In the prairie regions of Alberta, grain elevators are amongst some of the most iconic agriculture structures scattered across towns and villages. Many have been decommissioned for larger more cost effective industrialized plants, but a few are still in operation today. Within an hour drive east of Calgary, the three Mossleigh grain elevators are considered a landmark at the center of this small town.
Covered in thin little bristle like thorns, devil's club can make a grown man cry if they were to venture through a patch of this evil stuff. A common plant in the forests of British Columbia. This plant grows well over six feet tall. This broad-leafed plant may be horrible stuff, but it creates a beautiful scene in the semi-temperate forests.
I was driving up towards Jasper for a camping trip with my daughter when I found the aurora picking up and dancing across the sky. I pulled over but could not find a good landscape to shoot the sky. While my daughter and I wandered through the forest, I came across an opening that had only one tree standing alone. Just by chance the Milky Way was projecting itself perfectly up from the center of the tree. I love it when no planning and dumb luck come together.
