Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Teazel

A photo from my archives, taken on 16 September 2012, during a wonderful week's trip down to Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park with special friends from England, Linda and Tony (explanation is in my "US holiday, September 2012" set). I had an absolutely amazing week away with my friends from England, Linda and Tony. We left Calgary early on 11 September 2012 and returned late on 17 September 2012. Believe it or not, this was only my second holiday in about 30 years! Some of you may remember that when my Brother in England died almost two years ago, several of my long-time friends who lived in the same city stepped forward and helped me deal with everything long distance, from my Brother's funeral to finding everything possible in the house a good home (donated or sold). All my parents' belongings were there, too, so it was a mammoth task to go through everything and put aside every single personal item or document, which were then shipped to me here. Just one of the priceless things was when Linda went through all my Father's old movies, picked out every inch of them that she thought I would want to have, and then took them to be copied to DVD. Of course, everything was done thoughtfully and lovingly - and it still has me shaking my head that anyone could spend so much time doing SO much for someone else. Anyway, to cut a very long story short, Linda had told me many months before that she and Tony were coming to Canada again and Linda really hoped I would join them for a week getting down to Yellowstone National Park and back. Because I hadn't been away in so long, I was extremely hesitant : ) However, I did go, and had the most wonderfully enjoyable (and spectacular!) time going to not only Yellowstone, but also Grand Teton National Park, and Glacier-Waterton Peace Park! Can never thank Linda and Tony enough for this! I've known Linda since she was a baby (she's about four? years younger than I am, around my Brother's age), so we had a week's precious time to "catch up". I'd only ever met Tony once, when they came to Canada for a holiday six years ago. He deserves a medal for putting up with me for a whole week!! I visited Mammoth Hot Springs and the rest of Yellowstone National Park 30+ years ago, when my kids were very young. I was thrilled to get the chance to see this fascinating area again. Even after six days of the most amazing scenery and wildlife, I still had plenty of joy to feel when we stopped at a Mission Mountain pull-off on our way north to Kalispell, Montana, US, and saw a row of Teasels. I so rarely see these, but I love to photograph them. "Teasel is considered an invasive species in the United States. It is known to form a monoculture, capable of crowding out all native plant species, and therefore is discouraged and/or eliminated within restored open lands and other conservation areas." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dipsacus

Another photo from the archives, taken on 26 September 2012 at the Reader Rock Garden. I love Teasels at any time of the year. "Teasel is considered an invasive species in the United States. It is known to form a monoculture, capable of crowding out all native plant species, and therefore is discouraged and/or eliminated within restored open lands and other conservation areas." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dipsacus I have an excruciatingly painful right arm and shoulder, partly from too much mouse clicking thanks to all the extra clicking that is necessary with the new Flickr format, plus all the many extra clicks needed when working with images using Windows 7. I really, really don't like Windows 7. I seem to remember turning my arm in a strange way a few days ago, too, while either putting on or taking off a jacket. Suspect I may have pulled something. Doing more driving than usual a few days ago, when I took my daughter down to the Frank Lake area for the day, probably didn't help, either. I know I should be resting my arms, but I know that's not going to happen - I really must cut back, though, to give my arms a chance to improve somewhat. Lol, I could only photograph birds below a certain height yesterday, as I can barely lift my right arm high enough to hold my camera up to my eye : (

Somehow, this image caught my eye, as I thought of this day eight years ago. I decided to post it simply to say - "We remember ...." It was an horrendous day that affected not only Americans but everyone around the world. We all wondered if the world, especially the US, would ever recover from such terror and horror, but here we are eight years later - strong, even if more fearful! To all those who suffered during 9/11, who lost their lives or lost a loved one, our hearts go out to each of you on this anniversary.

What a performance with uploading my images this morning. Ended up having to use the old uploader - but even that wouldn't load the last photo. I've been trying for about an hour now - but, success at last! Teasels are fun to photograph - this one was growing at the Reader Rock Garden in the city, on 26 September 2012. This plant is an invasive ornamental in Alberta. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dipsacus

Even after six days of the most amazing scenery and wildlife, I still had plenty of joy to feel when we stopped at a Mission Mountain pull-off on our way north to Kalispell, Montana, and saw a row of Teasels. I so rarely see these, but I love to photograph them. Friend Tony spotted an insect on one of the heads, which I will post sometime. Thanks, Tony! "Teasel is considered an invasive species in the United States. It is known to form a monoculture, capable of crowding out all native plant species, and therefore is discouraged and/or eliminated within restored open lands and other conservation areas." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dipsacus

On our way north to Kalispell from our few days in Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park, we pulled off the road at this viewpoint to enjoy the distant Mission Mountains - and (for me) the beautiful Teasels growing near the fence : ) Funny how an image can look OK at midnight, but look too busy/messy next morning in daylight, lol. Oh, well, I still want it for my US holiday set. The other day, I noticed tiny snowflake icons on the weather forecast chart for this coming week, so I went out on three days to grab a few photos just in case the forecast turned out to be right. A good thing I did this, as my vehicle has "malfunctioned" and it will have to go in for repair, plus a major service that I'm still a bit early for, but don't want to have to be without my car twice.

Photographed at the Reader Rock Garden in Calgary, on 8 August 2012. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dipsacus