Canola

This is the first field of canola I've seen blooming this season.  Always a cheery sight.

Photographed near Woolchester, Alberta on July 6, 2024.

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The prickly pear cacti were putting on quite a show on the south facing hillsides this year.  We had some rain this spring so they were all plump and blooming their hearts out.

Of course the best shows are on rather steep hillsides so getting to them is one thing, staying upright and not sliding down the hill while taking photographs on the sandy slopes is another.

I took a slightly different path on the way back to the truck and was rewarded with this little pincushion cactus blooming brightly.  

Photographed in Medicine Hat, Alberta on June 22, 2024.