A couple of days ago Jan and I went to Frank Lake east of
High River less than an hour’s drive from home. Frank Lake is a productive
wetland important to hundreds of bird species. Once completely dry, this
wetland has been saved from drainage and drought through a progressive
partnership between industry, government and Ducks Unlimited Canada. It is now
listed as one of 597 Important Bird Areas in Canada. [http://www.ducks.ca/places/alberta/frank-lake/]
It was a fairly quiet day on the lake according to some
people we met, but we enjoyed our two hours of wandering the paths and watching
from the bird blind immensely. Red-winged blackbirds were calling to each other
constantly, their call interspersed often by the honking of Canada geese.
Ducks and gulls joined the chorus in their various voices, the
ducks paired up and the gulls busy gathering grass for their nests.
The lake was so tranquil it inspired me to take a few mood
pictures.
After I took the above picture I turned 45°
and took the picture below looking north.
This turned out to be one of my favourite photographs of the
day. It was not until I downloaded my pictures I realized there was a red gate
latch in this picture. To me it symbolizes no matter how dark and bleak the day—or
your life—is there is always a bright spot in it. You may not notice it right
away, but it’s there if you look closely.
The last picture I took a little closer to home standing in
the middle of the road, with as wide an angle as my camera allows, and avoiding
the storm cloud to the north. And this is why I love where I live!
