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False Creek is a short inlet in the heart of Vancouver. It separates downtown from the rest of the city. On the right hand side is Telus science world the lit dome. on the left hand side is the B.C. place use as a multi purpose stadium. The development on this area has been on going with the majority works took place for the World exposition in Vancouver in 1986.
I took about 8 shots for this picture and it spans about 150 degrees.
I have never seen the lake freeze completely over in one night, but record cold temps of -4F/-20C last night did the job. There was no ice at all when I went to bed. I don't expect it to last, however, as a bright sun even now looks to be working on it and the forecast actually calls for a few days in the 40sF/4-5C ahead...as mentioned previously, a range we have yet to see at all this year.
False Deathcap (Amanita citrina)
7 October 2018
Cuttle Pool Nature Reserve, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, Temple Balsall
New London, PEI
Brownie Hawkeye Flash with flipped lens
Overlapped frames
Ilford Selochrome, expired 1970
Often a sky like this predicts rain but yesterday we had top temperature in the country which is not easy when we are closer to the South Pole than almost all other cities. Our friend eats breakfast with this view every day but is moving soon to another part of the city. She wanted me to get a sunrise picture and me wanting to help a lady finally got myself there on a day with a sunrise :)
After our recent rains, a few stands of the pretty pink false foxglove have appeared in the field. They are attractive to several bees as well as one specific bee fly...
series: The Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex
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We visited One of Iowa's oldest state parks, the Ledges, Sunday afternoon. The wildflower display there was beautiful. This year is the 100th anniversary of Iowa's state park system and a big celebration was planned. Unfortunately the virus has put a damper on some of that.
Fine Amanita specimen just popped up in the grass. I think this is the White variant of False Deathcap (Amanita citrina var. alba). Brown's Folly Nature Reserve, Avon Wildlife Trust, Bathford near Bath, England.
High ISO and a slow shutter illuminate an early feeding Green Heron in the dawn light on Armand Bayou.
An Eastbound freight starts their decent down Marias Pass on perfectly clear 0 degree day, after a snowstorm dumped close to a foot of snow on the pass the day before.
A Coastal Brown Bear initiates its charge toward a salmon swimming by. It quickly broke off the planned attack as the salmon swam away.
False Sunflower
Heliopsis helianthoides
Aster family
Native wildflower but in this case I believe it's a garden escapee. Found along the Raquette River in the center of Potsdam, NY