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A tiny gravestone nearly lost in the shadows except for a warming ray of morning sunshine. Bonner’s Ferry, Idaho. Grandview Cemetery.

We arrived in Bonner’s Ferry, Idaho in heavy rain. Stopped at the visitor’s centre where I spotted this fragile lily, translucent and covered in rain drops.

A trip to our famous West Edmonton Mall with its very own ship.
The light is usually perfect for photography and the water adds that extra reflective element.

Road trip. Alberta has oodles of old churches, and in particular these handsome onion-domed churches. This is the Holy Trinity Russo Orthodox Church in Smoky Lake. Just gorgeous against that blue sky.

Another road trip this time up to Cold Lake. Alberta is so rich with abandoned aged buildings along the roadside. God provided the pretty blue sky and lacy clouds for a backdrop. The trees and the fencing were perfect frame edges.

Beauty of nature found in the front yard on the eaves drain downpipe. Snow followed by mild temps created this icy cascade.

I love old collapsed buildings heavily dressed in winter snow. The low sun gave this shot an ethereal glow. Taken along an Alberta highway.

Too cute to pass by, I had to capture this tribute to the movie, Cars. Saint Paul in Rural Alberta.

Sometimes, one need only look out their bedroom window. A beautiful morning sky that doesn’t last long, but what colors!

Who can resist a frosted wire fence stretching into the distance, bedazzled into diamonds by sunshine. I had to wait for this shot since the sun was being very shy that day.

A cerulean blue sky, some snowy foliage, and a handsome old yesteryear barn that has withstood the ravages of time and weather. Alberta countryside is filled with these gorgeous old buildings.

The day was grey and flat, but as we passed this graveyard, I noticed the sun attempting a breakthrough. I jumped from the car and waited. It was simply amazing. I stood in the snow for a long time delighting in the shots. Especially the long shadows resulting from the gravestones.

Wandering through the back roads is always fun. I couldn’t resist this old truck all dolled up for Halloween.

Sometimes a photo finds you. I had left a glass on my bathroom countertop just in front of a nightlight. A pair of my earrings looked perfect in the light rays. My old harlequin clock provided a backdrop. The pattern proved a nice contrast to the wedges of shadow and light.

Near Sylvan Lake in our province of Alberta affords many photo opportunities, especially at sunset. But I had to chase this one to find a dramatic foreground subject. We found this ditch with its watery tree reflections down a gravel road. Perfect.

A day trip into a park near our North Saskatchewan River. I was looking for what I call a “laneway to nowhere.” I found this rutted path. I took a first shot, but then took this one 20 minutes later after the sun broke through the clouds. I love the variety of textures and autumnal colors.

A dramatic summer thunderstorm cell passing over our neighbourhood. The string colours ended in about 15 minutes. It always pays to wait out a sunset.

A little creative use of flowers from my garden, an old bird bath, a black card (with a husband to hold it) and pretty natural side lighting.

A gorgeous vista on a sunny day in Fairmont Hot Springs. These towering hoodoos can be found just down the highway from the hot springs. I love the contrast of the tall tree against the even taller rocky background.

A country drive nets old churches, cemeteries, and ramshackle buildings like this old outhouse. Three holes (for aeration) served as perfect portals for bright sunshine. And the flowers (I suspect from the nearby cemetery) were handy. I staged them and took the shot. I loved the brightness on the rugged old boards.