Wild Sky

Interesting cloud formations as a storm front moved through our area August 2nd. Sturgeon County. (more in the "Wild sky" gallery)

Summer

Well it's July on the prairies and the annual tradition of photographing thunderstorms over the blooming canola fields begins, I got wet just after his was taken! Sturgeon County.

Summer afternoon storm

A summer storm moving through the area, taken from the Big Lake interpretive trail

Edmonton sky

Another stormy evening looming over Edmonton, and the canola fields in full bloom in Sturgeon County, suggest correctly that this is the second week of July. The two new towers downtown breach the horizon and forever change the landscape, at least in my lifetime. Neutral Grad filters and some colour specific contrast applied in Nik Color Efex Pro 2

Morning after the storm

This light shining through our bedroom window got me to rise before 5 am and brave the mosquitoes swarming in the wet grass following last night's storm

Early Fall on the lake

A view of Big Lake from the south shore in early fall

Fireweed

Gone to seed in the woods on the south shore of Big Lake

The gathering

The swallows have been an impressive sight over the last week swirling around in an eating frenzy over the J Poole wetland, with a brief group respite in a nearby tree or on the boardwalk handrails as seen here.

The last day of summer?

Several hundred Franklin gulls were on Big Lake today (Aug 31), the day after there was nothing....all gone south?

Smoky sunset

The smoke from the fires in BC continue to disperse over Alberta providing spectacular sunsets, this time the sun dropped below a real cloud about 15 minutes before the actual event.

Approaching Storm

A small storm cell approaching our home in Sturgeon County

Storm chaser

I had to drive at least 1km to get this shot in Sturgeon County!