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I love the little white country church that one passes on the way to the foot of the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains, especially the long, photogenic fence line leading up to it from the parking lot - will post a photo of it soon. The church was built in Carpenter's Gothic style of architecture. A sign had the following words on it:
"The historic church at the end of this pathway was constructed in 1875. At that time, native people were still hunting bison on the prairies. The young nation of Canada was only eight years old; the Canadian Pacific Railway still nine years in the future. And this church would become the heart of a thriving community, Morleyville, and for a time the largest settlement in what would be southern Alberta.
The story of this church is really the story of Rev. George McDougall who moved to western Canada with his family in 1862 to minister to the fur traders and native people. In 1873, the McDougalls established the first mission in the region and built this church. In doing so, they wrote an important chapter of Alberta's settlement history".
After George McDougall's tragic death in a snowstorm, his body was brought back to the church at Morleyville and laid to rest. My photo shows his grave site.
www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=8788
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morley,_Alberta
Yesterday, 20 July 2014, I plucked up courage to do this drive that I’d never done before. I had been that route before when I carpooled with others. A good part of the drive was in familiar territory, but I’d never driven the last part of the journey myself. I had met my daughter at 9:00 a.m. and we were both eager to see a display of birds of prey that had been brought up from the Coaldale Birds of Prey Centre. We came across Dee (rockymtnchick) and her partner, there to see the owls. Great to see you both!
This year, there were fewer birds, but it was great to see any at all. There was a Burrowing Owl, a Barn Owl, a Great Horned Owl, and a Golden Eagle. Another real treat that was an amusing one, was seeing a baby Barn Owl that was just 45 days old! This little ball of fluff was acting as a great ambassador, letting young kids get a close view and ask questions, and fall in love with it – and to hopefully, in the future, do everything they can as adults to protect our precious wildlife. The enjoyment of seeing these birds up close reminds one that the reason these birds are not free to live in the wild, is because of some kind of interaction with humans – such as permanent injuries from being hit by a vehicle, pesticide use, or even worse, being shot by a human! This is what happened to “Spirit”, the magnificent Golden Eagle, shot and blinded by someone.
This exhibit was our first destination in the park, though on the drive from Calgary, we had stopped at the small McDougall Church seen in today's photo. After seeing and photographing the birds of prey, we then drove to Middle Lake that’s in a different part of the park. We walked the very short distance to the edge of the lake, but didn’t walk around it. From there, we drove to the Many Springs Trail and did a very slow walk around the lake, stopping to look at different flowers and photograph a few butterflies. Though slow, it was still further than I should have walked. Certain wildflowers were already finished, including various Orchid species, but there were still plenty of other species to see and enjoy. Even the weather cooperated, though the forecast had been for isolated showers. Not too hot, nice clouds in the sky and lovely to have my daughter’s company for the day.
Thanks so much to the people down at the Coaldale Bird of Prey Centre (near Lethbridge, down towards the Canada/US border) for bringing your gorgeous birds of prey for us to see! I have been south to the Centre three times I think, and always long to go back again, but it's not somewhere I can drive to, so this was a much-appreciated treat!
So, is everyone sick and tired of seeing photos of mushrooms and other fungi? If so, I have bad news for you - I still have SO many to eventually edit and post. Photos of other things that I have been seeing seem to have been temporarily put on hold : )
As usual, any fungi IDs given are always tentative, not 100% confirmed. Rule is, if you are not an expert in mycology, do not pick wild mushrooms to eat! You could end up very sick, or worse.
Another overcast morning today, 16 September 2019, with a temperature of only 13C. It definitely feels and looks like fall, with more and more trees turning yellow. It will soon be time to get all-season tires off and winter tires put on. First, however, I wanted to add a few more photos tonight, taken at Rod Handfield's acreage, visited on 8 September.
Eight days ago, on 8 September 2019, we had such a wonderful four and a half hours, searching for different kinds of fungi in the amazing forest on Rod Handfield's land, SW of Calgary. I believe this was our tenth visit - the first one I went on, being on 25 June 2009 - each one resulting in various different species. This last visit was so overwhelming! You didn't know which direction to face and which mushroom to photograph first. They were everywhere! Such a contrast to our visit on 6 August 2017, when basically there were no mushrooms (other than maybe three), because everywhere had been so very dry.
A day like this can be so exhausting, not just from the walking and fresh air, but also because of all the excitement. The quality of many of my photos is not the best, as the day was very overcast - the last thing one wants when trying to take photos deep in the forest. After leaving Rod's, it did rain. I had driven myself there instead of carpooling, so that I could drive some of the backroads in the area after we had finished. The forecast was for sun and cloud - and I had foolishly believed it. The rain put an end to my plans and I headed for home. I'm so glad I had checked a special little spot near Rod's first thing in the morning, when I got there a bit too early. A few years ago, there was a beautiful display of Fly Agaric / Amanita muscaria mushrooms growing there, but not since then whenever I have checked. To my absolute delight, there were maybe half a dozen, in different stages of development. Surprisingly, we didn't come across a single one in Rod's forest.
As always, thank you so much, Rod, for so generously allowing us to explore your property. This has been my favourite place to visit for quite a number of years now. We greatly appreciate your kindness - you are always so welcoming, and we learn so much and discover so many beautiful things. Thank you, Karel, for leading the group and helping with identifications. I'm sure at least some of us are anxiously waiting for you to have time, in between leading botany walks, to post some of your photos along with their IDs. Meanwhile, "fungus" has to be sufficient for many of them.
Stafford Associates, Dr. Eugene F. Stafford Building, is a Data Center and Office Building located on Long Island at 21 Bennetts Road in Setauket, New York. The facility incorporates many green features and anticipates a LEED Silver certification, LEED elements incorporated into the building include:
Preferred parking for hybrid vehicles & those carpooling – encourages use of these means of transportation which lowers greenhouse gas emissions
Rainwater collection for site irrigation – lowers the buildings demand for potable water
20% + of site left as open space – help maintain habitat for natural ecosystem
Cut off light fixtures – maintains dark sky
Waterless urinals, dual flush toilets & low flow fixtures – lowers buildings demand for potable water
Implementation of Construction Waste Management Plan – encourages the reuse & recycling of Construction waste & keeps useable material from the landfill
Use of SIPs (Structurally Insulated Panels) – tighter more efficient building envelope, lowers energy demand and associated pollution
Tighter building envelope and innovative building systems – approximate 30% less energy use and carbon footprint than typical building construction
Recycled content in building materials – reduces need for virgin materials and associated environmental costs
Local/regional content in building materials – supports local economy while reducing impact of transporting materials to the site
Low VOC materials – healthier indoor air for building occupants
CO2 monitoring – healthier indoor air for building occupants
The building itself is 30,000 sq. ft. and has many house like qualities to give clients, tenants and employees the sense that they are working with a family owned business. The building is adorned with rich earth tones throughout which can be found in the black marble steps with orange veins to the mahogany in the Stafford lobby, the deep brown accented carpets and natural wall coverings. Craftsmanship and high technology are infused throughout the building from the hand crafted railings in the center atriums to the Tier 3 Data Center that boasts concurrently maintainable site infrastructure guaranteeing 99.982% availability.
How to get ready for a great 2019 Sacramento Mid-Century Modern Home Tour experience:
1) Ticket barcodes? Check!
2) Watch for email on 5/31/19? Check!
3) Go to your assigned address, show your barcode, get a hand-stamp and a guidebook? Check!
It's this easy!
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Are you ready?!? We're getting excited for our upcoming tour this Saturday, June 1st! We've got some important and easy-to-follow tips to help you get in the door quickly and on your way to having a great tour:
• In the late afternoon/evening of May 31st, look for an email announcement from Brown Paper Tickets (BPT)! This is going to tell you where to start your tour.
• This email will be sent to all ticket holders/attendees - to the email that was used to receive your BPT tickets. The email will have instructions regarding your first tour home address. It will be one of the six homes (A-F) on the map.
• For safety reasons, we are only releasing addresses to ticket-holders/attendees.
• Your wait in line will be shorter if the instructions below are followed!
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Before Tour Day:
• Locate your Brown Paper Ticket (BPT) confirmation email. You should have received it the same day that you purchased/received your tour ticket(s). Check the email you used to receive the tickets, as well as your "spam" folders.
• Under 1. “Cart Overview”, you will see, “Your order contains one or more Print-at-Home tickets. If you have not already done so, please print your tickets by following this link: (specific link to your ticket).”
• Click on that link to display your ticket / barcode.
Print out, or simply display your barcode(s) on your mobile device.
• Each ticket barcode is like a key for entry to the first tour home. See our 'fridge photo for what the document should look like.
We are digitally scanning barcodes at the first door.
We will accept printed or digitally displayed tickets; either is fine!
• If you have accidentally misplaced your Brown Paper Ticket confirmation email, or are unsure which email you used to buy your ticket, you can check online: www.brownpapertickets.com/trackorder.html
- or call BPT’s 24/7 hotline at 1-800-838-3006.
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On Tour Day (June 1, 2019 between 10AM and 4PM):
• Go to your assigned address (this helps us spread guests between houses and will make the lines shorter). Carpooling with other guests? Pick one assigned address for all to check in. No need to make multiple stops.
• Tour homes will have signs posted in front, but there will be no additional tour signage; this is a private event for ticket-holders only. There will be no tickets sold at the door.
• These homes are in residential neighborhoods, so please drive slowly and with care. Study maps and alternative routes in advance to avoid heavy traffic and difficult turns. If you can walk easily, park farther from the homes to avoid traffic and walk in.
• Show your barcode(s) at the first home and have them scanned.
• Get your hand stamped (for easy entry to the other five homes) and pick up your guidebook. Then enjoy the rest of the tour!
Looking forward to seeing you on tour day!
All the best,
Your hosts from SacMod
There was a time at SRS when carpools were more common. Shelters were built, and still remain, at which carpoolers could wait for their rides. A shuttle was in service for those that missed their carpools.
From time saving tips to protecting the planet read seven ways carpooling can make your life better courtesy of the team at Plymouth Rock Assurance NJ.
Car-free, Washington, DC. Young adults are far less likely to commute using automobiles than the rest of the United States. See Young Adults, Then and Now, Census Explorer: census.socialexplorer.com/young-adults/#/report/quick/cou...
Stafford Associates, Dr. Eugene F. Stafford Building, is a Data Center and Office Building located on Long Island at 21 Bennetts Road in Setauket, New York. The facility incorporates many green features and anticipates a LEED Silver certification, LEED elements incorporated into the building include:
Preferred parking for hybrid vehicles & those carpooling – encourages use of these means of transportation which lowers greenhouse gas emissions
Rainwater collection for site irrigation – lowers the buildings demand for potable water
20% + of site left as open space – help maintain habitat for natural ecosystem
Cut off light fixtures – maintains dark sky
Waterless urinals, dual flush toilets & low flow fixtures – lowers buildings demand for potable water
Implementation of Construction Waste Management Plan – encourages the reuse & recycling of Construction waste & keeps useable material from the landfill
Use of SIPs (Structurally Insulated Panels) – tighter more efficient building envelope, lowers energy demand and associated pollution
Tighter building envelope and innovative building systems – approximate 30% less energy use and carbon footprint than typical building construction
Recycled content in building materials – reduces need for virgin materials and associated environmental costs
Local/regional content in building materials – supports local economy while reducing impact of transporting materials to the site
Low VOC materials – healthier indoor air for building occupants
CO2 monitoring – healthier indoor air for building occupants
The building itself is 30,000 sq. ft. and has many house like qualities to give clients, tenants and employees the sense that they are working with a family owned business. The building is adorned with rich earth tones throughout which can be found in the black marble steps with orange veins to the mahogany in the Stafford lobby, the deep brown accented carpets and natural wall coverings. Craftsmanship and high technology are infused throughout the building from the hand crafted railings in the center atriums to the Tier 3 Data Center that boasts concurrently maintainable site infrastructure guaranteeing 99.982% availability.
For more information about this project please visit www.tritecrealestate.com
Another wet, gloomy day today, 10 September 2019. Our temperature is 7C (feels like 5C). It definitely feels like fall. Snow is already being forecast for parts of Alberta. It will soon be time to get all-season tires off and winter tires put on.
Always a treat to come across a polypore that is covered in guttation droplets.
"Some fungi are prone to exhibiting a curious phenomenon—they exude beads of moisture, called guttation. In several polypores, such as Fomitopsis pinicola, the liquid produced can look so much like tears that you'd swear the fungus was weeping. Or maybe sweating. Other species produce pigmented drops that can look like milk, or tar, or even blood."
weirdandwonderfulwildmushrooms.blogspot.ca/2014/08/read-i...
"Guttation, a term used in botany to describe the process by which plants excrete excess water through drops from their leaves. For some mushrooms this is so common that it is a reliable identification feature."
www.fungimag.com/fall-2010-articles/mushroom-weepLR.pdf
The day before yesterday, 8 September 2019, we had such a wonderful four and a half hours, searching for different kinds of fungi in the amazing forest on Rod Handfield's land, SW of Calgary. I think this was our tenth visit - the first one I went on, being on 25 June 2009 - each one resulting in various different species. It was so overwhelming yesterday! You didn't know which direction to face and which mushroom to photograph first. They were everywhere! Such a contrast to our visit on 6 August 2017, when basically there were no mushrooms (other than maybe three), because everywhere had been so very dry.
A day like this can be so exhausting, not just from the walking and fresh air, but also because of all the excitement. The quality of many of my photos is not the best, as the day was very overcast - the last thing one wants when trying to take photos deep in the forest. After leaving Rod's, it did rain. I had driven myself there instead of carpooling, so that I could drive some of the backroads in the area after we had finished. The forecast was for sun and cloud - and I had foolishly believed it. The rain put an end to my plans and I headed for home. I'm so glad I had checked a special little spot near Rod's first thing in the morning, when I got there a bit too early. A few years ago, there was a beautiful display of Fly Agaric / Amanita muscaria mushrooms growing there, but not since then. To my absolute delight, there were maybe half a dozen, in different stages of development. Surprisingly, we didn't come across a single one in Rod's forest this year.
As always, thank you so much, Rod, for so generously allowing us to explore your property. This has been my favourite place to visit for quite a number of years now. We greatly appreciate your kindness - you are always so welcoming, and we learn so much and discover so many beautiful things. Thank you, Karel, for leading the group and helping with identifications. I'm sure at least some of us are anxiously waiting for you to have time, in between leading botany walks, to post some of your photos along with their IDs. Meanwhile, "fungus" has to be sufficient. As usual, any IDs given are always tentative, not 100% confirmed. Rule is, if you are not an expert in mycology, do not pick wild mushrooms to eat!
Stafford Associates, Dr. Eugene F. Stafford Building, is a Data Center and Office Building located on Long Island at 21 Bennetts Road in Setauket, New York. The facility incorporates many green features and anticipates a LEED Silver certification, LEED elements incorporated into the building include:
Preferred parking for hybrid vehicles & those carpooling – encourages use of these means of transportation which lowers greenhouse gas emissions
Rainwater collection for site irrigation – lowers the buildings demand for potable water
20% + of site left as open space – help maintain habitat for natural ecosystem
Cut off light fixtures – maintains dark sky
Waterless urinals, dual flush toilets & low flow fixtures – lowers buildings demand for potable water
Implementation of Construction Waste Management Plan – encourages the reuse & recycling of Construction waste & keeps useable material from the landfill
Use of SIPs (Structurally Insulated Panels) – tighter more efficient building envelope, lowers energy demand and associated pollution
Tighter building envelope and innovative building systems – approximate 30% less energy use and carbon footprint than typical building construction
Recycled content in building materials – reduces need for virgin materials and associated environmental costs
Local/regional content in building materials – supports local economy while reducing impact of transporting materials to the site
Low VOC materials – healthier indoor air for building occupants
CO2 monitoring – healthier indoor air for building occupants
The building itself is 30,000 sq. ft. and has many house like qualities to give clients, tenants and employees the sense that they are working with a family owned business. The building is adorned with rich earth tones throughout which can be found in the black marble steps with orange veins to the mahogany in the Stafford lobby, the deep brown accented carpets and natural wall coverings. Craftsmanship and high technology are infused throughout the building from the hand crafted railings in the center atriums to the Tier 3 Data Center that boasts concurrently maintainable site infrastructure guaranteeing 99.982% availability.
In 1949, Duke students made national news with a boycott of campus buses. They declared October 17 "Shoe Leather Day" to protest a hike in the campus-bus fare from a nickel to three tokens for a quarter. Newspapers around the country ran the Associated Press story of Duke students carpooling and walking between East and West campuses to demonstrate against the fare increase.
Over the ensuing two weeks, student leaders met with representatives from Duke Power Company, which managed the bus service. Company officials were unmoved, and the higher fare remained. But the students' boycott had one significant positive effect, announced by a banner headline in The Chronicle: "School Spirit Skyrockets."
Today, the university runs free bus service between East, West, and Central campuses.
Repository: Duke University Archives. Durham, North Carolina, USA. library.duke.edu/uarchives
Trying to locate this photo at the Duke University Archives? You’ll find it in the University Archives Photograph Collection, box 44 (UAPC-044-019-001).
I am adding five photos from my archives this afternoon. If I wrote a description under a previously posted photo taken on the same day, I will add it under today's uploads.
"On 30 May 2017, I was out for the day south of the city with my Daughter (a belated day out for my birthday and Mother's Day), to Nanton and a few roads nearby, then making our way north to Frank Lake and finally ending up at the Saskatoon Farm.
It takes about 45 minutes to drive south on the main highway to the town of Nanton. Though I had been quite a few times over the years when carpooling with various friends, I had never driven quite that far south and through the town myself. My daughter wanted to walk round two or three of the antique shops there and we both wanted to take a few photos of the grain elevators.
Once that was all done, we drove westwards from the town. Though the scenery is beautiful, we did not enjoy being on a main road with no shoulder to pull over to. We did stop once in a small pull-off, to get a scenic shot. This was where we saw the metal cut-out of a cowboy riding his horse, with a real, live bird perched on top of his hat.
We decided to turn around and cross over to the other side of the main highway (#2) and drive north to Frank Lake, hoping to find a few things to photograph along the backroads. A barn or two and a few distant birds were enough to make the drive worthwhile.
Frank Lake was deserted when we arrived there, though a couple of other people turned up shortly. Not that many bird species, either. The water was quite choppy thanks to the wind, and there was just one Coot, a pair of Ruddy Ducks, a Barn Swallow, one Eared Grebe, two American Avocets, a Killdeer and a pair of Phalaropes. Franklin's Gulls were their usual noisy selves. Not a single White-faced Ibis to be seen, and only one or two Red-winged and Yellow-headed Blackbirds. When we had been on a road near the lake, we had seen a Black-crowned Night-Heron perched on a distant fence, being harassed by several smaller birds - Brown-headed Cowbirds? I was so happy to see the Heron, as I so rarely see them. We had also seen a shorebird in a field of stubble but I'm not sure what it was.
On our way home, we called in at the Saskatoon Farm and were just in time to order a meal before they closed at 4:00 pm.. A quick wander round gave me the chance to grab a shot or two of a very loud Rooster and the male Wild Turkey. My favourite kind of day, so thank you, Rachel, as always!!"
Early yesterday morning, 18 October 2014, I joined a group of friends for a few hours of birding. We started off at Frank Lake but didn't go to the blind/hide area at all, for safety reasons. We just drove along the short road that goes from half way down the east side of the lake to near the edge of the lake. The last half of this backroad is so very deeply rutted that it's impossible to drive, so we had to walk the last part. It's hunting season and we could hear the shots being fired. We were totally disgusted by the hundreds of empty shells that littered the ground!!! Too bad the hunters don't have such a huge sense of guilt at killing these beautiful birds, that they end up picking up their empty shells out of a sense of guilt and shame - yeah, right! This is my/our opinion only, of course!
From Frank Lake, we drove (carpooled) north to Carseland and stopped at the Reservoir, where we saw this beautiful Double-crested Cormorant with wings spread out to dry. Their wings are not waterproof, so they have to spend time drying them after being in the water. Also spotted a Loon way out in the water and several Grey Partridges on a distant slope.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Double-crested_Cormorant/id
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-crested_cormorant
The rest of the day was spent driving the backroads east of the city. We called in at Eagle Lake and another lake - I never drive to this whole area, so I'm not sure exactly where we went. Andrew's detailed list will provide me with answers and I will add it here when it is posted. He always does a superb job of his reports, as well as taking us all out on a very enjoyable day. Weather-wise, it couldn't have been more perfect. Thanks so much, Andrew!
Link to Andrew's very detailed account and list:
groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Albertabird/conversations/mes...
Actual account of the day:
"Fifteen participants set off on this trip. The weather was beautiful. The temperature rose from about 10 deg C to 20 deg C by the middle of the afternoon. Sunny all day. Generally light breezes but extremely windy at Chestermere Lake.
The original plan was to spend most of the day in the Frank Lake area. But I had not accounted for the impact of the hunting season. Under the auspices of the Alberta Conservation Association 17,000 pheasants are released at approximately 60 sites in Alberta during October. One of those sites (and the only one in its immediate area) is, of course, Frank Lake. The advertized release dates for Frank Lake are October 15 to November 12. So the scene at the parking area near the blind today featured far more vehicles than usual and many hunters with dogs, all wearing red fluorescent safety gear, and systematically moving to flush pheasants, and whistling as they went. So a couple of problems if you are birdwatching. First you sure need to have your own highly visible safety clothing, second the large number of hunters, dogs, and gunshots tends to scare off the birds. Just, to be clear, I recognize that the hunting community probably contributes much more to the upkeep of areas like Frank Lake then the birding community does. On my scouting trip yesterday I spent some time in fascinating and educational discussions with some of the hunters. But there are just some days when the two do not mix.
So we headed off down to the SE corner of Basin 2. No hunters in immediate evidence, but dozens of spent shotgun cartridges on the ground. We did see some duck hunters, who do not wear fluorescent safety gear, and heard several shotgun blasts. The hunters employed several decoys (both audible and visible), but they had little impact on
the majority of birds on the lake. The highlight here was three late Marsh Wrens found and photographed by Jan Roeseneder.
Next we headed to Carseland, spotting two Rough Legged Hawks en route. At Carseland we parked above the weir. The campsite is still closed but we could see several boats across at the boat launch area.
From there we went to the SW corner of Eagle Lake and had lunch. Looking further east we saw several hundred (at least) Greater White-fronted and Snow Geese, which appeared to have been flushed by some wind surfers. So we headed one RR east and went down to the lakeshore there. There were about four wind surfers having a great time, no geese in sight. The windsurfers only occupied a very small area of the lake. Ken Burton spotted a female White-winged Scoter flying across the lake.
Our next stop was Alkali Lake where we were hoping to see the large flock of Snow Geese reported yesterday by Bill Walker. We stopped at another slough about half a km short and saw a huge cloud of Snow Geese rising from Alkali Lake and flying away. As far as we could tell there were no blue geese and no Ross's Geese in the flock. They did not come
back! We went on to the lake anyway and saw the reason why. There were at least two hunters in and around the lake, who had presumably fired at the geese.
Our final stops were along the east side of Chestermere Lake. We were unsuccessful in locating the Red Throated Loon. We were the "other group of birders" that Mark Conboy mentioned the Little Gull sighting to. After meeting Mark we looked carefully at the the gulls, but could only identify Ring Billed, Franklin's and Bonaparte's. The wind at
Chestermere was really strong making solid ids challenging on many of the far off water birds.
Apart from the Great Horned Owls, Harriers and the Rough Legged Hawk, we did not see any raptors. And we did not see any of the 17,000 pheasants that are being released! This did spare us the ethical challenge of deciding whether or not they were countable. The closest we came was some Gray Partridges at Carseland.
However, a very enjoyable day. The complete checklists, which likely underestimate most of the waterfowl numbers, are summarized below.
Number of Checklists: 6
Number of Species: 49
Checklists included in this summary:
(1): Frank Lake--Basin 2 (Southeast Corner)
Date: Oct 18, 2014, 9:15 AM
(2): Carseland Weir
Date: Oct 18, 2014, 11:15 AM
(3): Blackie
Date: Oct 18, 2014, 10:45 AM
(4): Eagle Lake SW corner RR 250
Date: Oct 18, 2014, 12:20 PM
(5): Alkali Lake
Date: Oct 18, 2014, 2:20 PM
(6): Chestermere Lake
Date: Oct 18, 2014, 3:25 PM
750 Greater White-fronted Goose -- (4)
2750 Snow Goose -- (4),(5)
21 Canada Goose -- (1),(6)
4 Trumpeter Swan -- (1)
40 Tundra Swan -- (1),(4)
10 Trumpeter/Tundra Swan -- (5)
43 Gadwall -- (1),(2),(4),(5)
150 American Wigeon -- (1),(4),(5)
129 Mallard -- (1),(2),(4)
1 Blue-winged Teal -- (1)
11 Northern Shoveler -- (1),(4)
28 Northern Pintail -- (1),(4)
6 Green-winged Teal -- (5)
302 Canvasback -- (1),(4)
100 Redhead -- (1)
2 Ring-necked Duck -- (1)
32 Lesser Scaup -- (4),(5)
1 White-winged Scoter -- (4)
50 Bufflehead -- (4),(6)
55 Common Goldeneye -- (2),(4),(6)
1 Hooded Merganser -- (2)
82 Common Merganser -- (2),(6)
180 Ruddy Duck -- (1),(4)
15 Gray Partridge -- (2)
5 Common Loon -- (1),(2),(6)
4 Horned Grebe -- (1),(4)
6 Eared Grebe -- (1),(4)
9 Western Grebe -- (1),(6)
1 Double-crested Cormorant -- (2)
6 Great Blue Heron -- (2),(4)
3 Northern Harrier -- (1),(4)
1 Rough-legged Hawk -- (3)
350 American Coot -- (1),(4)
13 Killdeer -- (1)
1 Greater Yellowlegs -- (2)
3 Wilson's Snipe -- (1)
106 Bonaparte's Gull -- (1),(4),(6)
1 Franklin's Gull -- (6)
1333 Ring-billed Gull -- (2),(5),(6)
23 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) -- (1),(2)
2 Great Horned Owl -- (1)
13 Black-billed Magpie -- (1),(2),(5)
1 Common Raven -- (1)
3 Marsh Wren -- (1)
12 European Starling -- (1)
20 American Pipit -- (1)
13 Lapland Longspur -- (1),(5)
12 American Tree Sparrow -- (1)
10 House Sparrow -- (1)"
Andrew Hart, Calgary
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Not sure what I did in the last two or three days, but the very painful inflammation of the rotator cuffs in my shoulders is back in full force. I can barely lift my right arm even an inch, which makes it impossible to do most things, once again. All I can think of is that I went food shopping and finally bought a pack of bottled water (12 small bottles?), I had avoided doing this for months, because of the weight. I always like to have one pack in the house in case of "emergency". Hard to believe that just this one heavier thing would be enough to end me right back at the beginning with many months of healing ahead, though, but I can't think of anything else that might be the cause. Once the snow arrives, I'm not going to be able to clear the snow off my vehicle, which is one of my biggest concerns. Last winter, I had to stay home and miss so many things for the same reason. Argh!!!
Continuing to post a few photos from my archives until the next time I go for a drive, hopefully this coming week. I am adding the description that I wrote under a previously posted photo taken the same day.
"On 18 August 2019, I was fortunate enough to make a return visit to a wonderful farm, NW of the city. I left home a few minutes before 8:00 am and arrived back home at 8:00 pm, feeling totally tired out. This was partly because I had only had a couple of hours' sleep the night before, and because it took me two hours to get to the farm. This was the first time I had ever driven myself there, as we had carpooled on the previous two visits. After leaving the farm, I took some new back roads that had been recommended to me while I was at the farm; roads that I had never driven before. Beautiful scenery, and I discovered a rather nice old log cabin and two or three old rusty vehicles, including a beautiful big, blue bus. (Note: after looking more closely at this photo, I see a few patches of bright yellow paint, so maybe it was originally a yellow bus?). I am SO happy that I made myself do both drives. I had to do it, as this is an amazing farm, and I couldn't bear the thought of not visiting again.
This 53 acre farm, Akesi Farms, is a 90 minute drive from downtown Calgary and is near the town of Sundre. It belongs to Meghan Vesey and Kwesi Haizel. It is permaculture based with future crops of eggs, mushrooms, fruits and nuts! Hard to believe that this beautiful place has only belonged to this young, hardworking, enthusiastic couple since November 2014. A tremendous amount of work, thought and planning has already gone into adding to what was already there, with a 'little' help from family and friends.
Our visit coincided with Alberta Open Farms weekend, where about 100 farms were open to the public. Our Naturalist leader had arranged to take anyone interested in nature on a nature walk, at 10:00 am and 2:00 pm. A very interesting, short talk on the history of Bergen and the area around the farm was given by Marilyn Halvorson, who has lived in the area for many years. Three tables had also been set up - one had attractive barn quilts painted on wood (Jenni Weeks at N50 Barn Quilts). Another had knitted items and quilts from Irene Echlin. The third had produce such as jars of home-made marmalade (from Kettle Crossing Farm), and also green tomatoes which had been grown in a massive greenhouse near Olds. I discovered when I got home that eating just one tomato was not enough, they were so good. This is something I have been very impressed by ever since I first met Meghan and Kwesi. They are very community-minded, helping other farmers, which is so good to see.
We were also shown a small display of several edible mushroom species that are being grown on the farm, Some of them are also growing in a few places around the farm - Meghan's mother very kindly pulled a little cluster of three Wine Caps that were growing in the vegetable garden, for me to take home and try. Of course, I had to take a few photos last night, before I added them to a Spanish Omelette : )
Check out their mushroom business. They are selling mushroom spawn for if you want to grow your own. They also offer talks on how to do this.
Thank you so much, Meghan, Kwesi and Meghan's parents, for such a lovely day! Great to see new additions to the farm (well done, Kwesi!), as well as all the familiar things, including those beautiful dogs, Whiskey and Titan, and your chickens and geese. Too bad we missed the honey created in your beehives. I wish you all the very best - you deserve all the successes that come your way."
If you aren't bored enough by my vacation photos read this. Or read the typed version below (It's better.)
If you want a car in vegas, just 4 hours away, there is a city where nobody walks.
And they have a lot of cars.
And in Vegas you don't have to pay sales tax on a car purchased from a private party.
So, after some (months of) searching, I found one in Santa Barbara. A bunch of questions were asked and I arranged to go check it out.
It's a common thing to do. In fact, a co-worker was headed down to Beverly Hills to do the same thing. So we carpooled.
(This beats taking the "step above Greyhound" bus. But, that's another story.)
I got dropped off at LA's historic Union Station.
Remember the detective's office in Blade Runner.. "You know the score, Pal. If you ain't cops, you are little people!"
That's the place. It has a neat art deco interior. You can sit in the old chairs. The people are pretty cool.
The bathrooms are still kinda creepy. Covered with graffiti and scary guys going in. - It's on par for any public restroom in LA. But, no trouble was had.
Trains are an interesting thing. I'm going to do more of this. It's safe, cost effective, and a generally awesome way to travel.
You can bring food. Alcohol even.
There is no security checkpoint.
No boarding passes.
No getting there 2 hours ahead.
It shows up at a designated time. You get board. It leaves.
They don't mess around either. There is about a 10-15 minute window for all of this.
A guy will walk down the isle and check your ticket. Yon don't have to print it, you can use your phone
If you forgot it. I presume he throws you from the moving train.
It's low stress and people are in a pretty good mood. People talk. Have fun. Socialize. It's classier and less formal; if that makes any sense.
Its pretty smooth.
Nobody offers you drinks. You have to walk to the dining car to do that.
(Stepping in between train cars isn't as scary as movies make it out to be. But, it is still kinda fun.)
Expect adventure.
Seriously, it's a train.
What do you know about trains that doesn't involve adventure?
Has a train ride in a movie ever gone as planned?
Of course not. That's because these stories are all based in reality.
A guy in a conductor's hat that checks his watch a couple minutes before the train arrives?
Calling "All aboard?" - check
Person running down to watch his girlfriend leave?
A fancy dining car - With people drinking coffee and smoking big cigars? No cigars, but yea.
If you like graffiti, theres a ton of it in LA. Neat stuff too. I wish I could take photos, it just runs by so fast.
Having a bridge go out, having the train uncouple while cowboys make away with the loot, Or having James Bond run across the roof. (and duck when it goes into a tunnel) are pretty unlikely.
But, We did have to wait on a freight train that had a "bad car".
Apparently the brakes on these things are hydraulic, and if they lose pressure, the brakes apply themselves. (So, your chances of a being on runaway train are pretty slim) So, they had to check all 97 cars on the freight train before it could move.
I ended up getting to my destination an hour and a half late. Which worked out. (barely.) I'll admit, traveling all day to be stopped 20 mins from your destination is a bit frustrating. But, things worked out.
Without a hitch, the guy selling the car met me at the station. (A green car is easy to spot.) And I spent the next couple hours checking the car out.
In an very small world coincidence, my cousin Sean was in town for a funeral on his wife's side. I got to meet up and catch up with them for a bit. Which was good, I hadn't caught up with them since their wedding.
The trip was a lot of fun. Im going to have to do the train travel thing again. Driving is exhausting. Staring out the window - not so much.
Here's where commuters around Seattle live, and how tightly they pack into their ride share.
Companion maps like public and private transit, and commute times over at uxblog.idvsolutions.com
This and other ginormous map prints available at www.zazzle.com/idvswag
Stafford Associates, Dr. Eugene F. Stafford Building, is a Data Center and Office Building located on Long Island at 21 Bennetts Road in Setauket, New York. The facility incorporates many green features and anticipates a LEED Silver certification, LEED elements incorporated into the building include:
Preferred parking for hybrid vehicles & those carpooling – encourages use of these means of transportation which lowers greenhouse gas emissions
Rainwater collection for site irrigation – lowers the buildings demand for potable water
20% + of site left as open space – help maintain habitat for natural ecosystem
Cut off light fixtures – maintains dark sky
Waterless urinals, dual flush toilets & low flow fixtures – lowers buildings demand for potable water
Implementation of Construction Waste Management Plan – encourages the reuse & recycling of Construction waste & keeps useable material from the landfill
Use of SIPs (Structurally Insulated Panels) – tighter more efficient building envelope, lowers energy demand and associated pollution
Tighter building envelope and innovative building systems – approximate 30% less energy use and carbon footprint than typical building construction
Recycled content in building materials – reduces need for virgin materials and associated environmental costs
Local/regional content in building materials – supports local economy while reducing impact of transporting materials to the site
Low VOC materials – healthier indoor air for building occupants
CO2 monitoring – healthier indoor air for building occupants
The building itself is 30,000 sq. ft. and has many house like qualities to give clients, tenants and employees the sense that they are working with a family owned business. The building is adorned with rich earth tones throughout which can be found in the black marble steps with orange veins to the mahogany in the Stafford lobby, the deep brown accented carpets and natural wall coverings. Craftsmanship and high technology are infused throughout the building from the hand crafted railings in the center atriums to the Tier 3 Data Center that boasts concurrently maintainable site infrastructure guaranteeing 99.982% availability.
If you look hard enough, you can just see the Great Blue Heron's head. Posting this photo just for the record. I had been meaning to drive in this area the past two weeks, partly to see an old barn that I hadn't seen for a number of years, but I didn't get out there till yesterday, 22 April.
Thursday, 22 April 2021: our temperature is -2C (windchill -8C) at 3:30 pm. Sunrise is at 6:27 am, and sunset is at 8:43 pm. Winter is back -again. Overnight, we had a bit more snow and very strong wind. The latter played havoc on the repairs to the building, tugging at several loose pieces of whatever the material is, that is used to cover the outside walls before the new siding is installed. Also, a long piece of probably guttering was dangling from the roof, being blown like crazy against the building. I was concerned about my windows! Nothing I could do, but I did let someone know, who then contacted the repair company. Hopefully, some of the banging I heard today was because these things were being fixed.
Yesterday, 21 April 2021, I really wanted to get out for a few hours, knowing that snow was forecast for today and the coming weekend. I finally made myself drive somewhere that I hadn't been to for a few years, nervous though I was. The last time I went, we were carpooling. I drove various new roads in the whole area. Later, I decided to drive SE of the city to see if Frank Lake was as crowded as it was when I called in for a few minutes days ago. Luckily, there were far fewer people and I got a chance to actually see birds and take a few photos.
I was happy to see my first Yellow-headed Blackbird of this year. It moved in such a funny way, taking a couple of steps and then running a couple of steps, repeated over and over again. I wonder if they always do this. Maybe it was just the joy of being back, but it didn't seem to know which direction to dash to next.
I looked for American White Pelicans in the usual place, but none were to be seen. Then one suddenly flew from somewhere and landed almost out of sight across the lake. A short while later, it flew back, almost over my head and disappeared.
As usual, there were more than enough gulls of various species, noisy as ever. A few of them were flying and then either landing or swooping down to catch a Carp. Sometimes, a few people have been catching as many of these fish as possible, to remove them from the lake, as they are not a native species. I guess the gulls aren't fussy.
Needless to say, a few barns made my day complete. I was also thankful that no side effects from my second COVID jab showed up, other than a painful arm for two or three days.
Fortunate enough to get pointers from her character, Kristen Stewart was spotted carpooling with Joan Jett to rehearse for the upcoming film “The Runaways” on Monday (June 15).
Both sporting their jet-black hairdos, the “Twilight” actress and her rock n’ roll pal hopped out of a fancy black Cadillac and headed inside the studio for the day’s workload.
Unveiled at the 2000 Paris Motor Show, Osmose receives suitable equipment for urban traffic : on-board camera and radar, sliding side doors and pedestrian airbag. An assistance system for carpooling allows the meeting between car drivers and pedestrians. Osmose hybrid drive train reduces the polluting emissions and its solar air purification regenerate the air in the carrier and around the car.
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France
December 2017
These are such beautiful birds, usually looking very sleek. However, the windchill was something like -28C and when you sit still, you get cold, lol. At least, that's the way it works for humans. I finally made myself leave my computer yesterday morning and joined a handful of friends to go for a walk in Fish Creek Park. We met at Bow Valley Ranch and carpooled down the road to SIkome to search for the Great Horned Owls, which were nowhere to be found. Last year, after a devastating storm, many dozens of trees were destroyed in that area, and this unfortunately included the tree next to the owl's nesting tree. This means that there is no longer a close tree for when the owlets start learning to fly, so I have a feeling that they have moved. A pity, as last year's nesting tree was quite open (i.e. good for photographers). We then did a walk along the Bow River. By the Ranch, we saw 600+ of these gorgeous Bohemian Waxwings and I was lucky to manage to catch one sitting briefly on an open branch. The handful of shots I took of them in the Spruce trees came out very blurred and overexposed. No idea how I managed that, ha. Soon, the Bohemians will be gone and will be replaced by the Cedar Waxwings for the summer.
Green Your Commute Day May 17, 2013 NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation DEC , Environmental Facilities Corp. EFC, NYS Energy Research and Dev. Authority NYSERDA, NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation OPRHP, CTDA 625 Broadway, Albany, NY biking, canoeing, kayaking, walking, car pooling, bus
Green Your Commute Day May 17, 2013 NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation DEC , Environmental Facilities Corp. EFC, NYS Energy Research and Dev. Authority NYSERDA, NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation OPRHP, CTDA 625 Broadway, Albany, NY biking, canoeing, kayaking, walking, car pooling, bus
Hoochie Coo Moulin Revue at the Colliseum. Eventually I'll post a big photoset on the Facebook. I'm way backed up right now, though...
I dressed up in my suit and looked very dapper and carpooled with Cindy who looked stunning as per usual. I took a bunch of pictures. The word 'Fae' kept popping up in multiple contexts (La Fae Vert--the green fairy--being associated with absinthe; there was a girl in the audience who I chatted with whose stage name is Violet la Fae; later we went to the Jade Room for the going away party of one of Cindy's friends and the word popped up a third time for reasons that now escape me).
This particular performer is named Meg-a-legs. She did some really awesome stuff on the lyra, and she did it while wearing a shiny green bodysuit.
Shobhit had a candidate forum to attend in the afternoon, actually left at 3:00 before it even ended, encountered traffic so heavy that it took him two hours to drive the thirty miles to the Mukilteo ferry terminal, and encountered a line of cars waiting that was a mile and a half long. He wasn't going to get over to Whidbey Island today after all.
Amanda, who had driven Noah and Benny and me out there, had already left for the ferry, when I still thought Shobhit would make it. I then asked if I could catch a ride with Steven and his husband David, with whom Cathryn had carpooled, to the ferry terminal. We were cutting it super close to the 4:35 ferry, panicked briefly when we saw it pulling away, then discovered that was actually the previous boat and they were all running 15-20 minutes behind.
Shobhit waiting for me on the Mukilteo side. And I got a ride in an electric vehicle for the first time. I thought that was a fucking big screen for someone's dashboard, but I later realized that it's probably better for a driver than trying find smaller detail on, say, a phone screen.
Riding in this car made me feel a little like I had been zipped into the future, like one of the scenes near the end of the 2001 Spielberg movie A.I..
In Nanton, a local law firm had a water and wastewater service connection installed at the old Mosquito Creek Trading Post property, ready for moving the firm into the property early in 2022. Renovations were made inside and out. Sadly, the totem pole was removed.
"On 30 May 2017, I was out for the day south of the city with my Daughter (a belated day out for my birthday and Mother's Day), to Nanton and a few roads nearby, then making our way north to Frank Lake and finally ending up at the Saskatoon Farm.
It takes about 45 minutes to drive south to the town of Nanton. Though I had been quite a few times over the years when carpooling with various friends, I had never driven quite that far south and through the town myself. My daughter wanted to walk round two or three of the antique shops there and we both wanted to take a few photos of the grain elevators.
Once that was all done, we drove westwards from the town. Though the scenery is beautiful, we did not enjoy being on a main road with no shoulder to pull over to. We did stop once in a small pull-off, to get a few scenic shots. This was where we saw the metal cut-out of a cowboy riding his horse, with a real, live bird perched on top of his hat.
We decided to turn around and cross over to the other side of the main highway (#2) and drive north to Frank Lake, hoping to find a few things to photograph along the backroads. A barn or two and a few distant birds were enough to make the drive worthwhile.
Frank Lake was deserted when we arrived there, though a couple of other people turned up shortly. Not that many bird species, either. The water was quite choppy thanks to the wind, and there was just one Coot, a pair of Ruddy Ducks, a Barn Swallow, one Eared Grebe, two American Avocets, a Killdeer and a pair of Phalaropes. Franklin's Gulls were their usual noisy selves. Not a single White-faced Ibis to be seen, and only one or two Red-winged and Yellow-headed Blackbirds. When we had been on a road near the lake, we had seen a Black-crowned Night-Heron perched on a distant fence, being harassed by several smaller birds - Brown-headed Cowbirds? I was so happy to see the Heron, as I so rarely see them. We had also seen a shorebird in a field of stubble, but I'm not sure what it was.
On our way home, we called in at the Saskatoon Farm and were just in time to order a meal before they closed at 4:00 pm.. A quick wander round gave me the chance to grab a shot or two of a very loud Rooster and the male Wild Turkey. My favourite kind of day, so thank you, Rachel, as always!!"
Traveling over the Benicia-Martinez Bridge. I was carpooling with my sister and her fam. We were on the long road trip back home after coming from our family camping trip up at Wench Creek Campground. Wish our camping trip was longer. Anyway, 'til next time... (Monday afternoon, August 22, 2022)
I started a long day with a real short night of sleep. Made it into the office around 9am. I carpooled in with Nuno side I was leaving straight to the airport from the office at the end of the day. (Just realized we have free wifi in the hotel room!)
The day was pretty typical. We did our Monday meeting today (Tuesday) and went over a good amount of stuff. Tied up some loose ends to prepare for being gone the rest of the week. Quiznos lunch and joked about getting extra so I would have a good dinner later. I didn't. We headed out from the office about 4:30. Around 4:15 I realized I had no headphones for any of the digital music devices I own and was bumming. I was able to get Bauer to hit Best Buy on the way and ran in real quick and grabbed what ever looked good.
As we left the office I noticed Bauers thermostat was flashing and commented on it. At first he thought it was nothing. When we finally get on the road, we had to quickly pull off cause we were over heating. Quick gas station stop, water, an extra gallon and some just in case phone calls for a ride was made. If we turned back we would miss our flight so we had to go for it. Things cooled back down, but a missed exit and a loop around full of traffic had us over heating again. We stopped again real quick and topped the fluids off, this time it didn't look as good. Time was getting close, we were getting nervous.
Eventually we got to Jim's wife's parking lot near the airport. Chris, Richard and myself hop on a shuttle. The driver of the shuttle asked why Bauer wasn't joining us and we said he was going to catch the next one. The dude kept going on and on about how we couldn't take the shuttle if we weren't this or that. We told him that Jim and a pass for the lot and it was fine. He asked if Jim worked there, we said yes. You would think this was the end of the story. It wasn't.
When we got to the terminal we go to get off and the guy starts back up. Chris stops to talk to the guy and the dude is being a fucking dick. Chris told him to fuck off and we went to check in. Fuck that guy.
We checked in, Bauer right behind us. We get through security smooth and decide to chance it on getting dinner since we were all starving. We hit Chili's and cross our fingers it would be fast. After super unhealthy food and pushing it on the count we pay just in time to catch the plane.
Pretty smooth cramped flight. I was hoping to sleep but it didn't work out. We made it into Austin just before 12am. The above photo is of Chris, Jim and Richard walking through the Austin Airport, which was pretty cool.
We needed to rush to make it to the rental car counter in time. JC was there chilling and waiting for us. He had landed about an hour and a half before us. We made it and upgraded our vehicle, a Hyundai Sonata is supposed to be a full sized car and we were five people now. New vehicle, Kia Sodona, pretty nice. We set off for the hotel and got checked in. We have a 6:45am (4:45 Cali Time) wake up call. Man, I thought today was gonna hurt, it really wasn't bad, tomorrow is going to be an interesting one.
bdubblevision was here.
Sunday, 3 March 2024: our temperature around 10:30 pm is -18°C (FEELS LIKE -23°C). Sunrise was at 7:15 am and sunset will be at 6:20 p m. The last three days, we have been back to winter, with several inches of new snow. This coming week looks like it will slowly get less frigid.
I am continuing to add photos from my archives, with these five images all taken on 30 May 2017, during a day's drive with my daughter. This Seed Cleaning Plant stands near the three old grain elevators.
"On 30 May 2017, I was out for the day south of the city with my Daughter (a belated day out for my birthday and Mother's Day), to Nanton and a few roads nearby, then making our way north to Frank Lake and finally ending up at the Saskatoon Farm.
It takes about 45 minutes to drive south to the town of Nanton. Though I had been quite a few times over the years when carpooling with various friends, I had never driven quite that far south and through the town myself. My daughter wanted to walk round two or three of the antique shops there and we both wanted to take a few photos of the grain elevators.
Once that was all done, we drove westwards from the town. Though the scenery is beautiful, we did not enjoy being on a main road with no shoulder to pull over to. We did stop once in a small pull-off, to get a few scenic shots. This was where we saw the metal cut-out of a cowboy riding his horse, with a real, live bird perched on top of his hat.
We decided to turn around and cross over to the other side of the main highway (#2) and drive north to Frank Lake, hoping to find a few things to photograph along the backroads. A barn or two and a few distant birds were enough to make the drive worthwhile.
Frank Lake was deserted when we arrived there, though a couple of other people turned up shortly. Not that many bird species, either. The water was quite choppy thanks to the wind, and there was just one Coot, a pair of Ruddy Ducks, a Barn Swallow, one Eared Grebe, two American Avocets, a Killdeer and a pair of Phalaropes. Franklin's Gulls were their usual noisy selves. Not a single White-faced Ibis to be seen, and only one or two Red-winged and Yellow-headed Blackbirds. When we had been on a road near the lake, we had seen a Black-crowned Night-Heron perched on a distant fence, being harassed by several smaller birds - Brown-headed Cowbirds? I was so happy to see the Heron, as I so rarely see them. We had also seen a shorebird in a field of stubble, but I'm not sure what it was.
On our way home, we called in at the Saskatoon Farm and were just in time to order a meal before they closed at 4:00 pm.. A quick wander round gave me the chance to grab a shot or two of a very loud Rooster and the male Wild Turkey. My favourite kind of day, so thank you, Rachel, as always!!"
These photos are being uploaded for the visitors to the St. Mary's Academy set.
The Principal during the early 60's.
This photo was taken when Sister Raphael no longer lived at St. Mary's. She was actually known as "Mother" Raphael in this photo. My class went on a field trip to the "Consolata Father's" Estate in Trenton, NJ, where Sister,...Ahem, "Mother" Raphael lived.
Kids on the side (day students): Mary Ellen Nemeth; behind her, Damian Ayers (he had a brother named Brian); George Huss behind Damian (George carpooled with Maria Alonso every day) and Scott Fox peeking out from behind Sr. Raphael.
2017-10-20 The Palest of Green Pink and Mauve Camayuhs Marzena Abrahamik Cole Lu Heidi Norton Hannah Tarr
Did you see the eclipse? Did you think it was rad? Did you cry? Did you hug all the humans? Did you get that feeling that you are part of something greater than yourself?
The work presented in the group exhibition, The Palest of Green Pink and Mauve, addresses that feeling as well as the desire for human connection.
Street parking. Carpooling is encouraged.
If you are unable to attend the opening, please e-mail info@camayuhs.com to schedule an appointment to view the exhibition.
Marzena Abrahamik received her BA from Loyola University in 2002 and her MFA from Yale University in 2013. Her recent solo exhibitions include presentations at Johalla Projects, Chicago (2017, 2015), the Gallery of Classic Photography, Moscow (2013), and the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Boone, North Carolina (2012). Group exhibition highlights include Whitney Houston Biennial, New York (2017), the Silver Eye Center for Photography, Pittsburgh (2016), Weinberg/Newton Gallery, Chicago (2016), Soccer Club Club, Chicago (2016), Sushi Bar, New York (2014), the International Photography Festival, Tel-Aviv (2014), and Aperture, New York (2013). Her work is included in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago and Haas Family Art Library at Yale University.
Cole Lu is a New York-based artist and curator.Her work has been included in Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts (Omaha, NE), Pulitzer Arts Foundation (St. Louis, MO), Art Basel Miami Satellite Art Show (Miami Beach, FL), Vox Populi (Philadelphia, PA), The Wassaic Project (Wassaic, NY), Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (Grand Rapids, MI), The Luminary (St. Louis, MO), Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (Los Angeles, CA), Roman Susan (Chicago, IL), fort gondo compound for the arts (St. Louis, MO), CENTRAL BOOKING ARTSPACE (New York, NY), K-Gold Temporary Gallery (Lesvos Island, Greece) and Invisible Space (Taipei, Taiwan). Her Risograph publication, SMELLS LIKE CONTENT is in the Artist book collection of the MoMA Museum of Modern Art Library (New York, NY).
Heidi Norton was born in Baltimore and is currently based in N ew York. She received her MFA (2002) from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, is professor at the International School of Photography. She has had solo exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Elmhurst Art Museum, Northeastern Illinois University, among others. Selected group exhibitions include Contemporary Museum Baltimore, Chicago Cultural Center, Gallery 400 University of Illinois Chicago, La Box Gallery National School of Art France, The Knitting Factory NY and Regina Rex NY . Norton's works and writings have been published in Art21, BOMB magazine and Journal for Artistic Research. Forthcoming projects include an essay in Why Look at Pants, ed. Giovanni Aloi and Michael Marder and co curation of "Vegetal Self Expression" , 2018.
Hannah Tarr lives and works in Atlanta, Georgia. She received her BFA in Painting from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2011 where she was awarded a residency to the Ox-Bow School of Art and Artists Residency (Saugatuck, MI) and the Florence Leif Award for Painters. Her work has been shown at Roots and Culture (Chicago), MOCA GA (Atlanta), Loyal Gallery (Stockholm), and Poem88 (Atlanta).
Camayuhs is an artist run, diy exhibition space located in the Peachtree Hills neighborhood of Atlanta, GA. Programming aims to highlight emerging and mid-career artists via presentations of group and two person exhibitions.
I am in a season of life where I spend a considerable amount of time in my car. Between pickups and drop-offs, carpooling, and running errands, this is where you will usually find me.
Finding the beauty in the simplicity of a black and white capture.
Yesterday, 25 August 2019, was such an enjoyable, special day, spent with friends. My photos are downloaded, but I haven't had a chance to do anything with them yet. Wild mushrooms galore : ) I even got the chance to check off something that had been on my mental Bucket List for decades, lol. So, this morning, I have added another 6 images from our wonderful visit to Akesi Farms on 18 August.
Eight days ago, on 18 August 2019, I was fortunate enough to make a return visit to a wonderful farm, NW of the city. I left home a few minutes before 8:00 am and arrived back home at 8:00 pm, feeling totally tired out. This was partly because I had only had a couple of hours' sleep the night before, and because it took me two hours to get to the farm. This was the first time I had ever driven myself there, as we had carpooled on the previous two visits. To say the least, I was not at all impressed to see the Maintenance light on my car dashboard come on before I had even left Calgary! After leaving the farm, I took some back roads that had been recommended to me while I was at the farm; roads that I had never driven before. Beautiful scenery, and I discovered a rather nice old log cabin and two or three old rusty vehicles, including a beautiful big, blue bus. I am SO happy that I made myself do both drives. I had to do it, as this is an amazing farm, and I couldn't bear the thought of not visiting again.
This 53 acre farm, Akesi Farms, is a 90 minute drive from downtown Calgary and is near the town of Sundre. It belongs to Meghan Vesey and Kwesi Haizel. It is permaculture based with future crops of eggs, mushrooms, fruits and nuts! Hard to believe that this beautiful place has only belonged to this young, hardworking, enthusiastic couple since November 2014. A tremendous amount of work, thought and planning has already gone into adding to what was already there, with a 'little' help from family and friends.
Below is the link to a video about Meghan and Kwesi and the farm, by The Redneck Gourmet Show, 23 March 2017. The video was taken in winter - in summer, the farm is a mass of colour!
Our visit coincided with Alberta Open Farms weekend, where about 100 farms were open to the public. Our Naturalist leader had arranged to take anyone interested in nature on a nature walk, at 10:00 am and 2:00 pm. A very interesting, short talk on the history of Bergen and the area around the farm was given by Marilyn Halvorson, who has lived in the area for many years. Three tables had also been set up - one had attractive barn quilts painted on wood (Jenni Weeks at N50 Barn Quilts). Another had knitted items and quilts from Irene Echlin. The third had produce such as jars of home-made marmalade (from Kettle Crossing Farm), and also green tomatoes which had been grown in a massive greenhouse near Olds. I discovered when I got home that eating just one tomato at a time was not enough, they were so good. This is something I have been very impressed by ever since I first met Meghan and Kwesi. They are very community-minded, helping other farmers, which is so good to see.
We were also shown a small display of several edible mushroom species that are being grown on the farm, Some of them are also growing in a few places around the farm - Meghan's mother very kindly pulled a little cluster of three Wine Caps that were growing in the vegetable garden, for me to take home and try. Of course, I had to take a few photos the other night, before I added them to a Spanish Omelette : )
Check out their mushroom business. They are selling mushroom spawn for if you want to grow your own. They also offer talks on how to do this. The Fante word "Akuafo" means farmer.
Thank you so much, Meghan, Kwesi and Meghan's parents, for such a lovely day! Great to see new additions to the farm (well done, Kwesi!), as well as all the familiar things, including those beautiful dogs, Whiskey (male Border Collie/Great Pyrenees cross) and Titan (male Great Pyrenees), and your chickens and geese. Too bad we missed the honey created in your beehives. I wish you all the very best - you deserve all the successes that come your way.