "make fun"? I forget now
but not only that one was great but the lake Louise one also, in a very dif and beautiful way
loved them both
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Sandra Rocha | 07.28.04 - 10:50 am |
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I bet your brother is a card!
Joe | 07.28.04 - 3:26 pm |
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LOL, Sandra. We can make a little fun of him... he won't mind
Have you seen the whole Lake Louise series??? I love this place to death! My favorite!!!
Joe... My brother is a card? What do you mean?
Lorien | 07.29.04 - 12:22 am |
• Photo Time Tuesday's challenge this week is Distant.

Distant

Distant
• It's been a while since we've last posted photos to the Enchanted Ceiling gallery. We have lots of sky photos now from our summer trips. Here are 4 of them (Click to enlarge):
It came to be @ 09:38 AM MT
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the Alps (the Italian side) viewed from the mont blanc peak... you have some really stunning landscape on your gallery!
Constantin | 07.27.04 - 5:12 pm |
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Oh my, Constantin... You're quick! I suspected that's what they were... Magnificent!!!
And thanks :-)
Lorien | 07.27.04 - 5:20 pm |
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