Christopher Martin Photography As dawn broke on a recent morning when I was up in Kananaskis, the skies were leaden and threatening to drop some form of precipitation. It was cold and windy so it seemed an open question whether it would be rain, snow or a frozen mix of the two. The weather foiled…Read more »
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Baked apple stuffed with raisins and honey
Originally posted on Jo's food bites. :
A deliciously simple desert that reminds me of autumnal suppers as a child. Take a large cooking apple and remove its core. Place on a oven proof dish. Stuff dried fruit of your choice into the hole and place a heaped teaspoon of set honey on top. Bake…
A gallery of Great gray owls
(Please click on either image to open the Great gray owl gallery) It has been a while since I put together a gallery of animal images so I worked on one last night. I chose Great gray owls as they… Source: A gallery of Great gray owls
Bear scratching in Yellowstone
Christopher Martin Photography I made my first foray into Yellowstone National Park last May and enjoyed exploring new terrain – of which there is much and varied. The wildlife was abundant and I was lucky to have several encounters with bears that were fantastic. One of these was with this Black bear in the Tower-Roosevelt…Read more »
Joshua Tree Cinema
Catching sunrise in the clouds
Christopher Martin Photography I spent a morning up at Elbow Falls in Kananaskis Country a few days ago. The sky was dark when I showed up there but I could make out the clouds as they ran eastward. Dawn came quickly as it often does at this time of the year and I was pleased…Read more »
The Brain & Addictive Behavior
We perceive the world, think about our perceptions, produce emotions from those thoughts, and combine these as storage in our memories. The brain produces behavior to ensure our well-being. Disruptive behaviors happen when there is distortion to this system such as addiction. Addictive behavior due to recreational drugs or alcohol consumption over time are due…Read more »
Walking through autumn
Moose Christopher Martin Photography This beautiful moose looked amazing in this autumn meadow. Snow in Moraine Lake that morning, was rain lower in the valley. This created a glow in the grass and a shine on her coat. She crossed the meadow slowly, grazing as she went along, before she slipped up into the forest.…Read more »
A beast in the bushes
Oh my bears Christopher Martin Photography When Kian and I left Jasper we headed home via Highway 93A, which runs parallel to the main road but was much quieter and proved to be a great start to the end of our boys weekend in the national park. We spotted this black bear almost a kilometre…Read more »
Eagles flying at the Mount Lorette Ponds
Eagle pics Christopher Martin Photography This year I have photographed a pair of Bald eagles who nested at the Mount Lorette Ponds. These small lakes in Kananaskis are stocked with Rainbow trout most years so these eagles have obviously found an excellent location to summer. On this morning in mid-August the day took a little…Read more »