April 13th

10am: Spring is in the air in the foothills of the Rockies, the lakes are full with migrating birds heading north. Lots of these black beaked Trumpeter Swans, I think they head on up to Alaska after their brief stay with us. It's nice to see, along with the melting ice & the gradual greening of the grass, spring is slowly making an appearance in these parts.

March 31st

4pm: The stormy snow clouds that have been hanging over the mountains are very evident in this shot that I took on my way home from a day's work in Calgary. Calgary was warmish & clear, Chinook conditions even but as I got closer to Canmore the temperature dropped. Love these views you get on the Trans Canada, something different in the sky or on the ground every time you make that journey. One sure sign of spring is the melting lakes & the arrival of lots of waterfowl migrating north - the freshly arrived black beaked Trumpeter Swans in particular mean that summer is not too horribly far away.

March 24th

9am: Two of many things I like about Vancouver. Whole Foods Market, the gorgeous new store on Cambie. In the foreground, green buds on the trees in March.