Saturday, April 10, 2010

"Sweet-Clover (Melilotus Officinalis)" - Photo of the Day - April 10th, 2010



Sweet-Clover (Melilotus Officinalis) - Photo of the Day - April 10th, 2010
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"Sweet-Clover (Melilotus Officinalis)"

A patch of yellow sweet clover flowers growing beside a path in the shadow of the High Level Bridge in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

The High Level Bridge crossing the Oldman river in Lethbridge, Alberta is Canada’s longest rail structure. This year marks it’s 100th anniversary.

Yellow Sweet Clover (Melilotus officinalis), also known as Yellow Melilot or Common Melilot is a perennial or biennial species of legume of in the family Fabaceae, native to Eurasia and introduced in North America, Africa and Australia.
The flowers of the yellow sweet clover grow on long narrow racemes, stem-like structures which arise from the leaf axils, or the connection where the leaves and stem join. The finely toothed pinnate leaflets grow alternately in threes along the stem. Each flower is about 1/3” long and has a tendency to droop downward from the raceme, although curving upward toward its tip.

This plant is often underseeded with wheat or oats and ends up getting cut for feed. It is considered a toxic plant because when cut for feed, molding usually occurs because of the succulent stems. The molds can metabolize coumarin which is hydrolyzed from a plant glycoside. Dicoumarol is produced, which is toxic to animals.


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"Waiting for Dinner" - Project 365 - Day 100 of 365



Waiting for Dinner - Project 365 - Day 100 of 365
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"Waiting for Dinner"

Day 100 of 365

One of the best parts of dinner at Montana's... the crayons!

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"Disappearing Crowsnest" - Photo of the Day - April 9th, 2010



Disappearing Crowsnest - Photo of the Day - April 9th, 2010
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"Disappearing Crowsnest"

A huge stack of timber from lodgepole pines that have been cut to stop the spread of the mountain pine beetle sits on the slope at the base of the landmark Crowsnest mountain, whose peak is hidden in dense cloud cover.

Captured from a logging road branching off Allison Creek Road in the Crowsnest Pass, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.
Taken with a Canon Rebel XSi using an 18-55mm lens.

Unusual hot, dry summers and mild winters in central British Columbia during the last few years, along with forests filled with mature lodgepole pine, have lead to an epidemic among mountain pine beetle populations. To date, beetles have destroyed millions of lodgepole pine in BC, and has begun spreading to Alberta.

Left unchecked, mountain pine beetle could devastate Alberta’s pine forests and spread eastward across Canada’s boreal region. Outbreaks can destroy thousands of hectares of mature pine forest in just a few years.

One of the strategies being implemented by the Alberta government to hinder the spread of this voracious is to selectively harvest stands of high risk timber, encouraging a more natural diversity of tree ages that will be more resilient to threats from destructive insects, disease and wildfire.

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"Urban Sunset" - Project 365 - Day 99 of 365



Urban Sunset - Project 365 - Day 99 of 365
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"Urban Sunset"

Day 99 of 365

Street-lights are silouetted by the glorious light of the setting sun as it colours the sky in a rainbow of colours.

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Friday, April 9, 2010

"Sunny Break" - Photo of the Day - April 8th, 2010



Sunny Break - Photo of the Day - April 8th, 2010
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"Sunny Break"

The sun cresting over the Rocky Mountains shines through a break in the clouds and creates a bright flare of light across the valley.

Taken just north of Waterton Lakes National Park in southern Alberta, Canada, where the grasslands of the Canadian prairies abruptly meet the Rockies.

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"Magpie in a Tree" - Project 365 - Day 98 of 365



Magpie in a Tree - Project 365 - Day 98 of 365
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"Magpie in a Tree"

Day 98 of 365

A magpie perches amid the branches of a cottonwood tree.

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Wednesday, April 7, 2010

"Proud Chestnut" - Photo of the Day - April 7th, 2010



Proud Chestnut - Photo of the Day - April 7th, 2010
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"Proud Chestnut"

A chestnut mare proudly tosses her head as she walks next to a barb-wire fence on a ranch in the wide, open prairie landscape of southern Alberta.

Captured near Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

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"The Path" - Project 365 - Day 97 of 365



The Path - Project 365 - Day 97 of 365
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"The Path"

Day 97 of 365

A path through the cottonwood trees along the bank of the Old Man River.

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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

"Crystal Falls" - Photo of the Day - April 6th, 2010



Crystal Falls - Photo of the Day - April 6th, 2010
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"Crystal Falls"

A portion of the cascading Crystal Falls in Kinsmen Park (a regional conservation area) just north of Sault St. Marie, Ontario, Canada. The falls twist too much to fit the full series of cascades in frame, but the site (and sight) is extraordinary, with a series of trails and lookouts to vantages along the side of the waterfalls.


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"Sunset Through the Trees" - Project 365 - Day 96 of 365



Sunset Through the Trees - Project 365 - Day 96 of 365
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"Sunset Through the Trees"

Day 96 of 365

The sun shines through the branches of a tree as it sets, silhouetting the tree in dark shadows.

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Monday, April 5, 2010

""White Tail on the Run" - Photo of the Day - April 5th, 2010



White Tail on the Run - Photo of the Day - April 5th, 2010
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"White Tail on the Run"

A white-tailed deer doe starts to trot into the shelter of a wall of trees and brush at the forests edge.

Captured near Twin Butte, in southern Alberta, Canada.


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"Sleepy Kitty" - Project 365 - Day 95 of 365



Sleepy Kitty - Project 365 - Day 95 of 365
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"Sleepy Kitty"

Day 95 of 365

My white cat has simply given up and gone to sleep, despite the fact that my black cat is lying on top of him.

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Sunday, April 4, 2010

"Bunny" - Photo of the Day - Easter, April 4th, 2010



Bunny - Photo of the Day - Easter, April 4th, 2010
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"Bunny"

A White-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii) hiding amidst tall dry grass.

Captured in Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park in the prairies of southern Alberta, Canada.

Taken with a Canon Rebel XSi using an 18-55mm lens.

Also known as the White-tailed Prairie Hare, Prairie Hare and the White Jack, the White-tailed Jackrabbit is a hare found throughout west-central Canada and the United States, mainly in open grasslands and prairie.


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"Dessert on a Red Plate" - Project 365 - Day 94 of 365



Dessert on a Red Plate - Project 365 - Day 94 of 365
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"Dessert on a Red Plate"

Day 94 of 365

Caramel apple pie for dessert after Easter dunner! Yummy, though now I have a tummy ache from eating so much!

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