Fall On Pavement

No. 4424 - 18 Oct 2007 - 09:32:20

Weather Vane

No. 8085 - 01 Sept 2011 - 13:44:08

Succulents

No. 4156 (detail) - 18 Jun 2011 - 17:15:42

I live in a rain forest and seldom complain about the weather. I have often mused (this time of year) that, if it is still raining by July, I too may become grumpy but after a spring spent on the prairie flood-plain I am keeping my perspective. I returned to Vancouver in the thrall of a cool and wet early summer and with the natives none too pleased about it and yet the gardens were and are full of flowers and flowering things.
No complaints here.

Horsetail

No. 4483 - 25 Jun 2011 - 13:23:35

Buttercups

No. 4468 - 25 Jun 2011 - 13:19:09

Hemlock

No. 4466 - 25 Jun 2011 - 13:18:47

Clover

No. 4452 - 25 Jun 2011 - 13:15:51

Saskatchewan

No. 2687 - 01 June 2011 - 11:32:57

Nos. 2641 ... 2667 - 31 May 2011 - 15:34:52 ... 15:40:38

Roadside photo-ops.

Flood Plain

No. 2548 - 31 May 2011 - 14:02:17

The Assiniboine lurks in the background, behind the trees, but the water in the foreground is the breach. Pounding rain and gale force winds were blowing in Brandon today but the saturated earth of southern Manitoba can no longer absorb additional moisture. Fields are filled with water, the rivers and lakes sport white caps and family homes and farms are at risk of ruin. The flood plain is like a giant, water-logged sponge and the water has no where to go.
Although I left the province today my thoughts remain with the brave and hopeful Manitobans who may not reasonably see the end of this mess for many months.

Tiger Dam With Lawn Ornament

No. 2154 - 29 May 2011 - 16:44:05

A planned trip to the family ranch at Cayer, Manitoba is adjusted due to flooding around Lake Manitoba. But cousins in Toutes Aide, at Lake Manipogo just down the road, are busy with related flooding and the damage is overwhelming their summer cabin.

Toutes Aides

No. 2394 - 29 May 2011 - 17:47:56

It's all fun and games until the kids find out there will be no summer holidays at the cabin this year.

* Photo of moi is by Leslie (Hammerquist) Currie.

Mayday, Mayday

No. 9174 - 01 May 2011 - 09:54:56

It is snowing in Winnipeg.

Fort Garry On Broadway

No. 8744 - 16 Apr 2011 - 09:45:38 * No. 8732 - 16 Apr 2011 - 09:42:50

Happy Birthday Tee Hee

No. 8563 - 16 Apr 2011 - 08:40:12

An unanticipated snow fall inspires a walk through downtown in
search of images for my mother who celebrates her 85th year today.
She was born in rural Manitoba and never actually lived in Winnipeg
but retains fond memories of the place.

Assiniboine

No. 5730 - 24 Feb 2011 - 12:28:13

No. 5159 - 08 Feb 2011 - 14:18:28 * No. 5182 - 08 Feb 2011 - 14:48:31

No. 4982 - 06 Feb 2011 - 13:41:05

Lonesome

No. 6254 - 07 Mar 2011 - 16:18:31

Ellice Café

No. 6364 - 11 Mar 2011 - 16:32:30 * No. 6366 - 11 Mar 2011 - 16:40:25

After stepping out into a warmish winter day in Winnipeg
(three degrees centigrade - dressed for Spring)
and enjoying a couple of hours of hospitality and Wi-Fi at the Ellice Café, I was met at the exit by a ten degree drop in temperature and blizzard conditions.
The seven blocks back to my rooms wearing only a cotton jacket were not impossible until I remembered the house keys were still sitting in the pocket of my winter coat, on a hook by the door.
No one was at home and only after a couple of frantic calls, from my refuge at the 7-11 down the street, did I locate one of my young landlords who agreed to face the blowing snow and let me into their little West End house.
Greenhorn!

Starling

No. 6210 - 07 Mar 2011 - 11:59:46 * No. 6213 - 07 Mar 2011 - 11:59:53

With down and feathers fluffed up against the cold of the prairies, the tough and adaptable European Starling is noted for its ability to survive on this continent. It was introduced to North America in 1890 where it is now one of the most numerous of birds.

Woodpile

No. 5625 - 20 Feb 2011 - 15:28:02

One of the winners of Warming Huts v.2011, an "Art & Architecture Competition on Ice".

Ice Crystals

No. 5735 - 25 Feb 2011 - 09:56:26