A few weeks ago, I ventured out early for some sunrise photos in the company of friend and neighbour, Stewart Hamilton. We traveled eastward and noted that there were patches of ground fog, something that always contributes nicely to a photograph. We were close to Mount Yamnuska and chose it as our destination, believing we…
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Last Night’s Amazing Sunset
A week has passed since the ending of Canmore’s Great Flood of 2013. The weather is still a little unsettled, producing some beautiful sunrises and sunsets. I returned home last evening at close to 10:00 PM and knew I had to photograph the sunset. I’m including two photographs taken from our rear deck, looking down…
Memories of Ireland
Today, I’ll sum up our recent trip to Ireland with a series of photographs taken at several locations we visited. We covered a lot of ground in the 10 days we were there, from the northeast corner of Northern Ireland to the Dingle Peninsula in the southwest corner of the Republic of Ireland. Our bus covered just…
Powerscourt Gardens
Powerscourt Gardens in County Wicklow is one of the most beautiful gardens in Ireland! We were fortunate to visit them in the course of our time spent in Dublin. Powerscourt is a large country estate which is noted for its house as well as its landscaped gardens, today occupying 19 hectares (47 acres). The house, originally a 13th-century…
After the Storm
As you are no doubt aware, southern Alberta has been deluged with rain this past week, leading to unprecedented flooding. Canmore was not spared and parts of the town suffered serious damage. The rain began onWednesday night, June 19 and continued to fall heavily until Friday afternoon, June 21. During this time we received over…