https://photowalk.ing/ 2026-10-16 https://photowalk.ing/glump-my-backyard-strathmore-ab-2026-10-04-1792135693 2026-10-16 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/10/glump-my-backyard-strathmore-ab-2026-10-04-1792135693.jpg Glump, My Backyard, Strathmore, AB, 2026-10-04 Another juvenile robin eating berries in my backyard, one after the other. Glump! Glump! Glump! https://photowalk.ing/a-tale-of-two-leaves-pigeon-lake-area-alberta-2026-10-10-1792026426 2026-10-15 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/10/a-tale-of-two-leaves-pigeon-lake-area-alberta-2026-10-10-1792026426.jpg A tale of two leaves, Pigeon Lake area, Alberta, 2026-10-10 Two leaves on the ground in the melting snow on a cold fall morning. https://photowalk.ing/when-fall-gets-in-your-face-pigeon-lake-area-alberta-2026-10-10-1792023900 2026-10-15 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/10/when-fall-gets-in-your-face-pigeon-lake-area-alberta-2026-10-10-1792023900.jpg When fall gets in your face, Pigeon Lake area, Alberta, 2026-10-10 An explosion of red tinged yellow colour in fall leaves in my campsite this Thanksgiving weekend. Yay fall. https://photowalk.ing/give-us-this-day-our-daily-bread-my-backyard-strathmore-ab-2026-09-23-1791990256 2026-10-14 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/10/give-us-this-day-our-daily-bread-my-backyard-strathmore-ab-2026-09-23-1791990256.jpg Give us this day our daily bread, My Backyard, Strathmore, AB, 2026-09-23 Young robin resting between eating berries in a tree in my backyard. https://photowalk.ing/e-robin-be-bobbin-my-backyard-strathmore-ab-2026-09-23-1791989417 2026-10-14 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/10/e-robin-be-bobbin-my-backyard-strathmore-ab-2026-09-23-1791989417.jpg e robin be bobbin, My Backyard, Strathmore, AB, 2026-09-23 Young robin feasting on Mountain Ash Tree berries in preparation for its fall migration. https://photowalk.ing/intently-my-backyard-strathmore-ab-2026-09-28-1791989223 2026-10-14 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/10/intently-my-backyard-strathmore-ab-2026-09-28-1791989223.jpg Intently, My Backyard, Strathmore, AB, 2026-09-28 Something has this robin's undivided attention. https://photowalk.ing/we-brake-for-puppies-canada-day-kinsmen-park-strathmore-ab-2026-07-01-1791989074 2026-10-14 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/10/we-brake-for-puppies-canada-day-kinsmen-park-strathmore-ab-2026-07-01-1791989074.jpg We brake for puppies, Canada Day, Kinsmen Park, Strathmore, AB, 2026-07-01 Two young girls had the task of handing out free Canada flags to patrons of the Canada Day festivities, but they often got sidetracked by puppies making the roundss. https://photowalk.ing/little-person-in-a-big-world-canada-day-kinsmen-park-strathmore-ab-2026-07-01-1791987740 2026-10-14 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/10/little-person-in-a-big-world-canada-day-kinsmen-park-strathmore-ab-2026-07-01-1791987740.jpg Little person in a big world, Canada Day, Kinsmen Park, Strathmore, AB, 2026-07-01 A slightly overwhelmed little having a tough moment in the hustle and bustle of Canada Day while surrounded by adults. https://photowalk.ing/a-cold-kind-of-warmth-pigeon-lake-area-alberta-2026-10-10-1791962597 2026-10-14 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/10/a-cold-kind-of-warmth-pigeon-lake-area-alberta-2026-10-10-1791962597.jpg A cold kind of warmth, Pigeon Lake area, Alberta, 2026-10-10 Snow slapped trees in the fall. https://photowalk.ing/panning-for-gold-pigeon-lake-area-alberta-2026-10-10-1791962521 2026-10-14 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/10/panning-for-gold-pigeon-lake-area-alberta-2026-10-10-1791962521.jpg Panning for gold, Pigeon Lake area, Alberta, 2026-10-10 Golden leaves in late afternoon light. https://photowalk.ing/seeing-red-pigeon-lake-area-alberta-2026-10-10-1791962442 2026-10-14 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/10/seeing-red-pigeon-lake-area-alberta-2026-10-10-1791962442.jpg Seeing red, Pigeon Lake area, Alberta, 2026-10-10 Red red vine... (Sorry, not a vine and I couldn't resist.) https://photowalk.ing/milk-run-somewhere-in-the-pigeon-lake-area-alberta-2026-10-12-1791955492 2026-10-14 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/10/milk-run-somewhere-in-the-pigeon-lake-area-alberta-2026-10-12-1791955492.jpg Milk run, Somewhere in the Pigeon Lake area, Alberta, 2026-10-12 This is a 1958 Chevrolet Viking 40. It's an old milk truck that has been used as a farm vehicle for years and, more recently, for a video shoot for a rockabilly (sort of) band. Really. And it's going to be my next photo vehicle. Word to your mother. https://photowalk.ing/white-gold-somewhere-in-the-pigeon-lake-area-alberta-2026-10-10-1791952618 2026-10-14 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/10/white-gold-somewhere-in-the-pigeon-lake-area-alberta-2026-10-10-1791952618.jpg White gold, Somewhere in the Pigeon Lake area, Alberta, 2026-10-10 Snow sticking to golden leaves on fall trees during a winter snow event. https://photowalk.ing/berry-boom-my-backyard-strathmore-ab-2026-10-04-1791157782 2026-10-04 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/10/berry-boom-my-backyard-strathmore-ab-2026-10-04-1791157782.jpg Berry boom, My Backyard, Strathmore, AB, 2026-10-04 If you watched an (older, I guess?) TV show called Fringe, you'd remember that one of the protagonists liked a cereal called Berry Boom. He really wanted Frankenberry, a cereal I had myself as a kid, but which was no longer sold. Anyhow, watching the robin with its berry today reminded me of the cereal. This is mainly because the berries on this tree have gone boom. This was one of the few intact clusters this morning. This evening, it's gone. They all are. The tree is stripped. This is it for berry photos from this tree for the season. Berries go boom. https://photowalk.ing/right-round-like-a-record-baby-thornbriar-green-strathmore-ab-2026-09-23-1790265340 2026-09-24 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/09/right-round-like-a-record-baby-thornbriar-green-strathmore-ab-2026-09-23-1790265340.jpg Right round like a record, baby, Thornbriar Green, Strathmore, AB, 2026-09-23 A warm evening on the second day of fall and the neighbourhood kids are out spinning around on the playground like there's no tomorrow. They're not wrong, next month it could be cold and white out there given Canadian weather and that will be that for getting some extreme g-forces in until next spring. The kids who come back next year will be diminished as children. A bit older, a bit wiser, missing a small slice of that joy and wonder I saw this evening. Cameras are made to save these moments because they're gone so fast and you never get them again. https://photowalk.ing/sunrise-hwy-564-east-north-of-strathmore-ab-2026-09-22-1790221416 2026-09-24 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/09/sunrise-hwy-564-east-north-of-strathmore-ab-2026-09-22-1790221416.jpg Sunrise, Hwy 564 East, North of Strathmore, AB, 2026-09-22 I got tired of walking the same route around town so I drove ten minutes north and hoofed along the highway hoping for some wildlife or livestock backlit by the sunrise. No joy there, but I did get an off-center arch over the highway. Gotta love it when Mother Nature screws with your OCD. https://photowalk.ing/the-robin-be-bobbin-my-backyard-strathmore-ab-2026-09-06-1789318731 2026-09-13 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/09/the-robin-be-bobbin-my-backyard-strathmore-ab-2026-09-06-1789318731.jpg The robin be bobbin', My Backyard, Strathmore, AB, 2026-09-06 A young robin feasting on berries in my mountain ash tree. https://photowalk.ing/dirty-bird-my-backyard-strathmore-ab-2026-09-06-1789316407 2026-09-13 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/09/dirty-bird-my-backyard-strathmore-ab-2026-09-06-1789316407.jpg Dirty bird, My Backyard, Strathmore, AB, 2026-09-06 Stalking the local avian population as they raid the berries on my mountain ash trees in my backyard. https://photowalk.ing/i-have-a-new-pickup-line-walmart-strathmore-ab-2026-09-05-1788663478 2026-09-06 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/09/i-have-a-new-pickup-line-walmart-strathmore-ab-2026-09-05-1788663478.jpg I have a new pickup line, Walmart, Strathmore, AB, 2026-09-05 I am going to hell for this dad joke. I am sure of it. https://photowalk.ing/stop-bugging-me-car-show-strathmore-ab-2026-07-11-1788624977 2026-09-05 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/09/stop-bugging-me-car-show-strathmore-ab-2026-07-11-1788624977.jpg Stop bugging me, Car Show, Strathmore, AB, 2026-07-11 I've caught a bug and now I'm feeling blue. https://photowalk.ing/chevelle-car-show-strathmore-ab-2026-07-11-1788403424 2026-09-03 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/09/chevelle-car-show-strathmore-ab-2026-07-11-1788403424.jpg Chevelle, Car Show, Strathmore, AB, 2026-07-11 An old Chevelle from the local car show this past July. https://photowalk.ing/big-three-oh-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-05-08-1788403159 2026-09-03 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/09/big-three-oh-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-05-08-1788403159.jpg Big Three Oh, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-05-08 Another view of John's Cockshutt 30 tractor, colour shifted because I could. https://photowalk.ing/lds-church-grounds-sunset-maplewood-drive-strathmore-ab-2026-08-28-1788248968 2026-09-01 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/09/lds-church-grounds-sunset-maplewood-drive-strathmore-ab-2026-08-28-1788248968.jpg LDS church grounds sunset, Maplewood Drive, Strathmore, AB, 2026-08-28 There are some trees on what I think are (maybe) the grounds of the Latter Day Saints Chapel in Strathmore, AB. They're lovely older trees and it was nice to seen the setting sun through them toward the end of my evening walk on the way back home. https://photowalk.ing/everyone-s-welcome-canada-day-kinsmen-park-strathmore-ab-2026-07-01-1786770105 2026-08-15 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/08/everyone-s-welcome-canada-day-kinsmen-park-strathmore-ab-2026-07-01-1786770105.jpg Everyone's welcome, Canada Day, Kinsmen Park, Strathmore, AB, 2026-07-01 I don't normally shoot candids, but I thought this couple with their flags were adorable and worth sharing. I also like living in an inclusive community where all are welcome. https://photowalk.ing/grin-and-bear-it-car-show-strathmore-ab-2026-07-11-1786334788 2026-08-10 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/08/grin-and-bear-it-car-show-strathmore-ab-2026-07-11-1786334788.jpg Grin and bear it, Car Show, Strathmore, AB, 2026-07-11 I remember going to the A&W drive-in (NOT drive-thru) with my mom as a kid and being fascinated with it. The tray with food hanging off the car window was neat-o to me, and the silver change dispensers the girls (always girls!) who served you wore fascinated me. I was five or six at the time and it was all magic. I miss it. https://photowalk.ing/reflected-doorway-winsport-center-calgary-alberta-2026-08-04-1785978762 2026-08-06 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/08/reflected-doorway-winsport-center-calgary-alberta-2026-08-04-1785978762.jpg Reflected doorway, Winsport Center, Calgary, Alberta, 2026-08-04 Winsport Center in Calgary's Canada Olympic Park (built for the 1988 Winter Olympics) is a well-maintained destination for winter athletes to train. We were there for a medical appointment for my wife with a sports injury clinic that also treats civvies with crooked fingers. She got injected with ... stuff ... and I roamed with cameras. Win-win, for me at least. https://photowalk.ing/thomas-lukaszuk-driving-unity-bus-forever-canadian-strathmore-ab-2026-08-01-1785697963 2026-08-02 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/08/thomas-lukaszuk-driving-unity-bus-forever-canadian-strathmore-ab-2026-08-01-1785697963.jpg Thomas Lukaszuk driving Unity Bus, Forever Canadian, Strathmore, AB, 2026-08-01 Strathmore had it's annual Stampede Parade yesterday. Thousands turned out and the parade was huuuuuuuge. The best part of it for me was The Hon. Thomas Luckaszuk, founder of Forever Canadian, rolling through in the Unity Bus (FC themed vintage RV). He's a good fella. https://photowalk.ing/municipal-building-and-heritage-tree-strathmore-ab-2026-07-29-1785475429 2026-07-31 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/07/municipal-building-and-heritage-tree-strathmore-ab-2026-07-29-1785475429.jpg Municipal Building and heritage tree, Strathmore, AB, 2026-07-29 Another view of Strathmore's Municipal Building by peeking under a branch of a heritage tree in Lambert Park across the street. Taken with a $15 Chuzhao SLR Legacy toy camera. https://photowalk.ing/municipal-building-at-dusk-strathmore-ab-2026-07-29-1785389006 2026-07-30 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/07/municipal-building-at-dusk-strathmore-ab-2026-07-29-1785389006.jpg Municipal Building at Dusk, Strathmore, AB, 2026-07-29 A late evening walk down town. There were remarkably few moquitoes and, as a bonus, the sky worked with me as I was passing the Municipal Building, letting me get a sunset image. https://photowalk.ing/cheyenne-10-car-show-strathmore-ab-2026-07-11-1784788364 2026-07-23 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/07/cheyenne-10-car-show-strathmore-ab-2026-07-11-1784788364.jpg Cheyenne 10, Car Show, Strathmore, AB, 2026-07-11 I also own a 1982 Chevy Cheynne 10, but mine is not as nice. I got it from a farmer and I got it cheap because a bull went down one side of it chasing a cow in heat, or some such. Not something you'd enter into a car show, although mine has a more interesting story behind it. https://photowalk.ing/capri-again-car-show-strathmore-ab-2026-07-11-1784746265 2026-07-22 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/07/capri-again-car-show-strathmore-ab-2026-07-11-1784746265.jpg Capri again, Car Show, Strathmore, AB, 2026-07-11 Capri-cious photography. Heh. I went there. https://photowalk.ing/super-sport-car-show-strathmore-ab-2026-07-11-1784730173 2026-07-22 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/07/super-sport-car-show-strathmore-ab-2026-07-11-1784730173.jpg Super Sport, Car Show, Strathmore, AB, 2026-07-11 The 2026 Ziegel Automotive and Pure Country Meats annual car show in Strathmore. Lots of things that go VROOOOOOM including monster hot dogs from the aforementioned meat company. I wanted one but abstained because middle age. I have discovered nothing tastes good enough to justify five hours straight on a toilet after the fact. Still, there were cars and I have images. Life is good. https://photowalk.ing/a-different-kind-of-film-strip-car-show-strathmore-ab-2026-07-11-1784014198 2026-07-14 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/07/a-different-kind-of-film-strip-car-show-strathmore-ab-2026-07-11-1784014198.jpg A different kind of film strip, Car Show, Strathmore, AB, 2026-07-11 Guess who took his kids instant print digital camera to a car show and came back with over 40 dithered thermal prints? https://photowalk.ing/storm-behind-the-canal-thomas-drive-strathmore-ab-2026-07-08-1783631478 2026-07-09 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/07/storm-behind-the-canal-thomas-drive-strathmore-ab-2026-07-08-1783631478.jpg Storm behind the canal, Thomas Drive, Strathmore, AB, 2026-07-08 This is the possible hail and tornado that turned out to be much ado about nothing. Made for nice lighting behind the clouds just before sunset, so there's that. https://photowalk.ing/give-me-the-signal-when-you-re-ready-cell-tower-twp-224-strathmore-ab-2026-07-09-1783622048 2026-07-09 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/07/give-me-the-signal-when-you-re-ready-cell-tower-twp-224-strathmore-ab-2026-07-09-1783622048.jpg Give me the signal when you're ready, Cell Tower, Twp 224, Strathmore, AB, 2026-07-09 This tower on the north edge of Strathmore is line-of-sight to my home and the eason I have five bars of signal whereas my boss does not. Also means I can't dodge phone calls and blame it on lousy signal, darn it. https://photowalk.ing/storm-over-walking-path-thomas-drive-strathmore-ab-2026-07-08-1783605931 2026-07-09 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/07/storm-over-walking-path-thomas-drive-strathmore-ab-2026-07-08-1783605931.jpg Storm over walking path, Thomas Drive, Strathmore, AB, 2026-07-08 The sky was darkening over the walking path as I headed home last night. It was an empty threat as nothing happened other than the mosquitoes Oh, the mosquitoes of late... https://photowalk.ing/storm-skipping-past-tom-sadler-bridge-strathmore-ab-2026-07-08-1783601906 2026-07-09 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/07/storm-skipping-past-tom-sadler-bridge-strathmore-ab-2026-07-08-1783601906.jpg Storm skipping past Tom Sadler Bridge, Strathmore, AB, 2026-07-08 We started getting all sorts of storm warnings last night on our various devices and did the usual dance of sheltering vehicles from hail, moving plants, etc. The storm skipped past us, but the skies were alive briefly at dusk, which was cool. https://photowalk.ing/fireworks-closeup-canada-day-kinsmen-park-strathmore-ab-2026-07-01-1783363116 2026-07-06 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/07/fireworks-closeup-canada-day-kinsmen-park-strathmore-ab-2026-07-01-1783363116.jpg Fireworks closeup, Canada Day, Kinsmen Park, Strathmore, AB, 2026-07-01 A closeup of the Canada Day fireworks. https://photowalk.ing/delphiums-about-to-open-north-of-strathmore-rocky-view-county-ab-2026-07-04-1783363019 2026-07-06 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/07/delphiums-about-to-open-north-of-strathmore-rocky-view-county-ab-2026-07-04-1783363019.jpg Delphiums about to open, North of Strathmore, Rocky View County, AB, 2026-07-04 I had to ask my wife what these were called because to me all flowers are "something somethings". Delphiniums, she said. Delphiniums it is. https://photowalk.ing/sunset-through-foliage-salmon-arm-bc-2025-06-21-1783353563 2026-07-06 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/07/sunset-through-foliage-salmon-arm-bc-2025-06-21-1783353563.jpg Sunset through foliage, Salmon Arm, BC, 2025-06-21. https://photowalk.ing/fireworks-canada-day-kinsmen-park-strathmore-ab-2026-07-01-1783290823 2026-07-05 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/07/fireworks-canada-day-kinsmen-park-strathmore-ab-2026-07-01-1783290823.jpg Fireworks, Canada Day, Kinsmen Park, Strathmore, AB, 2026-07-01 This is my one good Canada Day fireworks shot from this year. I had to share a floating dock with a bunch of local redneck (censored) who didn't had the decency to stand still when asked. Blurred the rest of the shots. https://photowalk.ing/we-re-number-one-north-of-strathmore-rocky-view-county-ab-2026-07-04-1783288707 2026-07-05 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/07/we-re-number-one-north-of-strathmore-rocky-view-county-ab-2026-07-04-1783288707.jpg We're number one, North of Strathmore, Rocky View County, AB, 2026-07-04 An old barn with character enhanced using some free textures from <a href="https://foundtextures.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">found textures</a>. https://photowalk.ing/hidden-grotto-seating-north-of-strathmore-rocky-view-county-ab-2026-07-04-1783282162 2026-07-05 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/07/hidden-grotto-seating-north-of-strathmore-rocky-view-county-ab-2026-07-04-1783282162.jpg Hidden grotto seating, North of Strathmore, Rocky View County, AB, 2026-07-04 I visited some friends at their farm yesterday and was allowed to roam with a camera. It's an old farm that has had a few generations go through it, meaning there are some worn, hidden treasures here and there. This is the first year this part of the yard has been accessible (they finally managed to get it mowed) and this old table and chair set was hidden inside a stand of trees. https://photowalk.ing/la-serre-north-of-strathmore-rocky-view-county-ab-2026-07-04-1783277097 2026-07-05 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/07/la-serre-north-of-strathmore-rocky-view-county-ab-2026-07-04-1783277097.jpg La serre, North of Strathmore, Rocky View County, AB, 2026-07-04 An old, disused greenhouse in a friend's yard on their country property in Rocky View County, AB. https://photowalk.ing/sunset-over-kinsmen-lake-02-kinsmen-park-strathmore-ab-2026-07-01-1783001165 2026-07-02 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/07/sunset-over-kinsmen-lake-02-kinsmen-park-strathmore-ab-2026-07-01-1783001165.jpg Sunset over Kinsmen Lake 02, Kinsmen Park, Strathmore, AB, 2026-07-01 Sunset over Kinsmen Lake on Canada Day, Strathmore's Municipal building visible at the right in the background. https://photowalk.ing/canoeing-about-to-happen-01-canada-day-kinsmen-park-strathmore-ab-2026-07-01-1783001061 2026-07-02 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/07/canoeing-about-to-happen-01-canada-day-kinsmen-park-strathmore-ab-2026-07-01-1783001061.jpg Canoeing about to happen 01, Canada Day, Kinsmen Park, Strathmore, AB, 2026-07-01 The Scouts have their canoes ready to tour people around Kinsmen Lake in downtown Strathmore, AB. https://photowalk.ing/patriot-canada-day-kinsmen-park-strathmore-ab-2026-07-01-1782975112 2026-07-02 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/07/patriot-canada-day-kinsmen-park-strathmore-ab-2026-07-01-1782975112.jpg Patriot, Canada Day, Kinsmen Park, Strathmore, AB, 2026-07-01 A young girl with her sparkly red dress and flag for Canada Day waiting for her pancake breakfast. https://photowalk.ing/sunset-over-kinsmen-lake-01-kinsmen-park-strathmore-ab-2026-07-01-1782974960 2026-07-02 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/07/sunset-over-kinsmen-lake-01-kinsmen-park-strathmore-ab-2026-07-01-1782974960.jpg Sunset over Kinsmen Lake 01, Kinsmen Park, Strathmore, AB, 2026-07-01 The sky popped with life while I was waiting for fireworks to start. https://photowalk.ing/ladder-truck-canada-day-kinsmen-park-strathmore-ab-2026-07-01-1782973865 2026-07-02 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/07/ladder-truck-canada-day-kinsmen-park-strathmore-ab-2026-07-01-1782973865.jpg Ladder truck, Canada Day, Kinsmen Park, Strathmore, AB, 2026-07-01 Every year on Canada Day in town, the Lion's club hosts a popular pancake breakfast that is also a fundraiser. Also, every year you can find the town's ladder truck flying our country's flag high. Tradition, it's important. https://photowalk.ing/twofer-canada-day-kinsmen-park-strathmore-ab-2026-07-01-1782972321 2026-07-02 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/07/twofer-canada-day-kinsmen-park-strathmore-ab-2026-07-01-1782972321.jpg Twofer, Canada Day, Kinsmen Park, Strathmore, AB, 2026-07-01 I'm so old that I remember when Radio Flyer wagons were made out of metal. https://photowalk.ing/everyone-s-welcome-canada-day-kinsmen-park-strathmore-ab-2026-07-01-1782972240 2026-07-02 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/07/everyone-s-welcome-canada-day-kinsmen-park-strathmore-ab-2026-07-01-1782972240.jpg Everyone's welcome, Canada Day, Kinsmen Park, Strathmore, AB, 2026-07-01 There's no such thing as a New Canadian. There are just Canadians. https://photowalk.ing/youngster-drawing-flag-in-chalk-canada-day-kinsmen-park-strathmore-ab-2026-07-01-1782923153 2026-07-01 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/07/youngster-drawing-flag-in-chalk-canada-day-kinsmen-park-strathmore-ab-2026-07-01-1782923153.jpg Youngster drawing flag in chalk, Canada Day, Kinsmen Park, Strathmore, AB, 2026-07-01 This little girl was engrossed with completing her Canadian flag in chalk on the pathway around Kinsmen Lake in downtown Strathmore on Canada Day. She was kitted out for the occasion. https://photowalk.ing/fly-in-the-ointment-my-front-yard-strathmore-ab-2026-06-30-1782922947 2026-07-01 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/07/fly-in-the-ointment-my-front-yard-strathmore-ab-2026-06-30-1782922947.jpg Fly in the ointment, My Front Yard, Strathmore, AB, 2026-06-30 The problem with macro lenses is that they help you see things that you can't unsee afterward. Bugs... UGH. https://photowalk.ing/petrified-log-drumheller-ab-2026-06-24-1782542400 2026-06-27 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/06/petrified-log-drumheller-ab-2026-06-24-1782542400.jpg Petrified Log, Drumheller, AB, 2026-06-24 I've seen lots of petrified wood over the years, but this is the first petrified log (stump?) that I have seen. It was amazing. Out front of a shop in Drumheller, AB. https://photowalk.ing/both-halves-of-the-story-drumheller-ab-2026-06-24-1782539964 2026-06-27 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/06/both-halves-of-the-story-drumheller-ab-2026-06-24-1782539964.jpg Both halves of the story, Drumheller, AB, 2026-06-24 A neat geometric reflection on main street. https://photowalk.ing/sheds-about-to-get-real-east-of-strathmore-ab-2026-06-20-1782339522 2026-06-24 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/06/sheds-about-to-get-real-east-of-strathmore-ab-2026-06-20-1782339522.jpg Sheds about to get real, East of Strathmore, AB, 2026-06-20 The important thing to know about this image is that I picked up over 20 skeeter bites in under 2 minutes while making it. Faaaacccck. https://photowalk.ing/this-storm-has-me-wired-north-of-strathmore-ab-2026-06-20-1782331687 2026-06-24 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/06/this-storm-has-me-wired-north-of-strathmore-ab-2026-06-20-1782331687.jpg This storm has me wired, North of Strathmore, AB, 2026-06-20 The sky was getting kind of wild and I was trying to find a more interesting way to present it, so I shot it through the barbed wire. https://photowalk.ing/bridge-to-perdition-lion-s-park-with-incoming-storm-strathmore-ab-2026-06-20-1782066379 2026-06-21 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/06/bridge-to-perdition-lion-s-park-with-incoming-storm-strathmore-ab-2026-06-20-1782066379.jpg Bridge to Perdition, Lion's Park with incoming storm, Strathmore, AB, 2026-06-20 A view of the storm shelf using the bridge as a framing element. Not sure how well the shot worked. https://photowalk.ing/gray-park-sign-pinhole-image-strathmore-ab-2026-06-20-1782066288 2026-06-21 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/06/gray-park-sign-pinhole-image-strathmore-ab-2026-06-20-1782066288.jpg Gray Park sign, Pinhole image, Strathmore, AB, 2026-06-20 The sign at Gray Park photographed using a Holga pinhole lens in a strong wind. Some a-hole teen egged the sign. I'll take a bucket with some water and go clean it myself this week. If I report it to the town they won't get to it before 2029. Useless. https://photowalk.ing/we-take-storm-advisories-seriously-north-of-strathmore-ab-2026-06-20-1782066115 2026-06-21 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/06/we-take-storm-advisories-seriously-north-of-strathmore-ab-2026-06-20-1782066115.jpg We take storm advisories seriously, North of Strathmore, AB, 2026-06-20 Captured just north of town, maybe five minutes up the highway. https://photowalk.ing/wallking-bridge-lion-s-park-with-incoming-storm-strathmore-ab-2026-06-20-1782015932 2026-06-21 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/06/wallking-bridge-lion-s-park-with-incoming-storm-strathmore-ab-2026-06-20-1782015932.jpg Wallking bridge, Lion's Park with incoming storm, Strathmore, AB, 2026-06-20 We came back into town to try and get more of the storm. It wasn't square over the bridge and the canal like we had hoped. https://photowalk.ing/you-re-going-to-need-more-rope-north-of-strathmore-ab-2026-06-20-1782010941 2026-06-21 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/06/you-re-going-to-need-more-rope-north-of-strathmore-ab-2026-06-20-1782010941.jpg You're going to need more rope, North of Strathmore, AB, 2026-06-20 A humdinger of a storm was blowing in, so my daughter and I grabbed our cameras and headed out to get a piece of it. https://photowalk.ing/a-quiiet-place-gray-park-strathmore-ab-2026-06-19-1781983123 2026-06-20 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/06/a-quiiet-place-gray-park-strathmore-ab-2026-06-19-1781983123.jpg A quiiet place, Gray Park, Strathmore, AB, 2026-06-19 This is one of the more popular benches in town, at least it is if you're wearing insect repellent with at least 30% DEET in it. I like to sit here and watch storms come in. Peaceful. https://photowalk.ing/so-many-lily-pads-salmon-arm-bc-2025-06-21-1781931339 2026-06-20 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/06/so-many-lily-pads-salmon-arm-bc-2025-06-21-1781931339.jpg So many lily pads, Salmon Arm, BC, 2025-06-21 Took this sunset image last spring in Salmon Arm, British Columbia while visiting for my niece's high school graduation. The city is just non-stop pretty wherever you go. https://photowalk.ing/that-bridge-again-tom-sadler-bridge-strathmore-ab-2026-06-19-1781927311 2026-06-20 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/06/that-bridge-again-tom-sadler-bridge-strathmore-ab-2026-06-19-1781927311.jpg That bridge again, Tom Sadler Bridge, Strathmore, AB, 2026-06-19 One of those subjects I keep coming back to because it's hard to get right. https://photowalk.ing/sunburst-gray-park-strathmore-ab-2026-06-19-1781925594 2026-06-20 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/06/sunburst-gray-park-strathmore-ab-2026-06-19-1781925594.jpg Sunburst, Gray Park, Strathmore, AB, 2026-06-19 The Canon 18-55mm EF-S IS kit lens that shipped with so many of their consumer dSLRs over the years does a lot of heavy lifting for its price range. The lens is atypical in that the image quality (IQ) almost makes them bargain L glass. On the flip side, the sus and less than robust build quality makes them seem like someone put the wrong branding on a Fisher Price toy. That being said, they're tougher than they look and feel. I own a bunch and not one has failed yet. They're also fun to point into the sun if you like hexagonal light artifacts. Shot on an infrared converted Canon EOS 7D courtesy of Lifepixel. https://photowalk.ing/oh-canada-water-not-coal-signing-strathmore-ab-2026-06-07-1781889583 2026-06-19 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/06/oh-canada-water-not-coal-signing-strathmore-ab-2026-06-07-1781889583.jpg Oh Canada, Water Not Coal Signing, Strathmore, AB, 2026-06-07 Just a polite reminder that all Alberta Separatists are inbred cunts and that it's a shame we no longer execute traitors. If this message offends you, fuck off. This site is intended for decent people, NOT YOU. https://photowalk.ing/this-cone-has-two-scoops-my-backyard-strathmore-ab-2026-06-13-1781701960 2026-06-17 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/06/this-cone-has-two-scoops-my-backyard-strathmore-ab-2026-06-13-1781701960.jpg This cone has two scoops, My Backyard, Strathmore, AB, 2026-06-13 I was playing around with my Pentacon Red 50mm f1.8 nifty fifty manual lens on my Canon EOS R5 and worked this baby pine cone with it. It's a fun lens with a good close up focusing distance. https://photowalk.ing/wind-blown-fountain-kinsmen-lake-and-departing-storm-strathmore-ab-2026-06-16-1781679583 2026-06-17 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/06/wind-blown-fountain-kinsmen-lake-and-departing-storm-strathmore-ab-2026-06-16-1781679583.jpg Wind blown fountain, Kinsmen Lake and departing storm, Strathmore, AB, 2026-06-16 It's hard to get a perfect shot of this fountain as it is always crunked in one way or another by the perpetual wind in this area. https://photowalk.ing/surreal-feel-kinsmen-lake-and-departing-storm-strathmore-ab-2026-06-16-1781678957 2026-06-17 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/06/surreal-feel-kinsmen-lake-and-departing-storm-strathmore-ab-2026-06-16-1781678957.jpg Surreal feel, Kinsmen Lake and departing storm, Strathmore, AB, 2026-06-16 A departing storm seen over Kinsmen Lake in downtown Strathmore. https://photowalk.ing/a-worker-bee-like-me-my-backyard-strathmore-ab-2025-06-05-1781407877 2026-06-14 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/06/a-worker-bee-like-me-my-backyard-strathmore-ab-2025-06-05-1781407877.jpg A worker bee like me, My Backyard, Strathmore, AB, 2025-06-05 A happy little fella working blossoms on the Mountain Ash in my backyard. Shot with a Canon EOS 7D, 70-300mm lens, and a thin extension tube to get me closer to the little bugger. https://photowalk.ing/lilacs-vs-prism-my-front-yard-strathmore-ab-2025-06-12-1781365923 2026-06-13 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/06/lilacs-vs-prism-my-front-yard-strathmore-ab-2025-06-12-1781365923.jpg Lilacs vs prism, My Front Yard, Strathmore, AB, 2025-06-12 Another abstract take on the lilac bush in my front yard. Shooting through a different prism. https://photowalk.ing/lackadaisical-lilacs-my-front-yard-strathmore-ab-2025-06-12-1781321095 2026-06-13 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/06/lackadaisical-lilacs-my-front-yard-strathmore-ab-2025-06-12-1781321095.jpg Lackadaisical lilacs, My Front Yard, Strathmore, AB, 2025-06-12 The lilacs in my front yard shot through a crystal prism. https://photowalk.ing/fountain-of-youth-kinsmen-lake-strathmore-ab-2026-06-09-false-colour-1781133704 2026-06-10 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/06/fountain-of-youth-kinsmen-lake-strathmore-ab-2026-06-09-false-colour-1781133704.jpg Fountain of youth, Kinsmen Lake, Strathmore, AB, 2026-06-09 (False Colour) Another infrared from the converted Canon EOS 7D, coloured in Photoshop. https://photowalk.ing/get-away-from-my-woman-esse-red-winged-blackbird-upper-gray-pond-strathmore-ab-2026-06-08-1781133606 2026-06-10 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/06/get-away-from-my-woman-esse-red-winged-blackbird-upper-gray-pond-strathmore-ab-2026-06-08-1781133606.jpg Get away from my woman, esse, Red-winged Blackbird, Upper Gray Pond, Strathmore, AB, 2026-06-08 "Hey, esse! Stay away from my woman vato!" Or something like that. https://photowalk.ing/american-coot-making-an-egress-upper-gray-pond-strathmore-ab-2026-06-08-1781132601 2026-06-10 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/06/american-coot-making-an-egress-upper-gray-pond-strathmore-ab-2026-06-08-1781132601.jpg American Coot making an egress, Upper Gray Pond, Strathmore, AB, 2026-06-08 Note the feathered fiend giving me side eye as it flees my presence. That moment when an 850 mm lens is not enough. https://photowalk.ing/fountain-through-the-trees-01-kinsmen-lake-strathmore-ab-2026-06-09-1781034461 2026-06-09 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/06/fountain-through-the-trees-01-kinsmen-lake-strathmore-ab-2026-06-09-1781034461.jpg Fountain through the trees 01, Kinsmen Lake, Strathmore, AB, 2026-06-09 From an infrared converted Canon EOS 7D, false colour added in Photoshop. This is the fountain in an artificial lake in downtown Strathmore. It is Kinsmen Lake in Kinsmen Park. It is there for drainage management and is dangerous to swim in. It has claimed two lives that I know of. https://photowalk.ing/cruise-control-american-coot-upper-gray-pond-strathmore-ab-2026-06-08-1781031949 2026-06-09 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/06/cruise-control-american-coot-upper-gray-pond-strathmore-ab-2026-06-08-1781031949.jpg Cruise control, American Coot, Upper Gray Pond, Strathmore, AB, 2026-06-08 There it is. My blog officially has "coot"ies now. Hehhhh. https://photowalk.ing/cobra-chicken-flotilla-in-training-irrigation-canal-thomas-drive-strathmore-ab-2026-06-08-1781009971 2026-06-09 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/06/cobra-chicken-flotilla-in-training-irrigation-canal-thomas-drive-strathmore-ab-2026-06-08-1781009971.jpg Cobra chicken flotilla in training, Irrigation Canal, Thomas Drive, Strathmore, AB, 2026-06-08 Don't let the cute and fuzzy look of the goslings fool you. Canadian Geese aka "Cobra Chickens" are the avian equivalent of Murder Hornets. Feathered domestic terrorists, really. If you doubt me I'll post pictures of the walking path along Thomas Drive. It's now more green splotches than path. Suicide bombers without the suicide. https://photowalk.ing/i-m-the-batman-red-winged-blackbird-mogging-upper-gray-pond-strathmore-ab-2026-06-08-1781009756 2026-06-09 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/06/i-m-the-batman-red-winged-blackbird-mogging-upper-gray-pond-strathmore-ab-2026-06-08-1781009756.jpg I'm The Batman, Red-winged Blackbird mogging, Upper Gray Pond, Strathmore, AB, 2026-06-08 For just an instant he had the same posture as Christian Bale sweeping out the Bat Cape in Batman Begins. https://photowalk.ing/sentries-walking-path-thomas-drive-strathmore-ab-2026-06-08-1780982275 2026-06-09 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/06/sentries-walking-path-thomas-drive-strathmore-ab-2026-06-08-1780982275.jpg Sentries, Walking Path, Thomas Drive, Strathmore, AB, 2026-06-08 A pair of Richardson's Ground Squirrels a.k.a. gophers keeping an eye on a mother and daughter passing them on the walking path. https://photowalk.ing/blue-heron-looking-for-the-next-meal-upper-gray-pond-strathmore-ab-2026-06-08-1780979502 2026-06-09 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/06/blue-heron-looking-for-the-next-meal-upper-gray-pond-strathmore-ab-2026-06-08-1780979502.jpg Blue Heron looking for the next meal, Upper Gray Pond, Strathmore, AB, 2026-06-08 Great Blue Heron photographed in full-wing mantling pose. Hunting for the next meal. It was a Upper Gray Pond, which is 15 minutes walk from my home. https://photowalk.ing/she-s-reeling-one-in-kinsmen-lake-strathmore-ab-2026-06-07-1780898951 2026-06-08 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/06/she-s-reeling-one-in-kinsmen-lake-strathmore-ab-2026-06-07-1780898951.jpg She's reeling one in, Kinsmen Lake, Strathmore, AB, 2026-06-07 This young lady hooked two fish in a row, no sweat. Played the line and tired the fish out like a gangsta. Someone spent a lot of time at a parent's elbow with a fishing rod when she was younger, that's for certain. https://photowalk.ing/life-is-the-pits-prairie-oasis-special-areas-no-2-ab-2026-05-22-1780693970 2026-06-05 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/06/life-is-the-pits-prairie-oasis-special-areas-no-2-ab-2026-05-22-1780693970.jpg Life is the pits, Prairie Oasis, Special Areas No. 2, AB, 2026-05-22 There's nothing like sitting in front of a fire to warm up after a chilly evening of prowling with a camera to look for dusk shots. Having a propane fire pit also helps when there is a fire ban on because gas fire pits are still allowed. https://photowalk.ing/crashlyn-prairie-oasis-special-areas-no-2-ab-2026-05-18-1780693516 2026-06-05 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/06/crashlyn-prairie-oasis-special-areas-no-2-ab-2026-05-18-1780693516.jpg Crashlyn, Prairie Oasis, Special Areas No 2, AB, 2026-05-18 Prairie Oasis Park has a "selfie center". It's a repurposed public art installation that is all angled mirrors inside. You can actually produce some striking portraits there, which is fun. https://photowalk.ing/that-moment-when-the-playground-empties-thornbiar-green-strathmore-ab-2026-06-04-1780693336 2026-06-05 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/06/that-moment-when-the-playground-empties-thornbiar-green-strathmore-ab-2026-06-04-1780693336.jpg That moment when the playground empties, Thornbiar Green, Strathmore, AB, 2026-06-04 I was on the homestretch of a late afternoon walk, just passing the playground on my block as I approached my house. The playground was covered with children in the same way an unattended potato salad gets covered by ants at a picnic. The sky was pregnant with rain and the smell of it was in the air. One flash followed by a loud boom an instant later, the children scattered like ants and bustling playground was suddenly empty. The rain started less than a minute later just after I had made this image and was unlocking my front door. https://photowalk.ing/lilacs-after-the-ran-my-front-yard-strathmore-ab-2026-06-04-1780642213 2026-06-05 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/06/lilacs-after-the-ran-my-front-yard-strathmore-ab-2026-06-04-1780642213.jpg Lilacs after the ran, My front yard, Strathmore, AB, 2026-06-04 The lilac bushes in my front yard are coming to life and the smell is glorious, especially after a spring shower has freshened the air. https://photowalk.ing/organized-crime-with-feathers-prairie-oasis-special-areas-no-2-ab-2026-05-23-1780553230 2026-06-04 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/06/organized-crime-with-feathers-prairie-oasis-special-areas-no-2-ab-2026-05-23-1780553230.jpg Organized crime with feathers, Prairie Oasis, Special Areas No. 2, AB, 2026-05-23 Meet Sir-Poops-A-Lot. He pooped on my chairs. He pooped on the lid of my firepit. He pooped all over my camp stove(s). He pooped on the picnic table. His personality can even be described as poopy. Oh, and he also stole a marshmallow out of my bag while I wasn't looking. The Common Grackle really is organized crime with feathers. I spent an hour wandering around with a large and heavy lens looking for bird shots. I got bupkis. Then I come back to my campsite and find this feathery bastard giving me side-eye. Back at you, pal. https://photowalk.ing/lighthouse-prairie-oasis-special-areas-no-2-ab-2026-05-19-1779895177 2026-05-27 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/lighthouse-prairie-oasis-special-areas-no-2-ab-2026-05-19-1779895177.jpg Lighthouse, Prairie Oasis, Special Areas No. 2, AB, 2026-05-19 A small light beacon by the launch at Prairie Oasis that tells people who are boating at night without lights where to go so they can all crash into each other at the same time because they can't see each other. I'm joking but I'm not joking. The redneck trash in this area prioritize loud speaker systems and bad country music (Shaboozey!) over safety features like running lights. https://photowalk.ing/hey-stumpy-prairie-oasis-special-areas-no-2-ab-2026-05-15-1779894995 2026-05-27 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/hey-stumpy-prairie-oasis-special-areas-no-2-ab-2026-05-15-1779894995.jpg Hey stumpy, Prairie Oasis, Special Areas No 2, AB, 2026-05-15 Another one of those images where I thought of a title and then I had to make the photo to go with it. Sorry about that. https://photowalk.ing/pinky-dinky-do-thomas-drive-strathmore-ab-2026-05-26-1779860700 2026-05-27 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/pinky-dinky-do-thomas-drive-strathmore-ab-2026-05-26-1779860700.jpg Pinky Dinky Do, Thomas Drive, Strathmore, AB, 2026-05-26 Crab apple blossoms I believe, but am not certain. Shot on a tree along Thomas Drive just off the walking path. It's not going to be a good year for Helios blossom pics as the constant high winds are beating the snot out of the trees. https://photowalk.ing/he-s-feeling-a-bit-owly-this-morning-prairie-oasis-special-areas-no-2-ab-2026-05-18-b-w-1779769074 2026-05-26 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/he-s-feeling-a-bit-owly-this-morning-prairie-oasis-special-areas-no-2-ab-2026-05-18-b-w-1779769074.jpg He's feeling a bit owly this morning, Prairie Oasis, Special Areas No 2, AB, 2026-05-18 (B&W) I found this great horned owl at Prairie Oasis Park in Special Areas No. 2, of Alberta. I shot this on my infrared converted Canon EOS 7D. https://photowalk.ing/feeling-the-weight-highway-21-wheatland-county-ab-2026-05-10-1778764513 2026-05-14 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/feeling-the-weight-highway-21-wheatland-county-ab-2026-05-10-1778764513.jpg Feeling the weight, Highway 21, Wheatland County AB, 2026-05-10 Less photo walking and more photo driving in this case. A shot taken out the van window as the sky has started to have life creep back into it this spring. We've had those dull, lifeless winter skies since October. Nice to see them start to pop again. Taken on Hwy 21 about 30 minutes north of Strathore, AB, just after turning off Hwy 9 westbound. https://photowalk.ing/dirty-thirties-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-05-09-1778764345 2026-05-14 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/dirty-thirties-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-05-09-1778764345.jpg Dirty Thirties, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-05-09 The faded logo on a parked Cockshutt 30 tractor. Cockshutt had the best looking markings at one time. https://photowalk.ing/out-of-gas-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-05-09-1778764226 2026-05-14 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/out-of-gas-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-05-09-1778764226.jpg Out of gas, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-05-09 The tanks never got overgrown like this when they were still in use as John (my father-in-law) just didn't let that happen. He passed last fall after spending the previous five years in decline. Maybe more, it's getting harder to remember the specifcs now. I do know that the left tank is regular diesel and the right tank is purple diesel. Both are empty now. What fuel was left was stolen by thieves sneaking into the mostly empty (these days) yard to pilfer fuel. Now the overgrowth serves as a warning to not bother trying. https://photowalk.ing/new-growth-on-the-way-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-05-09-1778358098 2026-05-09 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/new-growth-on-the-way-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-05-09-1778358098.jpg New growth on the way, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-05-09 The farm is coming to life. This is the Manitoba Maple by the farm house budding out. https://photowalk.ing/good-luck-paddling-through-that-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778308684 2026-05-09 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/good-luck-paddling-through-that-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778308684.jpg Good luck paddling through that, Banff, AB, 2026-05-01 Whenever I look at water I'm always thinking about whether I can paddle board onit or not. This is a big fat nope. https://photowalk.ing/around-the-bend-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778308590 2026-05-09 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/around-the-bend-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778308590.jpg Around the bend, Banff, AB, 2026-05-01 Few things are finer than sneaking along a river with a camera. https://photowalk.ing/peeking-upstream-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778127101 2026-05-07 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/peeking-upstream-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778127101.jpg Peeking upstream, Banff, AB, 2026-05-01 A second view of the same scene, landscape orientation. The dynamic range pushed what the 7D's aging sensor could handle, but some tweaking in Photoshop toned down the highlights and brought detail back out of the shadows. https://photowalk.ing/the-relationship-ended-badly-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778126667 2026-05-07 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/the-relationship-ended-badly-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778126667.jpg The relationship ended badly, Banff, AB, 2026-05-01 This is the last stump picture. I promise. Maybe. https://photowalk.ing/rough-day-at-the-office-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778123603 2026-05-07 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/rough-day-at-the-office-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778123603.jpg Rough day at the office, Banff, AB, 2026-05-01 I seem to be on a bit of a stump kick. https://photowalk.ing/at-a-loss-for-moss-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778098499 2026-05-06 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/at-a-loss-for-moss-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778098499.jpg At a loss for moss, Banff, AB, 2026-05-01 I can't seem to stop myself with the moss. https://photowalk.ing/nothing-but-a-pipe-dream-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778087824 2026-05-06 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/nothing-but-a-pipe-dream-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778087824.jpg Nothing but a pipe dream, Banff, AB, 2026-05-01 You know how I keep saying I think of a good title and then I have to take a bad picture? Yeah. Sorry for this. https://photowalk.ing/treeline-from-the-shoreline-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778087452 2026-05-06 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/treeline-from-the-shoreline-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778087452.jpg Treeline from the shoreline, Banff, AB, 2026-05-01 I saw the trees reflected in the bright green water and up came the camera. https://photowalk.ing/on-a-lark-with-the-bark-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778087215 2026-05-06 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/on-a-lark-with-the-bark-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778087215.jpg On a lark with the bark, Banff, AB, 2026-05-01 It called to the texture freak in me. And there was also the colour that popped in the overcast lighting. https://photowalk.ing/dusk-walk-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778083605 2026-05-06 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/dusk-walk-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778083605.jpg Dusk walk, Banff, AB, 2026-05-01 I like how all of the pathways in downtown Banff are well lit at night. I think this is to deter crime. https://photowalk.ing/the-sun-peaking-through-the-shadows-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778081739 2026-05-06 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/the-sun-peaking-through-the-shadows-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778081739.jpg The sun peaking through the shadows, Banff, AB, 2026-05-01 That moment when you spot just the right combination of light and shadow. https://photowalk.ing/peak-perfection-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778083498 2026-05-06 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/peak-perfection-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778083498.jpg Peak perfection, Banff, AB, 2026-05-01 Not quite the Sermon on the Mount. https://photowalk.ing/walking-along-the-bow-pathway-02-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778081814 2026-05-06 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/walking-along-the-bow-pathway-02-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778081814.jpg Walking along the Bow pathway 02, Banff, AB, 2026-05-01 Very much enjoying the walking path along the Bow River. https://photowalk.ing/all-bark-no-bite-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778037351 2026-05-06 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/all-bark-no-bite-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778037351.jpg All bark, no bite, Banff, AB, 2026-05-01 More bark. It was pinkish orange in person - the photo really doesn't do it justice. https://photowalk.ing/all-the-action-is-on-the-main-floor-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778036334 2026-05-06 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/all-the-action-is-on-the-main-floor-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778036334.jpg All the action is on the main floor, Banff, AB, 2026-05-01 I love the vibrant green moss that collects on the base of trees. What is especially cool is how it dies the bark itself. After the moss dies or is removed you're left with a bright green bark that looks like it has been painted. It has not. https://photowalk.ing/honoring-the-fallen-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778035482 2026-05-06 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/honoring-the-fallen-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778035482.jpg Honoring the fallen, Banff, AB, 2026-05-01 Another half-dead fallen tree. The seven year old wanted to try and see if I could use it to cross the creek. Fifty-seven year old me chose life. https://photowalk.ing/the-distant-mountaint-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778034860 2026-05-06 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/the-distant-mountaint-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778034860.jpg The distant mountaint, Banff, AB, 2026-05-01 Maybe not a perfect landscape shot like the ones you'd find in the galleries in Banff or Canmore, but a real one. A memory of a real hike on a good day. You can't buy that in a gallery. https://photowalk.ing/life-persists-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778034770 2026-05-06 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/life-persists-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778034770.jpg Life persists, Banff, AB, 2026-05-01 I love the moss on trees. Just love it. Such delicate life in contrast to harsh circumstances. https://photowalk.ing/rerflecting-pool-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778033540 2026-05-06 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/rerflecting-pool-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778033540.jpg Rerflecting pool, Banff, AB, 2026-05-01 Another spot with mesmorizing water. I could stand and look and listen all day. All I was missing was some green tea. https://photowalk.ing/one-foot-in-the-grave-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778033469 2026-05-06 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/one-foot-in-the-grave-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1778033469.jpg One foot in the grave, Banff, AB, 2026-05-01 This tree that fell into the water is dying a slow death. Half of the branches are alive and half are not. I can relate to it, unfortunately. https://photowalk.ing/cruft-on-the-clear-cut-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1777988943 2026-05-05 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/cruft-on-the-clear-cut-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1777988943.jpg Cruft on the clear cut, Banff, AB, 2026-05-01 The flat cut on this trunk has sort of become a landing pad for local vegetation to grow and a dinner table for birds to drop and eats seeds on. I guess the forest is like our kitchen - any cleaned space immediately gets filled again. https://photowalk.ing/walking-along-the-bow-pathway-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1777987295 2026-05-05 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/1777988351_WalkingalongtheBowpathwayBanffAB20260501.jpg Walking along the Bow pathway 01, Banff, AB, 2026-05-01 Not a heart-stopping landscape, but a photo of a morning that will be a good memory in the years that follow. I was in Banff at this same time last year and it was a cold, wet, windy morning. Today is so much better. https://photowalk.ing/don-t-step-in-the-spring-slop-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1777959490 2026-05-05 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/don-t-step-in-the-spring-slop-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1777959490.jpg Don't step in the spring slop, Banff, AB, 2026-05-01 Trails in Banff, Alberta, are clearly marked and park visitors are expected to stay on them. First and foremost this is to protect the environment from the crushing number of visitors the park gets now. Second, is safety. That's one big tripping hazard you're looking at, not to mention that idiots can get killed off trail (well, quicker than they get killed on trail). Finally, your socks won't get wet. So sloppy during the spring melt. https://photowalk.ing/i-m-out-stumping-for-votes-again-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1777956183 2026-05-05 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/i-m-out-stumping-for-votes-again-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1777956183.jpg I'm out stumping for votes again, Banff, AB, 2026-05-01 There are times when I will look at something, think of the title for an image, and then am committed to creating the image. This happens whether or not the image is worth capturing because, well, I did say committed. This is one of those times and one of those images. I'm sorry. https://photowalk.ing/branching-out-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1777954932 2026-05-05 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/branching-out-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1777954932.jpg Branching out, Banff, AB, 2026-05-01 One of the things I like to do on hikes is to separate small details out from the larger picture. This young tree is a star all on its own. https://photowalk.ing/2026-lilac-buds-my-front-yard-strathmore-ab-2026-05-03-1777857142 2026-05-04 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/2026-lilac-buds-my-front-yard-strathmore-ab-2026-05-03-1777857142.jpg 2026 Lilac buds, My Front Yard, Strathmore, AB, 2026-05-03 Photographing the lilac bushes in my front yard is a yearly tradition, especially when the first buds appear. It sort of marks the start of spring for me. https://photowalk.ing/stumped-again-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1777836749 2026-05-03 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/stumped-again-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1777836749.jpg Stumped again, Banff, AB, 2026-05-01 https://photowalk.ing/oh-so-persistent-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1777783742 2026-05-03 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/oh-so-persistent-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1777783742.jpg Oh so persistent, Banff, AB, 2026-05-01 Spring finally arrived this past week. This is the first time we have seen green since the middle of last September and there is a lot of it. Trees are sprouting new leaves. Lawns turned radiant green within days. It's lovely. However, if you find the right spot in some shade, you'll find winter is refusing to leave completely. https://photowalk.ing/the-best-kind-of-live-stream-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1777783496 2026-05-03 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/1777837012_ThebestkindoflivestreamBanffAB20260501.jpg The best kind of live stream, Banff, AB, 2026-05-01 I find running water hypnotic. I stood on the bridge and just listened to and watched the stream burble away. Complete bliss. All that was missing was a good cuppa. https://photowalk.ing/not-exactly-the-golden-calf-moose-hotel-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1777779577 2026-05-03 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/1777835535_NotexactlythegoldencalfMooseHotelBanffAB20260501.jpg Not exactly the golden calf, Moose Hotel, Banff, AB, 2026-05-01 We used to torment our daughter by pointing out imaginary moose. "Look, Ash, there's a moose." "There's no moose." "But I can see it right there." "DAD. THERE IS NO MOOSE!" Yes there was. I saw it right there. It was plain as, er, night. https://photowalk.ing/don-t-fall-all-over-yourself-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1777775275 2026-05-03 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/don-t-fall-all-over-yourself-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1777775275.jpg Don't fall all over yourself, Banff, AB, 2026-05-01 More fallen trees... Could be a theme this week. https://photowalk.ing/cone-alone-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1777774925 2026-05-03 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/1777837030_ConealoneBanffAB20260501.jpg Cone alone, Banff, AB, 2026-05-01 The cone popped against a busy background, catching my attention. https://photowalk.ing/i-ve-fallen-and-i-can-t-get-up-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1777774857 2026-05-03 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/1777838725_IvefallenandIcantgetupBanffAB20260501.jpg I've fallen and I can't get up, Banff, AB, 2026-05-01 Enjoying the lush green of the tree against the green of the crisp mountain water. It's good to be back in Banff and hiking in nature. https://photowalk.ing/himself-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1777774652 2026-05-03 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/himself-banff-ab-2026-05-01-1777774652.jpg Himself, Banff, AB, 2026-05-01 I took a selfie in this exact place on this same date last year, in Banff, Alberta. I'm fifty pounds lighter this year and it shows in my face. https://photowalk.ing/the-three-sisters-canmore-ab-2026-04-30-1777631537 2026-05-01 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/1777988505_TheThreeSistersCanmoreAB20260430.jpg The Three Sisters, Canmore, AB, 2026-04-30 Our favourite view in Canmore, AB, being the view my wife and I had on our honeymoon. https://photowalk.ing/why-are-you-always-such-a-dick-canmore-ab-2026-04-30-1777631054 2026-05-01 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/why-are-you-always-such-a-dick-canmore-ab-2026-04-30-1777631054.jpg Why are you always such a dick, Canmore, AB, 2026-04-30 Appreciating public art found inside an overpass over a drainage canal in Canmore, AB. https://photowalk.ing/why-so-serious-strathmore-ab-2026-04-27-1777630966 2026-05-01 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/05/why-so-serious-strathmore-ab-2026-04-27-1777630966.jpg Why so serious, Strathmore, AB, 2026-04-27 Found on the back door of a local insurance brokerage. Heath Ledger's The Joker would appreciate it. https://photowalk.ing/when-your-life-is-upsidedown-casa-mccormick-my-backyard-strathmore-ab-2026-04-19-1776654785 2026-04-20 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/when-your-life-is-upsidedown-casa-mccormick-my-backyard-strathmore-ab-2026-04-19-1776654785.jpg When your life is upsidedown, Casa McCormick, My Backyard, Strathmore, AB, 2026-04-19 There is a veritable cornucopia of ladybugs in the backyard. Some were even having sex, but this is a family friendly blog so you get this one instead. https://photowalk.ing/blue-something-something-casa-mccormick-my-front-yard-strathmore-ab-2026-04-19-1776654600 2026-04-20 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/blue-something-something-casa-mccormick-my-front-yard-strathmore-ab-2026-04-19-1776654600.jpg Blue something something, Casa McCormick, My Front Yard, Strathmore, AB, 2026-04-19 My go to when I don't know the name of a flower is to call it a something something. This is a blue something something. You're welcome. https://photowalk.ing/handicapped-only-sobey-s-parking-lot-strathmore-ab-2026-04-10-1776037525 2026-04-12 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/handicapped-only-sobey-s-parking-lot-strathmore-ab-2026-04-10-1776037525.jpg Handicapped only, Sobey's Parking Lot, Strathmore, AB, 2026-04-10 What's left of the paint on the asphalt of one of the handicapped parking spots at Sobey's supermarket in town. Extra crufty. https://photowalk.ing/jesus-take-the-wheel-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-08-1775827867 2026-04-10 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/jesus-take-the-wheel-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-08-1775827867.jpg Jesus take the wheel, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04-08 The old Massey 65 with the mower was parked next to the garage about five years ago before my father-in-law started to really decline and has been there since. Sad to think it's not moving again anytime soon. https://photowalk.ing/meeting-you-halfway-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-08-1775799808 2026-04-10 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/meeting-you-halfway-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-08-1775799808.jpg Meeting you halfway, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04-08 I don't know about you, but I'm having a gas. https://photowalk.ing/goddamn-crack-heads-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-08-1775713286 2026-04-09 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/goddamn-crack-heads-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-08-1775713286.jpg Goddamn crack heads, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04-08 Rural Alberta definitely has a crack problem. https://photowalk.ing/feeling-baleful-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-08-1775712263 2026-04-09 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/feeling-baleful-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-08-1775712263.jpg Feeling baleful, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04-08 Well, I'm glad we got that settled. https://photowalk.ing/256-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-08-1775712174 2026-04-09 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/256-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-08-1775712174.jpg 256, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04-08 Some beautiful texture. https://photowalk.ing/drama-queen-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-08--1775711114 2026-04-09 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/1775865202_DramaqueenSunnyridgeFarmKirriemuirAB20260408.jpg Drama queen, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04-08. I had planned to shoot a photography video this evening and then I saw the sky. I didn't shoot a photography video this evening. https://photowalk.ing/give-you-the-gears-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-08-1775710940 2026-04-09 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/1775865214_GiveyouthegearsSunnyridgeFarmKirriemuirAB20260408.jpg Give you the gears, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04-08 The gear range shown tells me that Mercury may have embellished a bit when they printed the top speed on the dial of the gauge. https://photowalk.ing/the-big-three-oh-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-04-1775707289 2026-04-09 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/1775707343_ThebigthreeohSunnyridgeFarmKirriemuirAB20260404.jpg The big three-oh, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04-04 Turning 30 is a big deal. Now you're OLD. https://photowalk.ing/i-personally-find-it-refreshing-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-08-1775707180 2026-04-09 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/i-personally-find-it-refreshing-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-08-1775707180.jpg I personally find it refreshing, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04-08 It's way more fun than playing in a sprinkler if you're honest. You ARE honest, aren't you? https://photowalk.ing/filtering-is-a-survival-tactic-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-04-1775568753 2026-04-07 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/1775865230_FilteringisasurvivaltacticSunnyridgeFarmKirriemuirAB20260404.jpg Filtering is a survival tactic, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04-04 Filtering is one of those things that neurotypicals take for granted, the ability to tune out irksome things. A someone with autism, I can't do this. Everything hits me all at once and I can't discern between the important lecture the teacher is giving me and the student tapping a pencil gently across the room. They both collide for me. https://photowalk.ing/farmer-hack-for-the-old-bin-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-1775567427 2026-04-07 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/farmer-hack-for-the-old-bin-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-1775567427.jpg Farmer hack for the old bin, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04 This looked like someone had tried to bold a makeshift door handle onto the old bin, except there was no door. When I looked inside I realized this was the brace for a metal rod running across the center of the bin. It keeps the walls from bowing out when it's loaded with grain. https://photowalk.ing/wwhen-it-s-all-falling-apart-at-the-same-time-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-04-1775566699 2026-04-07 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/wwhen-it-s-all-falling-apart-at-the-same-time-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-04-1775566699.jpg WWhen it's all falling apart at the same time, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04-04 It's accepted that everything breaks, with the corollary being that it will all break at the same time. https://photowalk.ing/114-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-04-1775565325 2026-04-07 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/114-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-04-1775565325.jpg 114, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04-04 Model number on the arm of a New Holland Haybine. https://photowalk.ing/shutt-it-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-04-1775520211 2026-04-07 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/shutt-it-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-04-1775520211.jpg Shutt it, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04-04 An image I have gotten before, but with a higher resolution camera this time. https://photowalk.ing/cockshutt-continental-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-04-1775512893 2026-04-06 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/1775865150_CockshuttContinentalSunnyridgeFarmKirriemuirAB20260404.jpg Cockshutt Continental, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04-04 The Cockshutt Continental 1850 was a swanky tractor back in its day. It even had air conditioning, which was a must given it's a rolling greenhouse that can pull a haybine. While the concept of growing tomatoes while you seed a crop is great in principle, in reality you just wind up roasting a farmer alive. I don't think the aircon works these days - a pigeon's head keeps poking out of the innards. https://photowalk.ing/this-is-a-federal-matter-deanz-garage-highway-43-alberta-2024-03-07-1775510809 2026-04-06 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/this-is-a-federal-matter-deanz-garage-highway-43-alberta-2024-03-07-1775510809.jpg This is a Federal matter, Deanz Garage, Highway 43, Alberta, 2024-03-07 This Federal truck is a rare find. Even better, I got to make a pun out of the name. Twofer! https://photowalk.ing/international-loadstar-1600-side-badge-viewed-askiew-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-04-1775510497 2026-04-06 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/international-loadstar-1600-side-badge-viewed-askiew-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-04-1775510497.jpg International Loadstar 1600 Side Badge Viewed Askiew, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04-04 It is really hard to walk past a vintage truck badge. Love me an International. https://photowalk.ing/fenced-in-01-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-02-1775510416 2026-04-06 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/fenced-in-01-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-02-1775510416.jpg Fenced in 01, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04-02 The other half of the red fence diptych. https://photowalk.ing/she-has-a-barbed-tongue-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-04-1775508046 2026-04-06 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/1775865267_ShehasabarbedtongueSunnyridgeFarmKirriemuirAB20260404.jpg She has a barbed tongue, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04-04 My father-in-law put some spare barbed wire on this corner post to wait until he could find a use for it. He passed last August. I don'tthink this wire is going anywhere soon. https://photowalk.ing/international-loadstar-1600-side-badge-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-04-1775504875 2026-04-06 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/international-loadstar-1600-side-badge-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-04-1775504875.jpg International Loadstar 1600 Side Badge, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04-04 This is a new take on being ghosted. https://photowalk.ing/seeing-the-light-dodge-400-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-1775498714 2026-04-06 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/seeing-the-light-dodge-400-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-1775498714.jpg Seeing the light, Dodge 400, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04 Having fun with the old Dodge 500 again. Testing the depth-of-field on the mother-in-law's new, old camera. She bought a Canon EOS Rebel 700D/T5i back in 2013 and then <em>left it in the goddamn box</em> for thirteen years. It was the first time the camera was used. Oy. https://photowalk.ing/what-s-new-is-old-again-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-04-1775498512 2026-04-06 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/what-s-new-is-old-again-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-04-1775498512.jpg What;s new is old again, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04-04 This is actually New Holland livery from an aging combine, but it didn't all fit. https://photowalk.ing/you-re-the-1-for-me-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-04-1775497023 2026-04-06 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/you-re-the-1-for-me-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-04-1775497023.jpg You're the 1 for me, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04-04 Another one of those images where I saw something, thought of a title for an image, and then was compelled to make the image and make it work. Arf. https://photowalk.ing/trying-to-get-a-handle-on-things-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-04-1775482456 2026-04-06 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/trying-to-get-a-handle-on-things-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-04-1775482456.jpg Trying to get a handle on things, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04-04 You can't handle the truth. You probably can't get this door open, either. It's rusted shut. https://photowalk.ing/monument-to-someone-s-ego-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-04-1775482326 2026-04-06 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/monument-to-someone-s-ego-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-04-1775482326.jpg Monument to someone's ego, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04-04 Shot the same item twice in one weekend. It calls my name when I walk past it. https://photowalk.ing/look-twice-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-04-1775482244 2026-04-06 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/1775865280_LooktwiceSunnyridgeFarmKirriemuirAB20260404.jpg Look twice, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04-04 In all the time I've been walking past this unit for the past quarter century and then some, this is the first time I've noticed the reflection of the livery in the glass. Finding something new in an old subject made my day. https://photowalk.ing/bad-ocd-moment-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-04-1775421713 2026-04-05 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/bad-ocd-moment-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-04-1775421713.jpg Bad OCD moment, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04-04 Looking at the alignment of the hood of the truck bothers me. https://photowalk.ing/542-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-04-1775421045 2026-04-05 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/542-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-04-1775421045.jpg 542, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04-04 Is this what they mean when they say your number is up? https://photowalk.ing/toothsome-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-04-1775419155 2026-04-05 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/toothsome-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-04-1775419155.jpg Toothsome, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04-04 I keep shooting this discarded gearbox sitting on the back of flat deck trailer over and over again. I first photographed it around 2001 and periodically revisited it over the past quarter century. I don't know why. It's a thing, I guess. It will be weird when the farm is gone and it's no longer available to me for one more round. https://photowalk.ing/cock-blocked-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-04-1775333535 2026-04-04 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/cock-blocked-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-04-1775333535.jpg Cock blocked, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04-04 Afternoon view of the old Cockshutt 40 tractor chillaxing in a field to the side of the homestead. https://photowalk.ing/they-said-i-was-nuts-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-02-1775305074 2026-04-04 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/they-said-i-was-nuts-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-02-1775305074.jpg They said I was nuts, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04-02 Back during the photoblog craze in the 2000s, there was a popular site called The Mirror Project. People took selfies of themselves using reflectve surfaces and uploaded them. Many of the selfies were quite cleverly done, much better than the filtered slop you see on Insta these days. I miss it. https://photowalk.ing/tractormeter-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-03-1775304909 2026-04-04 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/1775865446_TractormeterSunnyridgeFarmKirriemuirAB20260403.jpg Tractormeter, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04-03 The main gauge from a Massey 65 tractor out on the farm. https://photowalk.ing/fenced-in-02-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-02-1775285890 2026-04-04 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/fenced-in-02-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-02-1775285890.jpg Fenced in 02, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04-02 Photographing this landscape had me seeing red. (See what I did there? Huh? HUH?) https://photowalk.ing/running-on-empty-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-03-1775281341 2026-04-04 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/running-on-empty-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-03-1775281341.jpg Running on empty, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04-03 80's Mecury Grand Marquis. In better days this car was our ride from the church after my wife and I got married. Now mice make their home in it. https://photowalk.ing/that-s-a-schnozz-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-03-1775278995 2026-04-04 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/that-s-a-schnozz-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-03-1775278995.jpg That's a schnozz, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04-03 Hood badge on an old International Harvester grain truck at sunset. https://photowalk.ing/m-155-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-03-1775274155 2026-04-04 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/m-155-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-03-1775274155.jpg M-155, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04-03 An old grain truck at the parents' farm, which is our home away from home in Kirriemuir, Alberta. That patina... https://photowalk.ing/don-t-be-such-a-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-03-1775262147 2026-04-04 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/don-t-be-such-a-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-03-1775262147.jpg Don't be such a..., Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04-03 Proof that you can be fifty-seven-years-old and seven-years-old at the same time. You don't have to feel old just because you've grown old. https://photowalk.ing/he-has-a-bit-of-a-bug-mossleigh-ab-2026-03-07-1775260576 2026-04-03 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/he-has-a-bit-of-a-bug-mossleigh-ab-2026-03-07-1775260576.jpg He has a bit of a bug, Mossleigh, AB, 2026-03-07 VW Beetle hubcap selfie in Mossleigh, Alberta. https://photowalk.ing/the-key-to-getting-started-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-03-1775259313 2026-04-03 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/the-key-to-getting-started-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-03-1775259313.jpg The key to getting started, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04-03 It's the usual story. I was looking over the Cockshutt 40 tractor trying to find a detail that stood and and there it was. Wasn't that enthralled with it, but a title popped into my head that I liked and now I was comitted to getting the image and making it work. Shot with a Pentacon Red 50mm f1.8 manual lens on my Canon EOS R5 with focus peaking turned on. https://photowalk.ing/it-s-a-blowout-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-02-1775251330 2026-04-03 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/1775865464_ItsablowoutSunnyridgeFarmKirriemuirAB20260402.jpg It's a blowout, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04-02 I put this under the home album, but it's our "other" home. Meaning we're staying at the mother-in-law's farm for Easter. Most things are the same, but there's one big whoopsie. The wind took the back out of the quonset and the front isn't in great shape, either. I expect it will be on the ground next. Getting old ain't pretty. https://photowalk.ing/mercurial-personality-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-02-1775177117 2026-04-03 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/mercurial-personality-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-02-1775177117.jpg Mercurial Personality, Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04-02 Another detail shot off the old Mercury. Interesting tidbit. This is the car my wife and I drove away from the church in on our wedding day. We had to head to another location for photos so the best man may have set an in-town speed record in the old beast. It looked better on our wedding day. Honest. https://photowalk.ing/mercury-blues-textured-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-02-1775173975 2026-04-02 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/mercury-blues-textured-sunnyridge-farm-kirriemuir-ab-2026-04-02-1775173975.jpg Mercury Blues (Textured), Sunnyridge Farm, Kirriemuir, AB, 2026-04-02 The badge is on an old Mercury sedan rusting away on the parents' farm. The textures used are a closeup of a decaying and awful paint job and the surface of a rock near a truck. https://photowalk.ing/the-master-deanz-garage-highway-43-alberta-2024-03-07-1775049292 2026-04-01 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/the-master-deanz-garage-highway-43-alberta-2024-03-07-1775049292.jpg The Master, Deanz Garage, Highway 43, Alberta, 2024-03-07 I think the side badge says "Master", but I'm not sure. I also can't tell you if it was a car or a truck. I spot a detail on a vehicle and it fills my vision and it's all I can see until I make the image. Then I see the next detail and off I go again. I rarely see an entire vehicle these days. https://photowalk.ing/a-blah-kind-of-day-thomas-drive-walking-path-strathmore-ab-2026-03-18-1775048846 2026-04-01 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/a-blah-kind-of-day-thomas-drive-walking-path-strathmore-ab-2026-03-18-1775048846.jpg A blah kind of day, Thomas Drive Walking Path, Strathmore, AB, 2026-03-18 Have you ever talked past public graffiti and found something that turns into an almost perfect vibe check? I was out for a lunch hour walk and heading back to work when I'd rather keep on walking, and... Yeah. This matched my mood and then some. https://photowalk.ing/pay-it-forward-langdon-ab-2026-03-28-1775021608 2026-04-01 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/pay-it-forward-langdon-ab-2026-03-28-1775021608.jpg Pay it forward, Langdon, AB, 2026-03-28 Easy to say, harder to do. Over 34 years in a 12 Step program and I'm still learning how to do it right. https://photowalk.ing/loadstar-1600-deanz-garage-highway-43-alberta-2024-03-07-1775021185 2026-04-01 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/loadstar-1600-deanz-garage-highway-43-alberta-2024-03-07-1775021185.jpg Loadstar 1600, Deanz Garage, Highway 43, Alberta, 2024-03-07 I remain incapable of photographing entire vehicles most of the time. The details are in the Devil, for me. (Yes, I mean to say it like that.) https://photowalk.ing/international-harvester-on-the-side-langdon-ab-2026-03-28-1775020362 2026-04-01 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/international-harvester-on-the-side-langdon-ab-2026-03-28-1775020362.jpg International Harvester On the Side, Langdon, AB, 2026-03-28 It's getting harder to find IH trucks in good nick these days. Found this beauty parked in an open lot along the main drag in Langdon, AB. https://photowalk.ing/hogging-the-spotlight-classic-caddy-vulcan-ab-2026-03-07-1775019313 2026-04-01 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/hogging-the-spotlight-classic-caddy-vulcan-ab-2026-03-07-1775019313.jpg Hogging the spotlight, Classic Caddy, Vulcan, AB, 2026-03-07 If you grew up watching The Dukes of Hazzard then seeing a car like this in the wild gives you heart paliptations. Well, it would have if I wasn't pacemaker dependent. https://photowalk.ing/dodge-700-deanz-garage-highway-43-alberta-2024-03-07-1775019077 2026-04-01 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/04/dodge-700-deanz-garage-highway-43-alberta-2024-03-07-1775019077.jpg Dodge 700, Deanz Garage, Highway 43, Alberta, 2024-03-07 Finally getting around to posting some images from a March 7th, 2026 road trip with my friend James. Found this beauty at an old service station along Highway 43 south of Vulcan, AB. https://photowalk.ing/snowdrift-fire-dept-1983-langdon-ab-2026-03-28-1774797514 2026-03-29 https://photowalk.ing/img_uploads/2026/03/snowdrift-fire-dept-1983-langdon-ab-2026-03-28-1774797514.jpg Snowdrift Fire Dept. 1983, Langdon, AB, 2026-03-28 Livery on a retired fire truck found in the town of Langdon, Alberta. https://photowalk.ing/page.php?slug=about 2026-04-04