Scenic

If you have never been – GO!  This picturesque town in the Red Rock area of Arizona is just south of Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon area making it a high tourist area and is home to the Javelinas.  I truly enjoyed the sights around Sedona. There are interesting shops and galleries and very good restaurants to choose from.  My son and I noted when there that the town was very dark at night with very few street lamps. We overheard a waiter explaining to some other visitors this is intentional so everyone can enjoy the clear starry skies over the magnificant red rocks.  Many westerns were filmed here as well featuring stars such as John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart to name a few.

Enjoy!

~Sharon

Today a few scenes from various locales in Southern Manitoba.   We are fortunate to have such a variety of landscape that ranges from wilderness to farmlands.  It is always interesting taking a drive in any direction from Winnipeg as there will always be something of interest that one happens upon.

Below: Wind turbines producing power along highway 75 near the U.S. border

Below: early evening on the outskirts of Winnipeg

Below: Shimmering silver tracks of Via Rail  entering Winnipeg.

Enjoy!

Sharon

Sunsets are always beautiful to see and depending on the time, sky conditions and cloud cover sunset colours can vary like our weather. Today some of my favourite sunset photos and night skies.

Below: Star trails on a clear summer night in Nopiming. If you have a camera with a bulb setting, a sturdy tripod and can get away from city lights you can try star trail photos on clear nights when the moon is in new stages.

Below:  There was lots of smoke from forest fires in the sky this day and I think this is why the skies were pinker than usual.