What can I say! September 21st

Wow - I was knocked out by the sky today

A rainbow and clouds - wish I had my new camera with me but I didn't. The second last picture of grasses makes me think of Van Gogh's Starry Night.

Snow to shorebirds

The mountains ringing the Bow Valley are all covered with snow!

Maybe these shots will cool off those of you in the sweltering heat.

We are still waiting for summer and now we are deep into fall.

Charlie gave me a new camera for my birthday and I love it. I can now take closeups of flowers and birds. Hooray. I am still very inept using it and I hope to take a free course being offered at the centre.

The birds I think are Greater Yellowlegs. (Tell me if you think otherwise - I am not good on shorebirds). Migration has begun.

These 2 baby ducks were on the Bow River - can one of my knowledgeable bird friends please tell me what they are?

I searched the internet I wasn't successful in identifying them since the adults look so different from the immatures.

Wasn't sure if they were ruddy ducks, harlequins, or maybe they aren't even ducks at all...geese?

So much smoke in Alberta from BC forest fires I have had to stay inside for 2 days.

On the long weekend we had friends here from New York City - and we hiked up to the Plain of the Six Glaciers. very beautiful.

Up near the top - this was a big hike for me in terms of altitude and up- it was about 14 kilometres I think round-trip.

Lake Louise Hotel in the far distance - on the way back from the climb.

Morraine Lake, Lake Louise again, and Gladioli.

What could be more Canadian than a Mountie in Banff?

We had wonderful guests all through July and it made me realize something. I miss the people I love - all across the country - and beyond - and I love Banff (and it is a great adventure living here and we feel very blessed) but I do really miss family and friends.

A miscellany of images from the last few weeks.

a sample of the flower photos I hope to use to make more photo cards. Gladioli in detail.

Another double rainbow, this time on the edge of Tunnel Mountain.

Snow on Cascade earlier this month.

A family of geese with four goslings well camouflaged on the rock.

Two images from the Grizzly exhibit at the musuem. A skull & a small stuffed grizzly - look at the claws! And finally,

Rundle Mountain cast in golden sun in the evening

Rainbow on Mount Rundle

Tonight - two Rainbows.

One climbed across Rundle and as if out the out of the peak and across the sky.

The other is faintly visible in the last picture in the sky behind Rundle as the one on the Mountains has faded but is still visible.