My Pictures in Canada ..2014

[socafighter]

The voice of the intellect is a soft one,
but it does not rest until it has gained a hearing.

Sigmund Freud




Early Morning Ride




Duck Lake, Saskatchewan Canada




Eucalyptus Moon




endless clouds today




Dragonfly on the dock




Embrace




Elusive Least Bittern




Relief




A Double crested Cormorant at Strathcona Park on the Rideau River , Ottawa




Meadows Wings




Thunderstorms In The Distance




a Hummingbird




A smouldering super full moon




Wispy Trails




Orange Lady




pintail




pinks & dahlias




Three girls brave the icy water




sitting in the sunlight




Lighthouse Evening





Port Doverites and visitors were mesmerized at sunset

[socafighter]

An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools.

Ernest Hemingway




A beautiful morning by the bay



storm a coming at sunrise




Bee Balm Flower




American Avocets




Beautiful Butterfly




Beautiful lily from my garden




And another thing before I stop complaining ....




Impending problems




In a Field of Flowers




Hybrid Tea Rose




It was extremely smoky in central Alberta from forest fires




Hummingbird




They ignored me as I went by ...




Inner Strength




Late afternoon showers




Lupin by the sea




late night picnic




Last evening's colorful moon lit up the sky!




Harbor Sunset




sundown at lake

[socafighter]

The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good.
 Understanding is joyous.

Carl Sagan




Sunrise After the Rain




Sunrise Breeze




A Jumping spider




Silk At Sunrise





the end of a rainbow before it was gone





Summer Beauty




A trio of bergs off the coast of Newfoundland





Bee happy




A beauty




Blowing in the wind




A Visitor in the flower




A very busy bee




A butterfly




I have Big Ears




Hummingbird Visiting




Crowfoot Mountain, Banff National Park, Alberta




Displaying its wings




Sunset layers





sunset's molten layers

[socafighter]

I choose my friends for their good looks,
my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their intellects.
A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

Oscar Wilde




Sunrise North Head, Grand Manan Island, Canada



Sunrise, Lethbridge, Alberta Canada




Front Row Seat for Sunrise




Green Heron




heavy rain and hail earlier in the day





garden of Flowers




Great Horned Owl





Big Dipper & Iridium Flare





Beautiful to be home!




Bee Balm almost unfurled





Big Rainbow




Black Swallowtail




Biking and Riding




Pacific Lights




Beautiful Flowers




Hello Friend!




Osprey bringing fish to young in nest‏




Panorama of a sunset




Rain gave way to a beautiful sunset

[socafighter]

The best minds are not in government.
If any were, business would steal them away.

Ronald Reagan




Crepuscular Sunrise




Cootes Paradise, sunrise




Fire on the Water





Fields of Gold




male Goldfinch




Flower Soliloquy




Male hummingbird




Fireweed




made a new friend today




Flowers of Summer




Luna Moth




Lush Valley Pasture




Mom and baby Caribou on the tundra today




Bumblebee in Peony Bush




Hello




Perfection by nature




Evening Shadows




cherry faced dragonfly




beautiful Saskatchewan sunset




hazy Sun set

[socafighter]

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Ralph Waldo Emerson




Lead & Gold Sunrise




Nanaimo, BC , Sunrise




Like Glass, with Canadian Rockies background




Lightning from the front porch




Lovely Morning




July Colors




Little baby brown bear eating dandelions




Cameron Falls, Waterton Avenue, Waterton Lakes National Park




Buzzin' Along




Calm in the Crowsnest, Banff , Alberta




Cardinal




Cape Spencer, NB




Checking on the Missus




Daughter exploring nature




daliha flower




Cross fox with dinner




Flower Power, Ottawa , Ontario, Canada




Dandy Sunset




View Changing Sunset

[socafighter]

Intelligence without ambition, is a bird without wings.

-Salvador Dali




Early Riser




The damaged Oaks at dawn




Gerbera annuals




Lady Bug




Grand Opening




Forever Young




Day Breaker




Am I cute or what?




Simply Daisies




Bear with Salmon




American White Pelican




Outta My Way!




Red wildflowers of Summer





Ebony Jewelwing Dragonfly




Vancouver, British Columbia Canada




You're Getting too Close




Two's Company




Zebra Swallow Tail




Sunset an Unforgettable Beauty




Unusual Sunset

[Deeks]

If you believe in reincarnation, pray not to because a salmon.

[socafighter]

While I thought that I was learning how to live,
 I have been learning how to die.

Leonardo da Vinci




the sun rising giving a beautiful glow to the clouds




The tide was dead low at sunrise this morning




The fog has moved off the coast near Cape Spear,NL




That's some good water!




It only lands on this fading day lily!




The Three Sisters in June, Alberta , Canada




The yellow warbler has become a regular visitor




Totem poles , Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC




These are baby Tri colored herons




This mountain goat was 10 feet off of the shoulder of the road, Banff , Alberta , Canada




Trumpet Honeysuckle




Touch of Spring




True Blue




Black Bear




a Goldfinch




Neon




Come on in the waters great!




beach sunset




Another beauty, a sunset

[Deeks]

Good Morning Soca. Yesterday's pix did not come out. I seeing them lil red x.

[socafighter]

Good Morning Soca. Yesterday's pix did not come out. I seeing them lil red x.

Hi Deeks

Try this..

1. Internet Options> Advanced> Multimedia> check Show pictures.
2. Clear the Temporary Internet Files. Internet Options> General> Browsing History> Delete> check Temporary Internet Files, uncheck all others> Delete.

If you use System Mechanic  and run it , you will get the red x...

Hope the above  helps...

Socaaaaaaa...

[socafighter]

Just as a candle cannot burn without fire,
men cannot live without a spiritual life.

Buddha




Spectacular Sunrise




Sunrise on the canal




A smokey,sunny morning





A green beauty!




A Calico Pennant Dragonfly





Sun kissed tree tops





a coneflower




Chickadee




Cape Lookout




Butterflies are beautiful





Burrowing Owl





Action in the garden




Bumble Bee




The Roseate Spoonbill




Roses




The blues




my pretty geranium




Sulfur Butterfly




Sherbert Sunset





Round Sun as it sets on a crisp, cool evening

[socafighter]

A table, a chair,
a bowl of fruit and a violin;
what else does a man need to be happy?

Albert Einstein




Morning , Sarnia , Ontario...



Softly




Spring Point Lighthouse




Robber fly eating a Bot fly





Refreshing




relaxing in the late day sun




reflections




Soaking Wet





Softly Falling Snow Today , NWT





Solid night of auroras




Some massive icebergs off of Newfoundland!





Spread your wings to fly





So many vibrant color combinations on a perfect day





Sun Dog




A Black Swallowtail




Sun Kissed




Under the Fence




Summer's Perfection





Sunset Colors





What a sunset ...

[socafighter]

There are only two races on this planet - the intelligent and the stupid.

John Fowles




Every morning a new surprise




Quiet start to the day, with a nice sunrise





Happy Filled Center




female widow skimmer





Explosion of colours




Field of Fireweed




Extra insulation to stay warm




Hot Dog




hoping to attract some hummingbirds




horned owl




Hot, humid day as clouds form





Hummingbird in the Hummingbird Fuchsias




Hungry Finch




Blooming weather




Cubs in a Tree




Blue Wildflower




Deptford Pink




Colours Of Summer




Colorful Mid July Sunset




Colorful just at sunset

[socafighter]

Democracy is when the indigent,
and not the men of property, are the rulers.

Aristotle




A New Day at Cape Freels, NL




Smoky July Morning in Prince George, BC




Snow accumulated on the grass early this morning





Snake River




Snowpack on the Rockies




Early morning beauty




Drying Off




Alberta's Finest




Vancouver Island, BC, Canada




A lone Monarch butterfly





Red Poppies





A nice large nectar sack can be spotted on the legs





Butterfly on the Butterfly Bush




Happy Filled Center




Finally after numerous days in gloom we have this





Two bears exploring the North Slope of Alaska





Splash Dance




Whole new world




Whitewood, Saskatchewan Canada




Zion Sunset

[socafighter]

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

Aristotle




The incredible dawn of a new day




this morning beach sunrise




Spotted Lady Bug




A gorgeous day ahead





Feeding The Bees




A bad feather day ok




A tiny sundew plant is devouring a hapless bug




Dragonflies eating up those mosquitos




Raindrops




Grasshopper




Rainy morning flowers




Great Spangled Fritillary




Radiant Perfume Grandiflora




A very active electrical storm




Beautiful evening at the Lake




Morning Glory





Smiling Hummingbird




mutant dhalia




A smokey sunset





Niagara on the Lake Sunset

[socafighter]

The expectations of life depend upon diligence;
the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.

Confucius




Sunrise Lightning




Amazing sunrise





Sunrise , Cap Pelé, NB




A Dragonfly





golden fly enjoying nectar





A gorgeous Day ahead





a male Ruby throated Hummingbird sitting on a branch





Orange Flower and rain drops




mother nature is wow




Not a Hug




Pansy Heads




One of the varieties of butterflies hanging around




Pacific Slope Flycatcher babies,




Pastel in my garden




Waves




Spider and prey on a blackberry leaf




widow skimmer




setting sun cast a golden glow on iceberg outside St Johns Harbor , NL




Leaving the beach at sunset




Lemon Sun

[socafighter]

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

Leonardo da Vinci




Winter's Dawn




wed sunrise




West Kelowna,BC




Wildflowers Natures best paintings




Weekend Hummingbirds




Wild Rose of Alberta




yellowhead




Beautiful Red Admiral Butterfly!




Wonderful World





What is he doing




Whoever is happy will make others happy too Anne Frank




On a windy day




Wild rose, Elliot Lake, Ontario , Canada




A few Clouds




Common wood Nymph Butterfly




Baby Humpback Whale breaches for a look around in the Bay of Fundy , Nova Scotia , Canada.




Ok whooooooo are you ?..




A Tiger Swallowtail basking in the sunlight




Daily Silos I see...




Last night was a beauty

[socafighter]

I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.


Lao Tzu




A beautiful foggy sunrise




Sunrise Solitude





A lovely flower on a hot summer day





Amish country




A set of Beautiful Colors




A summer day with sunshine




A Proud Display




July Rains




their favorite spot in this pasture





July's Full Moon




Macro butterfly




Waves crashing on rocks , Nova scotia , Canada




The yellow flower




Mooooooooooo




Stranger in the Garden





Howdy




Peacock butterfly




Sitting on a Cedar tree branch is this female Hummer




The smoke from the forest fires made for a beautiful sunset , Alberta, Canada




The setting sun just before it slipped out of vision..

[socafighter]

You will not be punished for your anger,
you will be punished by your anger.

Buddha




Boggy Dawn, NL




Another smoke filled sunrise




Hummingbird Moth




Red and white




A summer electrical storm




Pink and a butterfly




A wagon filled with summer blooms!




A spider with its prey in a headlock...




Butchart gardens, BC , Canada an old Quarry turned into gardens




Butterfly




bluebird fledgling nailed a graceful landing




Buds n' Blooms




Blue sky on a Summer's day




Pretty Yellow Hibiscus




Red blooms of the maltese cross looking lovely ..




Pretty white butterfly with a tinge of color on its wings




Red Geranium




Sunset Flight




Smokey Sky sunset




Ruby Sundown

[socafighter]

Without health life is not life;
it is only a state of languor and suffering - an image of death.

Buddha




Summer sunrise




morning bliss




Orange Flower with Rain




On a beautiful Sunday in April





Morning rains added details to the flowers





 a fine clear night




Nectar and butterfly




on the water





Another rainy day





Dragon Fly macro




Many welcomed visitors in the garden today




Lightning Storm




Arctic Fritillary on Swamp Ragwort




Mendenhall Glacier and Fireweed





Baby Hummingbirds are out!





Praying Mantis




Lovely bouquet topped by a butterfly beauty





Dropping Anchor soon




Dressed In Stripes

[socafighter]

The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood.
Buddha




Amazing sky




Early Riser




Heading out to fish despite the red sky




Lilac in bloom




Hummingbird Nest





Lightning Across The Sky





Little Flycatcher




Lily visitor




Butterfly




Multi coloured water lilies abound




Muscovy duck drying off after a swim




Purple Party!




Puffin





Gorgeous Grizzly female, BC , Canada




The best of nature....




Say cheese




Spring in the Alberta Rockies




Owl




Steamy July Evening




Summertime Sunset

[socafighter]

The public is wonderfully tolerant.
 It forgives everything except genius.

Oscar Wilde





Hello everybody , its Kermit the frog , Its summer time ...




August Dawn




Red Sunrise




A Piebald deer , very rare occurrence




Flowers in my Garden




A beautiful variety of rocks rolling on the beach with the waves....




A red rose




A storm




Osprey & The Thief




Cone Flower Feast




Blue eyes




ducks at Lake Wilderness in Maple Valley




Dutch Iris




Eagle Beach, Alaska




Early Fall Leaves July 27th 2014




Happy Black Bear looking over our yard




Flowers galore Heliotrope and Scotsman purse




Goldfinch in the garden




Dunnville , Ontario , Sunset




Flaming Mid July Sunset

[Deeks]

Soca, I see the happy Black Bear looking over your yard. You eh over him or her a Carib. You ah bear is ah Carib!

[socafighter]

Soca, I see the happy Black Bear looking over your yard. You eh over him or her a Carib. You ah bear is ah Carib!

Deeks

Its a female with two cubs ..no way I am going near that mom ... Carib or not ..

I can invite you to our Cottage in Kingston , Ontario and you can bring her one...
better yet maybe sando will....

Will post a few close calls with some Bear Pictures over the next few days if I can find them ..
They are funny ones...

Socaaaaaaa..

[socafighter]

If you would take, you must first give,
this is the beginning of intelligence.

Lao Tzu




Early Riser




Dawn Lights & Colors




Brown Eyes




beautiful maples in my backyard




Sea turtles,George Town, Exuma, The Bahamas




hummingbird on flower




It was like fireworks





A young osprey surveys his world




afternoon




bye honey




a lightning storm that lasted late into the evening




Birds of Luther Marsh




Iceberg,Musgravetown, Newfoundland and Labrador Canada




Little Pond




Moose on our Farm




rare Giant Swallowtail







Wolf pups, Waskesiu Lake, Prince Albert National, Canada




whales in the water of Newfoundland, Canada




beautiful sunset again




August 2014 Sunset

[socafighter]

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things,
but their inward significance.

Aristotle




Sunrise at Cuttyhunk Harbor




Sunrise at home, smokey morning




The Clouds of Summer




The Cannibal , eating another




the wild Moira river




the grasshopper is glowing against the deep pink flower




the moon came through the clouds





July Blooms




Black throated Blue Warbler




Butterfly kisses




Bison, Alberta , Canada





Beauty in Imperfection




Bears on a log reflection, on our Farm




A colorful Day



Hummingbird feeding




Wild geranium in the mountain





water safety




zinnia candy




Lightning south of Leduc, Alberta





Roof top sunset , Alaska




Saturday Sunset

[socafighter]

I no have education. I have inspiration.
If I was educated, I would be a damn fool.

Bob Marley




Morning Clouds




Monday's Sunrise Splendor





awesome giant swallowtail




August Days...




Auke Lake, Alaska





Bee happy





Flowers of Summer...





Trouble by two ....




Fireweed  almost bloomed out....





Dragonfly Stalking ...





Bright Yellow Flowers




Baby Wren




A Summer"s Day....





Verbena




Yellow Headed Blackbird




White Tulips...





Wilderness Fire




Wild Onion




Sunset Swim




Sunset in Paradise

[socafighter]

Women are made to be loved,
not understood.

Oscar Wilde




Stormy Sunrise



Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador Canada




A hummer




Summer heat




sitting pondering life in the zinnia





female Osprey cleans herself by skimming along the water




A sailing ship entering Portland Harbor passes the light house




A lily, Elliot Lake, Ontario




After the rains




A visitor in the back yard




Blue Hour Lightning




Crab Spider on a Black Eyed Susan Aster




Clark's Nutcracker bird




Iceberg, Robert's Arm, Newfoundland and Labrador




Storm Cell




So many beautiful flowers




Sun Bathing




Summer beauty




The end of a windy, rainy day




Summer evening in a blaze of glory

[socafighter]

Life is really simple,
but we insist on making it complicated.


Confucius




A Mystic morning




Sunrise and lightening




Summer sunrise




A lily




Brereton Lake, MB, Canada




A Sea of Sunflower




Afternoon Highlights





Caught this guy napping in the flowers




Darn Animal Paparazzi, NO CAMERAS





Butterfly on wildflowers




Cedar Waxwing enjoying the last of the berries




Dahlia days





Dragonfly Hanging On For Dear Life




couldn't resist taking a picture




Polar Bear





Peony




the joy of fresh pasture




the reds




didn't know baby crows had blue eyes





Sunset at the beach




Sunset moment