Gopher Town

Camera Critters

Scenic Weekends

Sunday Simple Things 

There are a few areas around town that could be called a Gopher Town. 

 

These cute little critters are about the size of squirrels and live in burrows dug into the ground. Its quite a elaborate system, they can shoot down one hole and pop up in another hole. When out of their burrows, they never stray far from a hole to duck into in case of danger.

 

Snoozing in the sun.

Sunday Song-ography 

 

Gophers "bark" warnings to other gophers when they perceive some danger about. This little guy was sounding the alarm when he felt we got a little too close to him.

 

Caught scratching.

 

Farmers are not keen to have gophers in the field. Their holes are dangerous to step into. Horses and cows have broken legs  landing in a gopher hole. 

My niece broke her ankle a few years ago when she was out running during school PE. She probably doesn't thing they are as cute as can be!

Elkwater

Scenic Weekends

A few shots from Elkwater, a small summer retreat in Cypress Provincial Park in Alberta.

 

sunday Snapshots 

 

Shadow Shots Sunday 

 

Sunday Bridges 

Food Frenzy

Camera Critters
Bird D'Pot 

When you are a seagull, there is only so much food to go around and most of its pretty bad, so when one seagull happens upon a tasty piece of Pizza, the chase is on!

 

If you're the seagull with the Pizza, chances are you are in for a fight. You are going to have a hard time eating!

 

You have to land, its too big to scarf back in the air, and when you do land so does the competition.

 

You let that Pizza go for one second and its swooped on by others.

 

And stolen. 

 

If you steal the treat, better turn tail and get out of Dodge!

 

Just know that you are now the Seagull in pursuit.

 

Others will observe and voice their opinion about the whole affair.

 

Weekend Reflections 

And the chase is on again. 

 

Scenic Weekends 

I don't know where that Pizza finally ended up and with who, it got carried off with the flock on its heels. 

Macro Monday

This little guy stuck around after the Pizza affair, I think he thought he stood a better chance of getting something to eat off of us, rather than following the Pizza!

Beach Day

Weekend Reflections 

Sundays in My City

Scenic Weekends

Shadow Shot Sunday

A day at the beach at Echodale Park.

 Its been a while since visiting my blog with new photos. In that time we have moved to a new home, settled in a new city and started to put down roots. We are close to family and for me being back in Alberta is close to my birthplace. I have missed this country.

 

Home is where the heart resides.

 

It was a day of splashing, happy and wet children, seagulls fighting over Pizza, reflections in the water, reflections all around, dogs walking their people, beach picnics, flowers. The sky was partly cloudy and the breeze was warm.

 

Glad to be back!