Snowbird 25/26 Salt River

On our drive in we came upon some of the wild horses, including the new foal, Moonfire.  The band was grazing right beside the highway so along with a few dozen other people we stopped to take some pictures.  In the past 2 years the band has had 3 new foals.  Unfortunately Cougars have taken 2 of them.  Fingers crossed that this one will make it to adulthood.  

A few days ago Lori and I went for a short hike along the Salt River hoping to find the horses again.  There has been lots of rain this fall and the desert is green with grass and other foliage so they are spending more of their time up in the hills.  We only spotted 2 horses as they came down to the river but they didn't stay long.  We did manage to spot a Blue Heron, Egrets and an Osprey.  

I'll be heading back for a more extensive visit but will leave Lori behind.  How someone can spend hours shopping in a mall and have so little patience when waiting for the horses to appear is a mystery.  

Snowbird 25/26 - Boyce Thomson Arboretum Dec 8/25

We took a little trip to BTA to take in the fall colours.  I just got a new 10mm; f2.8; fish-eye lens and wanted to take it for a test drive.  It provides a vey different perspective.   We took a leisurely 3 hour walk and were rewarded with lots of colour.

  

Northern Lights Birds Hill Park

It's been awhile since I have sat in front of my computer.  A trip to Iceland, selling a house, buying a house, moving, a return trip to the Jasper and Banff, a night photography workshop in Pigeon Lake and general laziness have kept me from my computer.  

The much talked about Northern Lights display of the past few nights prompted me to dig out the camera.  Lori and I took the 10 minute drive to Birds Hill Park for some alone time with mother natures light show.  As it turned out we were not alone as there were hundreds of cars parked along the road and in parking lots.  We found a spot relatively free of car lights and people.  I set up the tripod and pointed up while trying to get something in the foreground.  Pretty happy with the results.   

While the northern lights were visible with the naked eye they were generally whiteish grey streaks in the sky with hints of colour however the sensors in the cameras really bring out the colours only faintly visible to the naked eye.  

Edith Ann traded in her chair for a bench.

Some of the equestrian jumps from the '67 Pan Am Games
are still in place.  Made a good foreground.