Exposed

The exposed intermingled root system of three trees that have been blown over as one in the woods.

Winter bike ride

I was taking photos of the re-frozen river (from a recent thaw) during a light snow flurry, and using the snow patterns for a point of interest, when along came a guy on a bike that provided a better solution. It was -20C with a "feel like" -28C wind chill at the time.

Mid Winter

A grove of decaying birch trees on a cold mid-winter morning.

Winter flood

A warming trend in February has resulted in the water expanding and flowing up onto the ice making the river impassable.

Waiting for Spring

The undergrowth has been thinned out by browsing moose which have now departed leaving a quiet place save for a few chickadees looking for handouts, the occasional drum of a woodpecker, the cries of ravens passing overhead, and an occasional scurrying hare and a solitary coyote passing through.

Flare

Just about every lens aberration possible (when pointing into the sun) shows up on this shot of the root system of a wind blown tree.

Roots

Early morning in the woods

Log on the lake shore

A fallen tree in its final resting place on the shores of Big Lake.

Day break over Edmonton

Yet another spectacular day break over the Edmonton skyline, how can you not stop to take a photo?

Early one misty morning

Big Lake just after sunrise.

Winter Relief

After several weeks of Arctic like weather the second "warm" day in a row breaks over Edmonton.

Big Lake in Winter

A pristine snow covered Big Lake in deep winter.

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