Sun Bath

A prairie rattler enjoying a sunbath.

I have had a few startling encounters with them over the years but...

They won't hurt you in any significant way so, please don't hurt them or run them over.  They deserve a long and full life too.  

Photographed near Mayfield Cemetery in Saskatchewan on July 14, 2020.

Pink and Yellow

Pink vetch and yellow clover in a green pasture against a sky of blue.  Something I look forward to every summer...simple pleasures.

Photographed near Tothill, Alberta on July 6, 2024.

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.