A metallic look

Wednesday was such a mixed day, weatherwise. I went with friends to Kananaskis, where we drove the Highway 40 loop - such a magnificent, scenic route! Blue sky and sunshine part of the time, alternating with grey, billowy clouds. Can't remember if this was a view taken from the Elpoca Trail head, just off Highway 40, but this mountain area had such a strange look to it - almost like gleaming metal. We all throughly enjoyed this rare, decent day in a "summer" that barely "was", LOL. We had been expecting to see snow on the ground, but everywhere was pleasantly bare - for now : )

Was out birding at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary all morning - 37 species were seen, but all much too far away to photograph, and the light was crummy, too. I did happen to notice a couple of rather pathetic fungi, though, and I did photograph THEM, LOL. No sunshine in the forecast for the next few days, either - actually, it did come out for a bit this afternoon, but I fell asleep straight after I'd eaten lunch. Seems to be the story of my life these days - when I'm not out with my camera, I'm home and fallen asleep in front of the TV, thanks to getting so little sleep at night, ha. Like last winter, this coming winter I will have to make sure I get more sleep than during the summer months.

It was cold out this morning, 1C-5C (34F-41F) - wore a fleece jacket, plus a fleece vest and my thick winter jacket! And it's still SUMMER! Average high for September is 16C (61F).