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When we were exploring and botanizing the beautiful acreage (south west of Calgary and west of Millarville) belonging to Janel Butler and her family four days ago, this teeny shell was noticed on the ground. It was temporarily placed on our botany list, and then returned to its original place. (Not my handwriting, by the way, ha).
I am absolutely dead beat - and my feet are killing me and my hips are complaining that they were forced to climb a very steep hillside covered in very slippery grass, as part of our hike today, LOL! I left home at 7:30 a.m. and got home this evening around 9:00 p.m. Apart from three of us stopping to have some supper on the way home, we have been out walking the rolling prairie grasslands south west of the city, west of Nanton, hour after hour after hour ; ) We record every plant we come across, every bird, animal, insect, etc.. Every time we go out to botanize someone's acreage or do a botanizing hike in the foothills or mountains, it's a wonderful win/win situation. We get the amazing chance to see new places and new things, and the ranch/acreage owners are given a complete list of our findings. Not too warm today but dreadfully windy. I almost dread taking a look at my photos in case none of them are sharp enough. Photographing wildflowers in strong winds really doesn't work, LOL.
We have some mirrors in our garden in an attempt to prevent the numerous neighbourly cats from visiting (mirrors seem to work quite well FYI!).
Yesterday while in the garden I noticed this empty and rather tatty snail shell in front of one of the mirrors and just had to reach for my camera. The mirror is quite dirty from the rain, but for some reason I like the effect.
Initially I wasn't going to bother uploading this shot but then I thought that if I don't upload it what was the point in taking it in the first place. I think it's important to take photos for yourself and put them out there regardless of how you believe others may view your work. :)
Shot on Nikon 1 V1, 1 Nikkor 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6 & Marumi DHG200 +5
My Nikon 1 Nikkor VR 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6 Review:
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Venus Comb Shell. So called because the god Venus supposedly used it to comb her hair. These ancient people will believe anything :-)
The shell of the giant triton (Charonia tritonis), which lives in the Indo-Pacific faunal zone, can grow to over half a metre (20 inches) in length.
Macro uploaded for alphabet challenge of 2014. Used my x-e1 with macro lens rather than the dslr. Touch of lens flare. Never mind.
Wisdom cries out to all who will hear
and she cries out particularly to the little,
to the ignorant and the helpless.
------Thomas Merton
Southern apple snail shells left behind by limpkins, which are birds who specialize in eating apple snails. Until just a few years ago, apple snails - and limpkins - were found only in Florida. Now, in 2026, both are in all the states that ring the Gulf of Mexico.
These beautiful shells were all over the place, most inhabited by hermit crabs. When you get down and really look at what you are stepping over it can be pretty amazing.
The rule is, if you watch any TV that's not at a normal "wind-down" time, you have to be off your ass and moving.
Looks like I'm personally assembling the dossier he'll take to his future shrink.
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