*Darlene*: It's been a long, hard winter, and a visit to the hairdresser should really be the next order of business.
Patrick Kavanagh Photography: Male Northern Pintail Duck
marixpb: Athabasca Fall | Jasper AB
*Darlene*: She hoped for comforting outstretched arms to embrace and warm her, but her isolated, windswept shoulders were unreachable.
marixpb: Blooming Sakura
marixpb: Lake Louise | Banff Alberta
@VanveenJF: ... complexity ...
Patrick Kavanagh Photography: I can play catcher
@VanveenJF: ... relocation ...
Patrick Kavanagh Photography: Bull in a china shop!
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*Darlene*: There's no need for your mind to worry, my compadre. I'll always have your back even after yours has broken.
Patrick Kavanagh Photography: Male Northern Shoveler
@VanveenJF: ... windows on nature ...
@VanveenJF: ... walking the walterdale ...
*Darlene*: I was more than relieved that this nest was uninhabited as I'd just as soon not come face to face with the raptor that built it.
*Darlene*: Your determined position within the crowd has nothing to do with the distinction it gives you, but all with how you choose to appreciate the world from your individual vantage point.
*Darlene*: A few reno's are needed, but if you're good with your wings, it's a steal of a deal, and the wife's gonna love the proximity to shopping.
@VanveenJF: ... heads it is ...
pentaxk1markii: Welcome to St. Vladimir
Patrick Kavanagh Photography: Enjoy the Journey
Patrick Kavanagh Photography: Double Elk in Jasper
Mark Starrett: Banff Sulphur Mtn Gondola
*Darlene*: Sharing the experience of watching these beauties migrate was all I could've asked for, with the exception of maybe having a birding lens. Yup, a birding lens would've been nice.