An old abandoned church off the road leading to Etzicom in Alberta. It looks like patches of water around the church, its actually frozen patches of ice, so I did not venture around to the back to take photos from behind.
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- msdewberry
- I am a married woman with children out of the home now developing my own interests, hobbies making my way through the heat of the experiences and days of my life. (Click on pictures to enlarge.)
Showing posts with label Skywatch Friday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Skywatch Friday. Show all posts
Friday, February 21, 2014
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Finally, a Storm!
We are located in an area of Alberta right now that is famous for its fast and furious storms, so needless to say we have been waiting and waiting for one to show up. Finally we were rewarded! It was amazing how this storm blew in in about ten minutes time, chilled the air and darkened the skies, winds blew like crazy, and hail and snow fell. At the peak of the storm we were rewarded with one big flash of lightning and a crack of thunder so loud and powerful that it shook the house and rattled the china in the cabinet. I've never heard a crack of thunder that loud!
I ran out the front door to snap a few pictures, and almost got blown off my feet with the force of the wind. Two big tumbleweeds rolled down the street so fast I never managed to catch a photo of them. The clouds went from white and puffy, to grey and ominous, to black.
Some other brave souls out on the street checking out the incoming storm.
When the hail started it dropped pea size hail balls and they came down almost sideways.
My hubby and I were so excited to see our first storm, we were running back and forth between the front door and the back door to try and see as much of it as we could. My sister, who lives here and has seen many a storm just shook her head at our little back and forth frenzy to take it all in! It's not new when you have seen lots of storms.
A half hour after the storm started it moved on. We only had that one crack of thunder, and it was gone. Now I am waiting again for storm number 2!!!
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Deer Me # 2
Another beautiful blue sky day on the Prairie. I have never seen so many deer in one spot before. These are drive by shots of a herd of deer we encountered on a drive back to Medicine Hat.
Herds of Deer in the farmer's fields.
The other side of the road!
Friday, March 29, 2013
Stormy Skies!
Us girls took a trip yesterday down to Lethbridge for a bit of shopping, dining, and girl time. Our trip back home at the end of the day was a sky full of dramatic clouds and colours and Rainbows.
Just a hint of a rainbow in the distance. By the time I dug my camera out of the bag it was starting to fade. I thought maybe I had missed it but it only got better as the miles went by.
We saw flocks and flocks of birds flying across the sky in front of the advancing storm. You can see a V of birds above the red and white sign. Just one of many flocks.
The sky is so huge in this country! I can't get over the vastness of it.
You would think that having lived in B.C. where it rains all the time, that one would get to see Rainbows more often. Truth is we hardly saw one at all. That is because you need the sun to shine at the same time as it rains, and while it rained a lot it was hardly ever sunny at the same time, hence, no rainbows to see.
I have been in Alberta for two months and just yesterday saw my first Rainbow!! How gorgeous and beautiful is that!!!
I love the colours of the stormy clouds. You can't paint that colour!!
A Grain Elevator ahead on the side of the road.
One end of the Rainbow!
My camera did not do justice to the sunset that was happening behind us seen through the side rear mirror. The sky was a blaze of yellow,orange and reds.
Friday, March 15, 2013
Calgary Reflections
I went on a short road trip with my daughter to Calgary, Alberta for her eye appointment.
We had been worried about the weather conditions for the day we left because it had snowed quite heavily a couple days before we had to go.
It ended up to be a very nice day, cold though but no snow fell for our trip. The skies were quite grey and heavy when we left for Calgary, but the closer we got the better the weather was.
We had to go right into downtown Calgary amongst all the highrises and narrow busy streets typical of the inner city. We parked and walked the short distance to the building she had to go to for her appointment. These were the towering structures we walked by.
Some of the construction taking place in the downtown area.
I loved the reflections of other buildings and the sky in the windows of the highrises.
The sun shining in the glass panes.
This huge sculpture was in the front of one of the buildings receiving a facelift!
I took all these photos with my little Sony point and shoot, and really wished I had my Nikon to try and do these a bit more justice! Capture the hugeness of these buildings!
A couple of places we traveled through gave me a bit of a feeling of claustrophobia for their sheer size!
Gorgeous Architecture!
All these photos are SOOC, straight out of the camera!
Friday, March 1, 2013
On the Road to Elkwater
One of my must see places in Alberta is this little farmhouse,schoolhouse. I have never been to see it in the winter, up until now. I have a few pictures on the blog of this in the middle of Summer though. In the summer I have been known to climb through the barbed wire fences and get closer to take photos at different angles!! Not this time though. We parked on the side of the gravel road to take these pictures. The snow has drifted up against the fence quite deeply in spots, and even though we did try to open up the small gate which was frozen shut, we didn't get through the fence.
We had to use our four wheel drive to get off the side of the road!
You can see the building from a long ways away when you are driving down the highway. You have to turn off the main road and travel up a gravel road to get to where it is located. I don't know why I like this little schoolhouse so much, I think it might be just wondering about its history and the stories its four walls could tell!
The view from the top of the hill that this little Schoolhouse is located on is awesome. Rolling hills all around, big sky country! In the summer herds of cattle can be seen in the fields below and the colors are green and gorgeous.
One of the windows have been broken and removed the entire time I have seen this building. I looked into the window last time I was here, and all that is in the building is a thick layer of dirt on the ground. I'm lucky it wasn't home to something scary!
My hubby and I have been in Alberta for a month now, and most days are bright and sunny like today. Blue skies and sunshine are the norm!!
A view of the road just leading away from the schoolhouse.
I am loving exploring this country we are in. Alberta is a beautiful province, huge skies and bright sunny days.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Roadtrip Part 3
Along the #1 Highway outside of Banff, Alberta, we saw these twin tunnels built over the road at regular intervals down the highway. These are walkways over the highway for wild animals to traverse from one side of the highway to the other side without being hit by vehicles and they make the roads safer for them and for the vehicles and people who travel the roads.
They are completely fenced in so that the path they take from one side of the road to the other is clear for them and safe to walk over. Fences along the side of the highway are also constructed to keep the animals away from the roads.
These photos were taken on our recent roadtrip from B.C. to Alberta to visit family.
They also make a pretty good frame for taking a photo through!
The skies were partly cloudy and the further we got into Alberta the more the skies got blue. We left the cloudy skies behind in B.C.!
And since being here in Alberta I have found a lot of things that bring me joy.
Visiting my family
Seeing my kids
Walks in beautiful parks
Blue skies
Not a drop of rain
Blue skies!
Crisp clear sunny bright days.
Yummy food, probably too much yummy food!
Sleeping in every day
Coffee, Coffee Coffee.
Meeting some new people
And....
I'm trying to be grateful to the police officer who gave me a ticket for a burned out headlight!!
Friday, February 1, 2013
Roadtrip part 2
These photos were taken this week on our road trip to Alberta from our home in Western B.C. They were taken out the car window while travelling 50 miles an hour down the road and all are straight out of the camera. No opportunity to straighten that crooked horizon!
I had to duck and dodge my Hubby while he was driving and try not to distract his concentration on the road. The roads were slushy and slippery with built up compact snow patches so he needed to keep his focus on the road!
It was a cloudy day and occasional snowflakes coming down.
The water was still and calm, making the reflections in the lake almost mirror-like.
This area is between Salmon Arm and Sicamous in the interior of B.C.
We arrived safely at our destination and I have a lot more pictures to show over the next few days. Who knows, maybe seeing some of these photos will make you put visiting B.C. one of the things to do on your bucket list!!!
It is a gorgeous country!
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