I found this title shot made back in 2020 which gives you an idea how long I have loved the tag and community. Back home for #SublimeSunday inspired by @c0ff33a and #BeautifulSunday is initiated by @ace108. This Sunday, I am plugging back in after a week exploring western Canada and enjoying the local pace and flora.

Back from Out West

After a week surrounded by backdrops like this, it was nice to grind to a halt for a day back home. Returning from vacation is usually pretty nice and it was great to have a day to slow down before a big week.

Mild and breezy was the forecast which was okay by me after several 30+ Celsius days in the mountains. 23 with a touch of humidity to keep the breeze warm when the clouds took their turns.
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Might as well do my lounging beneath a tree in the leash free park so the little guy can run around.
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Another shot added to the 4-season path mosaic and the mosquitos were mercifully thin.
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A week away and I seeing some new colours and blooms popping out. Some call them weeds but I prefer to know them as native plants, especially the ones with the neat flowers.

These are known here as Queen Anne's Lace. You can probably find these growing in every roadside ditch in the province. I was never particularly fond of them until I learned they are edible came to appreciate their role for pollinators.

Playing with the depth of field in the portrait function of the iPhone. The details in the focussed layer is neat and I am enjoying the scribble grass in the background.

Even the burrs are interesting when you look close. They are not that interesting when you are digging them out of the fur of a forest crawling dog.

I missed the focus point on this one as I found a swarm of mosquitos and wasn't interested in hanging around.

This yellow beauty is known as Goldenrod https://www.natureconservancy.ca/en/blog/archive/in-praise-of-goldenrod-and.html which I have always ignored or enjoyed from afar in some field. Turns out it is a timely bloomer for migrating butterflies and even feeds some winter birds. Brilliant!

Speaking of brilliant, some leaves are starting to change colour a little prematurely.

There are alien plants around the park as well. These ones don't look very cuddly but they are the last to stand before the snow eventually take them down.

Back home, there are a host of other annuals popping like these Black Eyed Susans https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/garden-by-region/east-north-central/north-central-perennials.htm which grow very well in cooler climates and shorter growing seasons. I will save the others for a #gardenhive post.