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sprinklerized

Winter can be pretty (luckily my fingers weren't too cold to get photographic proof!)

Jan 30, 2010 02:18

I've collected my favourite photos taken while out on my driving routes the last few weeks. There are 22 images under the cut. :)

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if_venice_sinks January 30 2010, 10:16:46 UTC

ahh, i love them all! brings back a lot of memories of my southern alberta drives, the best part of my job. my favorite was always going west and getting to the wind turbines. love them.

another interesting helicopter fact: in bc they fly helicopters over cherry tree orchards after it rains to blow all the water off or else the cherries will rot!

sprinklerized January 30 2010, 20:00:36 UTC

Yes, I'm sure glad I get the western route because all four other routes are pretty boring! Although I think about what you said earlier and hope I too will gain an appreciation for all these little towns I am visiting. :p

How neat about the cherry helicopters! I might get to see that in person one day soon. :)

blitzen_ January 30 2010, 10:35:50 UTC

sarah, your photos really are outstanding. they're *breathtaking*. i'm so glad your my friend & i scored a calendar off you!

looking thru your lens is like shuffling thru greeting cards. fabulous.

sprinklerized January 30 2010, 20:01:26 UTC

Aww, thank you Juanita! :) Comments like this definitely inspire me to keep shooting and posting.

kateandjack January 30 2010, 11:13:21 UTC

LOVE these!

Though they do make me feel a bit cold. Brrrrr!

sprinklerized January 30 2010, 20:02:13 UTC

Yeah, at least your snow didn't stick around for TOO long. :)

waltzmatildah January 30 2010, 11:19:59 UTC

This shape jumped out at me in the paint on the side of a road. Guess what's been on my mind?
Heee! Australia??? BUT TASMANIA IS MISSING! TRAVESTY!!!

It looks like Magpie with a long, curved beak.
It looks NOTHING like a Magpie! At least, not any that you will find in the abovementioned Australia!

Also, frost is perty!

sprinklerized January 30 2010, 20:23:36 UTC

You know, I thought of you several times when editing that picture. :) Just out of the picture was another scrape in the paint that looked like "Tasmania on steroids", but I figured it was so far off that it would skew the perception of the rest of the picture, so I didn't include it in the picture. To make it up to you, I will pop over for a visit so I know what Tasmania looks like, and then come back and look for an accurate paint scrape. ;)

I can't remember what an Australian Magpie looks like, but I know your crows have crazy eyes. Maybe we have a variation of the magpie that has a crazy beak?

nikon6 January 30 2010, 13:47:47 UTC

soo pretty :) dang it I want to see some hoar frost! lol

Were you asking me about the bird? lol I didn't want to answer if you meant another Deb :D And if yes send me a closer picture of the bird and I will get out my bird encyclopedia :)

sprinklerized January 30 2010, 20:26:44 UTC

I will admit I was thinking of my other Deb, but I forgot that you are into birds as well! Or at least you post pretty pictures of them. :) I don't have a closer pic, unfortunately, unless you want a blurry digital crop. I've never seen a beak like that, so it should stand out if he's in your encyclopedia. Other Deb says it is a Magpie holding something in his beak, but I took shots from different angles and it looks seamless in all of them, so I think it really is his beak!