In other parts of Alberta, erosion has unearthed dinosaur fossils, and in yet others can be found fossils of marine creatures from the epoch when the interior of North America was a vast inland sea.
Although the sky in this photo is dull, the scene is brightened by huge fields of canola (also known as rapeseed) from which cooking oil is made. When I edit this photo to make the sky and the coulee brighter, the color of the canola is almost painful to the eye, which I find it to be when driving by.
There are nearly as many canola fields in Alberta as there are fossils in the ground.
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| Photo by Richard Schear, July 2012 |
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| Edited version of original photo above. |
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Love that yellow though!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
ReplyDeleteI confess that I didn't know Albertans grew canola!It grows well here in Ontario too.
ReplyDeleteThat bright yellow field of canola is gorgeous! Great shots!
ReplyDeleteWow! What a wonderful photo. I'd love to find some fossils. Just so busy these days...
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Cottage Country!
A very lovely scene!
ReplyDeleteExcited to know about these fossils. I love the patch of yellow though.
ReplyDeleteLove those bright yellow fields.
ReplyDeleteThere is a lot of rapeseed grown over here as well. The brilliant yellow really hits you between the eyes. Still can't decide whether I like it or not.
ReplyDeleteThe earth has so many tales to tell. - Margy
ReplyDeleteI always like seeing that bright yellow. I didn't know really about the fossils in Alberta. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI just love it that you live near such a beautiful coulee. To have so much open spaces. Wow!
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