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From yesterday, 31 May 2019: Oh, my goodness, the smoke from the wildfire in northern Alberta reached us yesterday evening. I was out at a meeting and all was as usual on my drive there. When I came out later, the air reeked of smoke and visibility was poor. The Weather Network had warned that this summer would be a smoky one - again. Last summer was dreadful and not good health-wise to go out in, so I stayed home on so many days. When I woke up this morning, my whole house smelled strongly of smoke. It always makes me think of the poor people close to any forest fire - how on earth do they breath?!
"The Air Quality Health Index in Calgary has reached 10+, or high risk, with most of the province under a special air quality alert due to smoke blowing in from wildfires in northern Alberta.
Dr. Raj Bhardwaj, a Calgary physician, says the particulate in the air on Friday has the same health effects as smoking 10-15 cigarettes a day." From CBC News.
Flickr staff seem to have solved several issues, especially in connection with views statistics. The number of views has never been accurate, we all know that, but very recently, the number of views has been out of control. Now things seem to be back to a more realistic number, thank goodness, I haven't yet tested out the issue of comments and faves, to see if all comments and all faves are acknowledged, but it looks OK so far. That would be great to know that when someone comments on an image, their comment/fave can be seen, especially after going to the trouble of writing a comment.
Posting a few more photos today taken during our May Species Count on 26 May 2019. All the photos posted this afternoon were taken at our first stop on the Count, which was at the Castell Ranch, SW of Calgary. This is such a rewarding and enjoyable place to be, with so many species flocking to the feeders, grounds and pond. Unfortunately, most of my shots were taken through a glass window that had netting on the outside, to prevent birds from flying into the window. We had to look from this room, in order for the birds to come down - standing outside tends to keep the birds away. On the Count last year, the same thing happened and almost all my photos were blurry. This year, I think I can manage to rescue a few of the less blurry images, sharpening them as much as I dare.
After this early morning treat, we drove a few of the back roads in the area, calling in at several acreages. Brown-Lowery Provincial Park was also one of our stops - has an outhouse (yay!) and a picnic table where we sat for our lunch. The park is not part of our Count area, but each year, we stop there for the outhouse and table and also to take a short walk into the forest to check and see if there are any Calypso Orchids in bloom. We managed to find one tiny flower in full bloom, so we were content.
Afterwards, we made one last drive to see if there was any sign of a Bobolink. One or two people have been seeing them already this spring. A couple of cyclists came by and one of them asked if we were looking for a Bobolink - he told us he had seen one just a few hours earlier in a particular place. Sure enough, with a bit of patience, we suddenly realized that there was one behind us on the far side of the road. Will post a dreadful photo of it soon, just for the record.
Aunt Lil...1920's
"From the daring decade of the 1920s--think glittering nightlife, flapper fashion, the heady perfume of luxury...came the fragrance Soir de Paris, of Evening in Paris, as we knew it here. By the 1950's it was touted as the fragrance more women wear than any other in the world and by 1969 it had disappeared." Vermont Country Store Website.
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Evening Stroll is a magical promenade down Main Street, Home Town (or perhaps one of the modern cities with pedestrian-only malls). Take a break anytime and enjoy the peace and enchantment. My bubblescape series is to inspire, delight and uplift you!
have been trying to get a shot like this every evening as I walk by this bird house, alas, this time all I had was my p&s, so the shutter speed is probably not quite what it should have been, but my finger speed at hitting the shutter was pretty good!
...I think that may actually be a tick in the middle of the flower...I should have squished him. Speaking of creepy bugs, there was a ginormous spider in my backpack on top of my calculator...it scared the crud out of me before my exam on Monday, but one of the guys in my class valiantly came to my rescue and killed it with his A&M flip flop.
Bishop Marcus Matthews of Upper New York is embraced by well wishers following the the May 3 evening worship at the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Fla. A UMNS photo by Kathleen Barry
Well wishers greet Bishop Marcus Matthews of Upper New York following the the May 3 evening worship at the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Fla. A UMNS photo by Kathleen Barry
Arrivals and departures in early evening late summer light at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. This is the Fokker 100 on display on the viewing gallery roof.
I love a beautiful sunset, they are my favorite part of the day. I love sunset what ever part of the country I am in, but I have to say sunsets over the Rocky Mountains are second to none. Sorry I haven't been around much, busy time of year for me. I will catch up soon.