In a way, that sums up the characteristics of the Manitoba emblem flower, the Prairie Crocus. Not that this would be the only flower with a bad habit of potentially killing people, many flowers have the same effects.
This fluffy, fuzzy flower is one of the most loved flowers here in Manitoba. Here, it signifies
Well, they are not arriving as a team, but the team is building up. One by one. Of course, people that know me will never think that I will be writing about sports. And they will be correct.
Once again. The team I am talking about here is the team that will entertain us for the coming summer with all kinds of acrobatics, positions and colour.
Little is more enjoyable than an early spring. The cold subsides, the sun shows more of itself with more powerful rays. Winter, however is still not that far away and Old Man Winter can still shake out some last snowflakes from his pockets, now and then.
But overall, the warmer weather is gaining. Ice is melting, migrant birds return to their summer grounds. All to be
An often forgotten theme in photography is textures. Textures are all around us, even if we don’t pay attention to them. I have often been asked why I was photographing a wall, head on.
Well, that wall happened to have some very interesting texture. I am no longer doing 3D modelling, so I am not using these textures anymore to dress up some complex object, but
By now we all understand that the sun is approaching its solar maximum of this 11 year cycle. We also know that this goes with more and more interesting Aurorae. Auroras, for those who want to keep it in English.
But does that mean that we now get to see these Northern Lights every evening? Nope, most of the time they remain as elusive as the Yeti. So, waiting is the Maître Mot…