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The forecast was for a very pleasant afternoon in mid-March so we set up a small group shoot at a parking garage in downtown Boise. The weatherman lied. It was bitterly cold, windy, and then it snowed a bit. The poor models froze but toughed it out.
Andrea hates cold weather and it was tough to drag her out of her car. We alternated - 5 minutes shooting, 5 minutes warming up in the car, repeat. It ended up being a fun shoot - especially at the end where we shot in a stairwell - it wasn't heated but it was out of the wind. I think she is still talking to me!
Speaker of the Arizona House Russell Bowers, State House Minority Leader Charlene Fernandez, State Senate President Karen Fann and State Senate Minority Leader David Bradley speaking with attendees at the 2019 Legislative Forecast Luncheon hosted by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix, Arizona.
Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.
The Flickr Lounge-It's About Time
I have a few of these Atomic Clocks around the house and do like having the time, indoor and outdoor temperatures displayed all at the same time. I also like that they change on their own, no more taking them off the wall and fiddling with the little buttons on the back.
Saturday morning broke cold, crisp but clear with sunshine forecast for most of the day. Running as 1Z46 (due to the incoming form of traction, Peak class 46, 46035) the train arrived at Bristol around 10 minutes late and further time was lost waiting for D1015 to get signaled into the station.
After running around at Exeter St Davids we headed for Okehampton on the former Southern mainline from Exeter to Plymouth. From Okehampton the train ran empty to Meldon Quarry, the end of the line, to allow D1015 to run around. Unfortunately, it was not possible to take passengers through to Meldon after concerns were raised by the Health and Safety 'Police' regarding the extremely dangerous practice of having ...... passengers on trains in sidings!
So everyone alighted the train ran the short distance, around two miles, to Meldon Quarry for the run-round (right).
Next up was Westbury via Exeter St. David's, the steep 1 in 37 climb to Exeter Central and both Yeovil stations. After a brief pause at St. Davids we were given the green with 'UW' - Up Waterloo. D1015 dug her heels in and we were off, full power, taking no prisoners! As we emerged from the tunnel near to Central station a crescent of photographers had formed on the bridge and embankment.
Blasting into Central the power remained on Full as D1015 continued to heave its 13 coach train up the hill behind it. The station canopy at Central captured the roar of exhausts along its entire length and passengers on the platform were treated to a Western in full cry! At Yeovil Junction were turned left into Pen Mill for a photo stop and the opportunity to replenish the beer supplies. Although chilly the sunshine continued giving almost perfect photo opportunities to everyone on the train and lineside.
At Westbury, D1015 ran round in a loop just West of the station and headed for Merehead Quarry, the stone terminal of Mendip Rail, where the final run round of the day took place, and then it was off into the night towards Bristol Temple Meads. A late departure from Merehead left a freight train held on the Frome line which meant we couldn't go along the Frome loop but there will always be a next time!
After a last dash along the Great Western mainline from Bath to Bristol we pulled into Temple Meads around 35 minutes late and handed over to 46035. D1015 retired to Barton Hill to await the move back home to Old Oak Common. This move occurred on the 19th March in the Wednesdays Only empty van train from Barton Hill to Old Oak Common - which conveyed no vans, only 67002 hauling 47758 and D1015!
Before this tour ran a few people had said the itinerary didn't appear to be all that interesting. After the thrash Up Central bank and along the Southern towards Westbury coupled with the dash back to Bristol most people had changed their minds. It turned out to be a rather rewarding day.
Information from The Diesel Traction Group wedsite.
www.westernchampion.co.uk/loco-d1015-railtour-archive-200...
The forecast was for a very pleasant afternoon in mid-March so we set up a small group shoot at a parking garage in downtown Boise. The weatherman lied. It was bitterly cold, windy, and then it snowed a bit. The poor models froze but toughed it out.
Andrea hates cold weather and it was tough to drag her out of her car. We alternated - 5 minutes shooting, 5 minutes warming up in the car, repeat. It ended up being a fun shoot - especially at the end where we shot in a stairwell - it wasn't heated but it was out of the wind. I think she is still talking to me!
Forecast says, Sunday will be cloudy and Monday, Southern Californians will finally have a significant amount of rain we needed most. But of course, the mountains will also get their fresh powder of snow.
Just a culinary take on the Sony animated film with the same title.
It is October 1, 1993, and the local radio station says "the forecast is for snow, snow and more snow!! It has been a great fall day of picture taking, so how could it snow? But the cloud in the background will bring the snow and there will be 2" on the ground by the time we arrive in Rhinelander. WC eastbound near NBNR Junction, WI.
ODC-Unexpected
Well this was a surprise. We do not have sunshine in our forecast at all today. But it has come out and the temperatures have soured to 44'F. The snow is melting!
forecast
Morgen: Schnee und Eis
Winterpaket, d.h. Winterreifen, Salz, Streu und Eiskratzer.
Abdeck Folie.
Wasser mit Alkohol für die Scheiben Waschanlage.
Winter Dienst: Streuwagen unterwegs
Mehr Fahrzeit zur Arbeit einplanen
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WHO - aka Waldhäuser-Ost ist ein Stadtteil im Norden Tübingens
My homezone
Ziel:
OLG
Stuttgart Mitte
45 km etwa
je nach Umleitung!
Meteorologen sagen bis zu drei Zentimeter Schnee für Stuttgart voraus. Ein nordische Kaltfront trifft die Schwabenmetropole in der Nacht auf Donnerstag – unmittelbar vor dem morgendlichen Berufsverkehr.
Waldhausen, Tübingen auf dem Berg, Nordstadt
etwa 500 m NHN
Mit dem amtlichen Begriff Nordstadt werden von der Tübinger Verwaltung die Wohngebiete Wanne, Schönblick/Winkelwiese und Waldhäuser-Ost zusammenfassend benannt.
Waldhäuser-Ost ist ein Stadtteil im Norden Tübingens und wird dominiert durch mehrere Hochhäuser, wie sie in vielen Wohnsiedlungen der 1960er/70er Jahre entstanden sind. Darunter ist auch ein Studentendorf. Viele nennen Waldhäuser-Ost auch WHO - nicht zu verwechseln mit anderen WHOs (z.B. World Health Organisation). Das Viertel entstand ab 1968 auf der Fläche eines ehemaligen Exerzierplatzes. Der Name geht auf den damaligen Stadtplaner Gerhard Fromm zurück, der ihn während des Planungsprozesses einbrachte
Gegenüber dem Österberg
Auf dem bis zu 437,9 m hohen Österberg wird gewohnt, es gibt Verbindungshäuser und nicht zuletzt den Funkturm (Österbergturm) und das Tübinger Studio des SWR.
Der Abhang zum Neckar (auch "rechter Österberg") ist deutlich steiler als der Richtung Ammertal ("linker Österberg"). An diesem Nordhang, der wegen instabilen Untergrundes (Knollenmergel) nicht bebaubar ist, lädt eine große Wiese z.B. zum Drachensteigen und Schlittenfahren ein.
Der ganze Österberg ist bezüglich des Verkehrs eine Sackgasse, er ist nur über die Doblerstraße vom Lustnauer Tor aus zu erreichen. Ein schmaler Fahrweg im Osten nach Lustnau (Haldenweg) beim Lustnauer Wäldchen ist für den öffentlichen Verkehr gesperrt.
Friday, 31 January 2020: our temperature this morning is 1C (windchill -3C), but is forecast to get up to 8C later today. Sunrise is at 8:14 am and sunset is at 5:25 pm. So far. snow is forecast for tomorrow and two other days this week.
Yesterday, 30 January 2020, was not the most ideal day as far as the weather was concerned. As soon as I was almost out of the city, the cloudy sky was not what I wanted to see. Deciding to continue my drive, I ended up with mainly Chinook cloudiness, thanks to a Chinook Arch. Depending on which direction one faced, the sky was briefly blue with white clouds, but mainly heavy cloud that blocked out the sun for most of the time I was out there. This proved to be a real challenge for taking photographs, along with the fact that I found little to use my camera on.
I had seen snow in the forecast for some of the next few days, so thought I had better get out while I could. I found the roads were OK to drive on, but pure ice in many places, making it dangerous to walk on. After just two steps on the ice, I knew any photographs I might want to take would have to be taken from inside my car. Only a few shots were taken in the few hours I was out and most of them were far from sharp.
As far as birds were concerned, there was nothing, absolutely nothing - until the very last moment. Another car stopped and the driver told me he had seen no owls in all the time he had been out. He had driven much further north, too, and was unsuccessful. Feeling somewhat owl-deprived - though I had seen two Snowy Owls the previous day when I went with two friends south of the city for the day! - I almost drove straight home. Instead, a split-second decision took me along one final road - and there she was! A beautiful female perched much closer than any of the owls I had seen this winter. Yes, she was on an ugly power pole insulator, but I will take anything, any day. I stayed just long enough to take half a dozen shots, and left, feeling so thankful to have seen her. The other owl photo I posted this morning is of the same owl.
Wednesday, 8 April 2020: our temperature this morning is 0C (windchill -5C). Sunrise is at 6:54 am, and sunset is at 8:22 pm. Sunny this morning, after yet more snow yesterday. Snow is forecast for three of the next six days, unless it changes.
Yesterday, 7 April 2020, I finally opened my front door and left my house after two whole weeks of staying home. It felt strange! I needed to go to our community mailbox and also to a nearby friend's house. She had been busy sewing cloth masks for some of her friends and her neighbours, which was so kind and thoughtful of her! She had safely placed them in a plastic bag, which she hung on her garage door. Tomorrow, I have an even bigger "adventure" - I'm going out to buy food, just like I did two weeks ago : ) I definitely need milk and bread and a few other things, including chocolate!
Like many people, I am having to post photos from my archives as I am staying home, self-distancing myself, and not going out to take new photos. Will add the descriptions from previously posted photos, taken on the same outings, to remind myself of where I went and what I saw.
"434526 is an "Angus Wide Vision Caboose", riding on Barber-Bettendorf Trucks. Built sometime between 1972 and 1981 in CP's Angus Shops in Montreal this is just one of over 300 modern, wide-vision cabooses manufactured during that time. It was retired from service sometime after 1985.
It's now on display as part of the historical displays in the tiny village of Rowley. The displays include the CP rolling stock, the original 1922 railway station, several pieces of agricultural equipment and the last three grain elevators in the town."
www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMM58Q_CPR_Caboose_434487_Row...
"Two days ago, on 16 October 2019, I really did luck out with the weather. Knowing that I am running out of time before the next snowfall happens - we've already had two, one in September and one so far this month - I reckoned it was now or not to make another long drive. The place I wanted to see again was way NE of the city. I had been there only once before, on 29 September 2014, and that was just a brief visit. My daughter and I had arrived there around 4:00 pm after a long day, and I wanted to get back home before it got dark (out of luck), because of poor night vision. Also, having spent the day at two other places plus lots of driving, I was in too much pain to walk around Rowley. I was determined to see everything this visit.
After leaving home at 9:15 am, it took me almost four hours to get there, as I kept stopping to take photos of the clouds and any old barns that I came across. On the return journey, I think I only stopped once and that was to take a few zoomed-in (Focal Length (35mm format) - 1600 mm) photos of a favourite old house. It is so far away, surrounded by rolling hills, that it is barely noticeable. There had been no obvious change over the last five years, which was good to see. It is so decayed that one can't help but wonder how much longer it will remain standing. I could have posted the original image, but I decided to add a touch of filter in post-processing, to bring out a bit more detail. The first time I saw this old house was on 18 July 2016, when my daughter and I did a bit of exploring NE of Calgary. Then, on 17 September 2017, after noticing snowflake icons in the weather forecast for Calgary, I decided I would do a similar drive, but not quite as far this time. It was nice to see it again two days ago.
There is very little information about this house to be found on the Internet, but I will add links to several things I did find, for my own memory and just in case anyone else is interested in the history of this place. So sad to see any old house, barn or shed fall into such decay.
www.bigdoer.com/22257/exploring-history/laing-house-frien.... Lots of great images.
www.pbase.com/impalass/image/110826402. Great photos by Mike Stobbs.
www.youtube.com/user/asecondaryhighway Click on A Secondary Highway: The Abandoned House. Just shows the inside of the house.
On the drive to my destination, I called in at a small village/hamlet that I had been to with my daughter back in 2014. There was an old building there that was easily photographed from the road, which is what my daughter and I had done. However, for once, I actually knocked on the owner's door and asked if it was OK to photograph her old grain elevator, meaning from the road. However, she very kindly told me to go over to it and take any photos I wanted. This grain elevator is a different style from what one usually thinks of, when 'grain elevator' is mentioned. I like it, and it is quite a fine building.
I am so glad I finally made myself do this drive, despite feeling sick to the stomach at the thought of driving so many kilometres that were unknown to me. Thankfully, I made it without getting lost, without running out of gas, and arriving home at 5:45 pm before it started getting dark. A great day!"
Bird migration forecast maps show predicted nocturnal migration 3 hours after local sunset and are updated every 6 hours. Colorado State University and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology currently produce these forecasts.
Dallas, TX
When I looked at the weather forecast and saw "River Flood Warning (Trinity River at Dallas)" I knew I had to stop by and check out the skyline reflections.
The skyline lights weren't all on yet, but I kinda like the way it looks without the green lights.
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Festival of Lights at The Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens........
The forecast for December 3rd calls for a crisp, clear evening... A grand fireworks display will light up the night sky at this year's Gala, weather permitting.
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The Festival of Lights Gala is a special occasion offering a more intimate view of this glowing display. The grand event raises funds to allow all children age 16 and under free admission to the 2015 Festival of Lights.
This year’s Gala will be held Thursday, December 3 from 5:30pm to 8:00pm. Enjoy a merry evening including sumptuous hors d’oeuvres, a sizzling main course buffet, and sweet treats provided by local restaurants. Indulge in a selection of Mendocino County’s finest wines as you sway to the melodies of The Mendocino String Quartet. This year, guests of the Gala will also enjoy great surprises and prizes! Tickets are limited to this one-of-a-kind event so don’t delay. Click here for more information!
LIVE MUSIC NIGHTLY at Festival of Lights
11/27 Calvary Chapel Choir – Holiday Carols and Choral Music
11/28 Nancy Joy and the Whole Hearted – American
11/29 Sergei Bassehes – Classical Guitar
12/4 The Smokey Jalapeños – Blues, Regge, Americana, Celtic
12/5 The Dorian May Trio – Jazz
12/6 Fort Bragg High School Choir – Holiday Carols and Choral Music
12/11 The Groovinators – Blues, Jazz, Swing
12/12 The Groovinators – Blues, Jazz, Swing
12/13 Gabriel Yañez Trio – Jazz
12/18 Shug-A-Pea – Eclectic Contemporary
12/19 Pura Vida – Afro-Caribbean Salsa
12/20 Nancy Joy and the Whole Hearted – American
Santa Claus will be visiting Nov 27, Dec 12, and Dec 18!
Carts are available until 5:30pm. Dress for winter. No pets, please.
2015 Sponsorship Levels - For volunteer and sponsorship opportunities, contact the Gardens’ Administration office at 707-964-4352 ext. 10.
Overview
Start Date: Friday, November 27, 2015
End Date: Sunday, December 20, 2015
Schedule Details: Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 5:00pm to 7:30pm
Location: Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens
Payment Information: $10 adults; children age 16 and under FREE. Tickets are on sale now at The Garden Store, they will also be available for purchase at the door.
Contact
Contact: The Garden Store
Contact Email: info@gardenbythesea.org
Contact Phone: 707-964-4352 ext.16
With my next day off work having a half decent forecast, I returned to Arnside Knott to try the coal train again. As expected the sun shone continuously all afternoon - well past its booked time, but as the train approached the estuary crossing (over an hour late as always), the viaduct once again descended into darkness! As the train crossed the viaduct the sun just began to reassert itself - not full sun you understand - but enough to breath life back into the scene. 6M11, the 05:49 Hunterston - Fiddlers Ferry coal train rumbles over the Kent viaduct on 18 November 2014, approaching Arnside behind 66550.
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Four more photos taken today, 9 January 2025, while on a drive with my daughter. We had hoped to find a Snowy Owl, as she has yet to see her first one of this winter.
The weather forecast was for a beautiful, sunny day, which it was, but the strong glare from the sun was just awful, not only for taking photos but also for driving.
Not much in the way of birds, apart from a small flock of Snow Buntings in flight, three groups of Gray Partridge, a Raven or two and, of course, Black-billed Magpies.
We did have one rather creepy moment, when we were pulled over to photograph a familiar old barn. Several years ago, when we were doing exactly the same thing at this location, we noticed a large tarpaulin in the ditch at the edge of the road. We approached it cautiously and my daughter pulled one corner upwards to check what was underneath. What we saw was something we have never forgotten. A head that didn't look like any kind of animal's head - looked rather like dark, human hair on the forehead. We did not look any further, but quickly drove away from the area. At the same time that we were there today, we heard several Coyotes howling around us in the distance, in different directions. I think unusual in the daytime. Unfortunately, they were too far away to see.
No success in finding a Snowy Owl, but at least we came across a number of old barns and an old grain elevator. Always my favourite kind of day, spent together with my daughter.
"The small town of Brant, Alberta, has one grain elevator. It is a former Alberta Wheat Pool elevator, now owned by Brant Farms Ltd. and still in use." From Grain Elevators of Canada,
"Brant is located 18 km west and 12 kilometres north of Vulcan. It is located on the CP main line which runs from Aldersyde to Kipp. This elevator was originally a Home Grain elevator, but changed owners to Searle, Federal and finally Alberta Wheat Pool, before being sold to B & J Farms." From vanishingsentinels.blogspot.ca/2006/02/alberta-wheat-pool...
"There were 1,651 elevators in Alberta in 1951, but by 1982 a total of 979 elevators remained. The 1990s spelled the death of the wooden “country” or “primary” elevator. At the end of the 1990s, as the full impact of both of the ending of the Crow Rate in 1995 and further impending rail abandonment was felt, the pace of demolition accelerated at an unprecedented rate. At the end of the 1996-1997 crop year, there were only 327 elevators left. Alberta’s largest cooperative grain companies, the Alberta Wheat Pool (which amalgamated with Manitoba Pool Elevators in 1998 as Agricore) and United Grain Growers, ultimately formed a new corporate entity known as Agricore United in 2001, issuing issued public shares. Demolition of country elevators has continued, and in 2005 there were only 156 wooden elevators of any kind still standing, only a handful of which are used by the grain trade.
The Government of Alberta has recognised the significance of the traditional wood grain elevators, and has designated 12 as Provincial Historic Resources. They are located in the following communities: Andrew, Castor, Leduc, Meeting Creek, Paradise Valley, Radway, Rowley (3 elevators), Scandia and St. Albert (2 elevators)."
Our new idea for 2025 is showcasing Fashion Forecasts for the year - January is a cooler time with the deep winter in our Eastern states so time to cozy up with a wool coat and hat for all the winter time fun.
Mei is sporting this latest matching coat and hat that has a wonderful retro feel. Anything goes in the fashion world of the 21 century!
With the colds of winter it's also fun to sport brighter colors and Mei is matching with our fun Amaryllis that just started blooming.
Don't forget your boots that are a perfect pairing to keep your feet nice and warm!
Weather forecast was unclear at the night, a day after passage of typhoon Yun-Yeung. I drove my wagon 4 hours toward north. It was cloudy or rainy through the course, and I could view no stars. When I reached the site, sky was cloudy except small starry hole around the zenith. The ground was wet. Sky got clear, while I prepared two sets of my rig slowly. It was the first night for me to use the heavy equatorial mount, SkyWatcher CQ350 pro. I could find how to align the mount with the hand controller then.
Here is a 4K 360-degree timelapse movie taken at the site:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbXuFewjgeA
It was clear almost all sky, though moon was in the sky, and city lights was in the east as you see. Zodiacal light was strong and glorious at the moment just before the beginning of twilight.
I could see nice cloud layer below the site after the end of imaging session. It was another nice morning. I drove down through fog.
After all, I could enjoy imaging of the comet during twilight in the morning. The object got low in the east northeast, 6.5 degrees above horizon at the beginning of 1st. exposure and 7.0 degrees at the end of 5th. exposure at 35 minutes after the beginning of twilight. This may have been the last chance for me here to detect the comet before the perihelion passage on September 18, 2023.
The comet was drifting fast toward east a bit southward in Leo. Ion halo was round and bright. Ion tail was long and showing multiple stream lines. White dust coma was not clear, and dust tail was not detected or overlapping with ion tail.
equipment: Ricoh THETA Z1 on a compact tripod on the ground
site: 1,460m above sea level at lat. 38 07 51 North and long. 140 27 51 East in Volcano Zao Katta-Dake Miyagi 宮城県 蔵王 刈田岳
Ambient temperature was around 17 degrees Celsius or 63 degrees Fahrenheit. Wind was mild or none.
The weather forecast was for little wind today, so we took the Smith-Dorrien Highway through Spray Lakes Provincial Park to the Rummel Lake area. The trail to Rummel Lake is very popular, but we opted for the more challenging and less frequented Rummel Ridge. The views were sublime!
Bad weather forecast made me spend day in town so no time for camera...so I am playing with a file photo taken a while back ...I was trying to capture the angel light that settles along the edges of things ...
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-- I stopped for a break but I fear I took too long, trusted the weather too much, expected to come out to clear skies. As I walk out i'm confronted with a beautiful sunset but looming clouds overhead that tell a different story. My heart skips a beat as I rush back to my journey hoping that I can beat the tempest brewing. But it's clear I will not, my skin crawls with the thought of the storm to come as I look up and realize that today comes with a dark forecast.--
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Body: Maitreya Mesh Body w/ Bento Hands
Head: Catwa Mesh Bento HEAD - Sofia
Skin: Studio Exposure CATWA LISA (HONEY) w/ body applier
Ears: ^^Swallow^^ Pixie Ears : Protruding
Hair: Doe: Gaz - Monotone Pack
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Outfit: imbue. lily sundress - lara - floral
Jewelry: Legal Insanity - MILF hoop earrings A #29
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Shoes: Essenz - Maldives (Pack 2) : Maitreya
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Props: Junk Food - Chips Bag
--ANHELO-G06-01-185GA :: house RARE
DRD - San Mora - Pile of Rubble - B & C
--ANHELO-G06-03-185GA :: service station
--ANHELO-G06-09-185GA :: pail can
SAYO - Summer in Santorini - Scooter (Blue)
D-LAB TOMATO JUICE refrigerator
D-LAB Beer refrigerator
--ANHELO-G06-04-185GA :: no smoking
--ANHELO-G06-05-185GA :: garage sign (texacc)
--ANHELO-G06-05-185GA :: garage sign (autolife)
--ANHELO-G06-04-185GA :: bench
anxiety %NMO_MONDAY [onyuns] wear&touch
--ANHELO-M43RB-17AGA :: food trailer (rusty blue)
In 1849 they don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.
Watch out for February 10th, when Betelguese makes an appearance.
From the "Almanac For The Year Of Our Lord 1849: Being the First After Bissextile, and Until the Fourth of July, The 73rd Year of the United States, Calculated for the Horizon and Meridian of New Jersey, in Equal or Clock Time," by David Young, Philom. New Brunswick, N.J.. Published and Sold Wholesale and Retail by John Terhune.
Plenty of outdoor events in & around our city today.
We are hoping for the very best.
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Dramatic sky and a glassy pond early this morning at Carillon Office Park in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Day 113 of my 365 project for 2015.
With rain in the forecast for six of the following seven days after 29 April 2021, I knew that I had better go out for a drive. On top of that, my car had to be removed from the parking lot for a few hours, so that the annual cleaning could be done. I don't have street parking, so I don't have any choice other than to leave home. I don't know how much loud banging from the workmen there was all day, but I knew I couldn't stand it if I stayed home.
With the early start that day, I ended up at the Saskatoon Farm only minutes after they opened. Though I had little idea of where to drive for the day, I reckoned a good breakfast would keep me going for hours. A huge surprise when I got there was to discover that the only two other people sitting at another outside table (no indoor dining thanks to the pandemic) were my daughter (fully vaccinated) and one of her friends! The best sighting of my day.
For once, I didn't walk around the farm, but instead drove further southwards and called in at Frank Lake. No American White Pelicans that I could see and no Ibis. The Gulls and American Avocets were quite active, though, giving me plenty of photo opportunities. Drove a few roads around the Lake, mainly to kill time. At another wetland, on the way home, I enjoyed seeing a single White-faced Ibis, showing off its beautiful iridescence in the sunlight.