Winter Solstice

The exact moment of the winter solstice (plus or minus a few minutes) looking towards the tree line at Big Lake.

Moonset

The setting moon is lit by the sun just before it rises above the opposite horizon at Big Lake. (Panorama comprised of 6 vertical shots taken handheld from the viewing platform)

Sunset over the Oxbo

The scene just after sunset as, in the distance, a pair if deer move up the snowy bank of an Oxbo lake that used to be a bend in the Sturgeon River.

December Frost

A cold and foggy night has produced a beautiful hoar frost that is faintly lit by a watery morning sun. Sturgeon County.

Blue Birch

Birch trees in the shade of the escarpment overlooking the narrows of Big Lake on a December morning..

Edmonton skyline

A December sunrise over the downtown Edmonton skyline approximately 19 km away.

Shining Birch

The low morning sun shining through the trees lit up this birch tree and saplings in the woods of Lois Hole Park.

Winter sky at sunset

Frost

Frost and shadows

Jupiter, Saturn and the Sturgeon River

Jupiter and Saturn

Moon rise over St Albert

Illuminated by the sun that has just dropped below the western horizon, the moon rises in the east. Sturgeon County.

Open Water

Muskrats enjoying the opportunity of feeding from the edge of open water on Big Lake, I think the first I have seen this at this time of year. Lois Hole Park.

Frost (1)

Frosty morning in Sturgeon County.

Frost (2)

Frosty morning in Sturgeon County

Frost (3)

Frosty morning in the Sturgeon River valley in Sturgeon County

The drift

Snow on he banks of the Sturgeon River on a snowy day. Sturgeon County.

A splash of colour

Winter in Alberta can be a very muted experience colour-wise, lots of whites, greys, browns, blacks...but with an occasional Mountain Ash Tree to brighten up the place, taken in Sturgeon County during perfect golden light in the hour before sunset.

Snowy scene

Xmas day snowfall in Sturgeon County.