Here are some of my nature / outdoor shots, organized from clos-in to far away
Honey bee pollinating flowers
Fall leaves in bright sunshine and shadow
Plant leaves detail in Hawaii
Raindroplets on apples in the backyard
blades of grass after a rainshower
pretty flowers on Hungarian Lilac in backyard
Very tiny mushrooms near Lake Louise
Groupon of extra-tiny mushrooms, Lake Louise
Spring apple blossoms
Frost crystals on the tips of pine needles
Frost on Mountain Ash leaf edges
Mushrooms beside an urban sidewalk
Chipmunk visiting atop Mount Ha Ling above Canmore, Alberta
rain mist on mountain ash berries
Pond Lilies in Hawaii
friend summiting Baldy Peak on a smokey day
Pronghorn deer beside hayroll, in SW Saskatcheawn
View west to Rockies atop Prairie Mountain, west of Calgary
Late summer Aspen forest with long shadows
Fern-covered trees in Macmillan Bloedel Forest, Vancouver Island
Fall colours along Elbow River, Calgary
Fields after harvest and first snow
View to Reminator Ridge in early morning fog, at Kicking Horse Resort in Golden, BC
A lone tree atop Nose Hill Park, Calgary
view of snow covered mountains west of Prairie Mountain, AB
Canola flowering along 1A to Cochrane
High Clouds at Sunset
Early morning fog in southern Kananaskis Valley
View of Mount Yamnuska cliffside
Livingston Ridge west of Highway 22, Cowboy Trail
Ranch gate view west, Springbank
Fall view to Rocky Mountains from Glenbow Ranch, near Cochrane, AB
Funnel cloud forming near Fort MacLeod, Alberta
View of Logged slopes south of Bragg Creek, with mountains behind
View of Lake Louise Summit
Pair of combines harvesting a wheat field
Calgary downtown from Nose Hill Park in Fall colours
Fields after harvest, Cowboy Trail
view of view of Kilauea Lighthouse on north shore of Kauai
view west at Glenbow Ranch toward snow-covered Rockies
View of Lake Louise and Chateau from Ski Hill
3 hikers enjoying the view of Sentinel Pass, above Larch Valley
Canola Field in bloom, in Rocky View County, west of Calgary
view from NW Calgary across Broadcast Hill, with Rockies in distance
Manitoba farmland from the air, with Treble Clef Lake
Wind turbines at Crowsnest Past
Skiers ready to jump in, atop Kicking Horse Resort's Stairway to Heaven
Foothills and snow-covered Rockies
View toward Mount Assiniboine from Healy Pass assent
Fall leaves and fence slat shadows
Monument Valley, Lake Louise, Alberta
Wind turbines at Pincher Creek, viewed from Hihgway 22 Cowboy Trail
view of Downtown Calgary from dog park in Hawkwood
view of island offshore from resort in Bahamas
Orange sunset with storm clouds
Moon before dusk
View of snow covered Rocky Mountains from Calgary
“In and around Calgary, I see many interesting outdoor setting, at various times of the year.”
“I have a wonderful well-treed backyard, several great urban parks close-by, and the magnificent splendour of Kananaskis Provincial Park and Banff National Park about an hour away”
Mark Ruthenberg