Week
Eighteen – Spray Lake, 2015
Well, we are
nearing the end of our summer here at Spray Lake. We talked with the boss the today and he’d
sure like us to come back next year. I
guess we’ll wait and see what happens.
We both enjoy it here and we don’t have much else on the go so it might
just work out.
We had a few
more inches of snow yesterday and I thought it might be fun to go down to Mt.
Engadine and see if the moose like the snow or not. Turns out they do! I had a fabulous morning taking pictures of a
nice big bull and then a cow and two calves.
Notice in the picture how pink the bull’s antlers are. He’s just got rid of his velvet and the
antlers look kind of raw. Over the next
few months they will toughen up and get lighter too. He was such a beautiful big guy…healthy and strong
looking. I couldn’t help but snap a ton
of pictures of him. I love how the snow
is clinging to his antlers and a bit on his nose. So beautiful!
There were
four other people there taking pictures of the moose…all with fancy big cameras
with lenses a mile long. I’m sure they
got some wonderful pictures. I’d love to
take a course in photography to learn more about the cameras and how to use the
professional models. Until then, I’m
very happy with my point and shoot.
After the
bull wandered into the forest, I decided to drive back up the road a ways. I hadn’t gone far when I saw this cow and two
calves. They were amazing. The calves are twins though the last one in
the line-up below is larger than the other.
I suspect he’s a little bull and the more dainty one is a female. So incredibly cute!
I watched
them for a long time and followed them up the road a ways. They didn’t seem to mind people watching them
and taking their pictures. They stopped
to eat here and there and at one point the calves even started to nurse. Wow, was I excited to get a picture of
that. Not something that’s often seen in
the wild. I just can’t seem to get
enough of the moose…I want to go back every morning and take more
pictures. These calves were so
adorable…well for a moose anyway!
Our snow is
gone now…it only lasted a couple of days.
Alberta weather is so weird. It
was 28 degrees centigrade on the weekend, then down to freezing with snow on
Tuesday. Today it’s cold and clear but
we are supposed to be back up to around 22 c by the weekend again. Don’t know whether to wear my shorts or my
snow suit!
I love this
picture of the moose and babies munching on leaves. You can only see the ears of one calf and the
back of the other but it’s a nice shot of mama!
On the way back from seeing the moose the other day I drove across the
dam and there was a lovely big raven sitting on some of the rocks people piled
up. Lots of people are building
inukshuks now or piling rocks to leave their mark…kind of fun for them.
As I drove
into our site I noticed a couple of deer in the overflow area…boy was it my
morning for animals! They were mule
deer…a doe with an almost grown fawn. We
do get some white-tail deer up here as well but for the most part they are
mulies. I kind of thought the picture of
the deer would make a nice Christmas card if they hadn’t been hiding behind
that bush…oh well.
When we
talked with the boss today I showed him some of my photos. He asked me if I would make some of them into
postcards and sell them in the store down in Bolton Creek. That might be a good project for me for the
winter…making cards and postcards. He
said he’s tried to find some with “Kananaskis” on them but most of the
postcards say “Banff” or “Canmore” …might just be a good little enterprise for
me!
I’ll leave
you with some of the fall colours along the campground road…amazingly beautiful
when the sun shines!
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