"Besom, Besom, Witches Broom..." - Project 365 - Day 170 of 365

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"Besom, Besom, Witches Broom..."

Day 170 of 365

The light of the setting sun created this beautiful image right before my eyes this evening.

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"Nature's Kiss" - Photo of the Day - June 19th, 2010

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"Nature's Kiss"

A lightning strike appears to form the outline of a pair of lips kissing the top of a tree.

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"Overflowing Storm Drains" - Project 365 - Day 169 of 365

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"Overflowing Storm Drains"

Day 169 of 365

All my parks are now closed due to flooding :( Not sure what I'm going to take for pics for the next few days...could get interesting.

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"Stout Goldenrod" - Photo of the Day - June 18th, 2010

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"Stout Goldenrod"

A close-up of bright yellow Stout Goldenrod (Solidago squarrosa) blossoms.

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Stout goldenrod:
- Flowers: Yellow; 10-16 flower rays; 15-30 disk florets; flower head is narrow and elongate; not secund; August – October.
- Leaves: Basal leaves are strongly toothed; egg-shaped to elliptical; lower and basal leaves are 10-25 cm long and stalked; upper leaves are much smaller and unstalked; are horizontal “wings” where the leaves join the stem.
- Stem: Erect, usually solitary; reddish.
- Height: up to 1.5 m tall.
- Habitat: Dry woods, fields, and rocky area
—Source: Andy’s Northern Ontario Wildflowers – Andy Fyon

"Wildflowers in the Rain" - Project 365 - Day 168 of 365

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"Wildflowers in the Rain"

Day 168 of 365

It isn't normally quite this green here in Lethbridge, but it has been raining an awful lot lately.

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"Eastern Kingbird" - Photo of the Day - June 17th, 2010

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"Eastern Kingbird"

An eastern kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus ) perches on the bare branches of a small tree, against the backdrop of bright green foliage in spring.

Captured in Indian Battle Park, near the Helen Schuler Nature Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

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"Pretty White Flowers" - Project 365 - Day 167 of 365

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"Pretty White Flowers"

Day 167 of 365

These flowers were all growing on a similar to lilacs, in Henderson Park, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

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"Red-Winged Blackbird" - Photo of the Day June 16th, 2010

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"Red-winged Blackbird"

A red-winged blackbird clings to reeds in a marsh on a warm summer day. Taken in Bluffer’s Park on the shores of Lake Ontario in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.

One of the most abundant birds across North America, and one of the most boldly colored, the Red-winged Blackbird is a familiar sight atop cattails, along soggy roadsides, and on telephone wires. Glossy-black males have scarlet-and-yellow shoulder patches they can puff up or hide depending on how confident they feel. Females are a subdued, streaky brown, almost like a large, dark sparrow. In the North, their early arrival and tumbling song are happy indications of the return of spring.

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"Puffball"- Project 365 - Day 166 of 365

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"Puffball"

Day 166 of 365

I have no idea what these plants are, but they're fluff was flying all over the park like it was snow.

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"Orange Lily" - Photo of the Day - June 15th, 2010

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"Orange Lily"

A macro image of the flower and stamens of a beautiful orange lily.

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"Jacob's Ladder - Project 365 - Day 165 of 365

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"Jacob's Ladder"

Day 165 of 365

Lovely purple flowers. I missed seeing these last year, as I wasn't in Alberta yet when they were in bloom.

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"King of the World" - Photo of the Day - June 14th, 2010

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"King of the World"

A Canadian Goose looking down on me from atop a high stone arch. The arch is actually an artificial structure that is part of one of the habitats at the Toronto Zoo. The goose seemed to feel that he was master of all he surveyed.

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"Grizzly Bear" - Project 365 - Day 164 of 365

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"Grizzly Bear"

Day 164 of 365

A young adult grizzly came to get his photo taken while I was in Waterton today.

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"View from Middle Waterton Lake" - Photo of the Day - June 13th, 2010

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"View from Middle Waterton Lake"

A sea of golden grass leads the eye first to a strip of forest and the tip of Middle Waterton Lake, and then up the slopes of Vimy Mountain. this region, where the prairies abruptly meet the Rocky Mountains with very little in the way of foothills, is often called “the Crown of the Continent”.

Captured from just above the shoreline of Middle Waterton Lake, inside the gates of Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada.

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