Stand of poplars in Fish Creek Park...
Well, I think autumn this year in Calgary lasted about five days...
One day in September we were basking in 30 Celsius temperatures. The next day we were huddled around the kitchen stove, drawing on its life-giving heat, as arctic winds blasted across the tundra.
The autumnal photography took a hit as a result.
The extreme cold killed off a lot of the foliage prematurely. Instead of leaves gradually changing from summer greens to autumn golds and reds, they just died, yielding shades of black.
Those leaves that reached xanthophyllic bliss were blown away by a couple of strategically placed windstorms.
Beauty is fleeting at best sometimes.
Enough of this whining...
I better post some pix I took in Fish Creek (some from this year and a few from other years) before the real big snows fly this winter.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Autumn On The Canadian Tundra...
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8 comments:
Fabulous picture! Makes me homesick for a place that has four seasons.
Thanx Spanx. I think u have a pretty good gig down in cully-forn-I.A.. I'm pretty sure you don't miss the 4th season...
Dean was here, it's been a while though. Nice pics Al!
Dean, thanx for coming by. Now I know at least 2 people read my blog. U and Mr. Spanky.
Don't forget me. I read it when I'm trying to avoid stupid questions in the Commons.
I think Mr. Spanky and the fam should come home before the Governator has to sell the whole state.
sorry, how could i forget an eminent reader such as yourself Steve. H.
i agree with you re: Mr. Spanky. Better come back to Canuckistan for some of that good home cookin' and socialized medicine.
gotsta love it...
Oh yeah, forgot about socialized medicine. On second thought, Mr. Spanky would be better off with real doctors and a health system that works. Maybe just in a different State.
Steve H., you mean some place like texas. that's pretty harsh punishment just to see a real doctor. unless, mr. spanky stays within the austin city limits, eh.
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