Best of December

Winter arrived in December. Just to prove a point, my furnace failed during the start of the cold spell and I was living with electric heaters to keep warm for four days. Now if I can just figure out what that point was. On December 20th I went for a walk at -21C and was able to take a nice picture of the mist coming off the water.

 Although November was amazing month for great sunrises and sunsets, we did get some beautiful skies in mid-December.

As an unusual sunrise, I took this picture of The Confluence Historic Site & Parkland, just outside of East Village. This view is more south and it is east and just shows how big the sunrise was that morning. 

Later in the month I was up early to catch the sunrise and found this spot by the Zoo bridge, all lit up!

The month also ended with some good sunrises and sunsets. 

The last photograph of the month was taken on my balcony. The snow was gently falling and the crystals stayed fresh.

Calgary Saddledome in 2025

In November I was lucky enough to be outside on some days where the Calgary Saddledome was highlighted by the sun and the mountains behind. On two of those days the pictures were taken with a 200mm lens and the mountains seemed much closer to the 'dome. This blog celebrates the Saddledome as a backdrop to the City of Calgary skyline.

The monochrome picture was taken on November the 20th just as the sun was setting. It is my favourite picture of the month.

 

The second picture was from November 11th from my walk on Tom Campbell's Hill during Remembrance Day. 

There is a little more green in the next two pictures taken first in June and then in May. The first picture was taken from Tom Campbell's Hill, and the second from the road just north of the hill. 

The last two pictures were taken in March and January. Both pictures were taken from the hill next to Village Ice Cream.