Thursday Theme Song: deep in the...

Cactus flower. All photos by Richard Schear.

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Hootin' Anni's
Thursday
Theme Song

Here's another one for Anni (with a few little twists from Canada's wild west, plus a vocal from our favorite TV show). I intended to use Gene Autry, I really did, Anni, but sometimes, honestly, a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LapXZBkWQSg&feature=related

The moon at night

is big and bright

Deep in the heart of Cactus.

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The prairie sky

is wide and high

Deep in the heart of Cactus.

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The coyotes wail

along the trail

Deep in the heart of Cactus.

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Reminds me of

the one I love

Deep in the heart of Cactus.

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The rabbits rush

around the brush

Deep in the heart of Cactus.

SkyWatch Friday: over the prairie

© Richard Schear photo

Nothing flashy for this week, just an evening sky across the prairie. We haven't had snow for a while, but we have flurries in the forecast for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Meanwhile, the temperature hovers around freezing, but doesn't stop Dick and Lindy's regular walk over by the coulee. Today on the way home, Lindy met a chihuahua. She was not impressed.

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SkyWatch Friday
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SkyWatch Friday: our neighborhood clouds

 Flying saucer-shaped clouds — about to land on our horizon, perhaps?

 Almost good enough to eat, flying cream-buns over the prairie.

© Photos by Richard Schear, 2011

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SkyWatch Friday

Look up! Look up and see what you can see!

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MY WORLD SMOKES, and I don't like it

When I look at the current weather conditions on theweathernetwork.com, I see the present temperature and the word "smoke". Yes, the smoke from British Columbia forest fires is still so bad it has become a factor in the weather of southeastern Alberta. It gives me an opportunity to use the words "my world" followed by a verb, but it doesn't give me much satisfaction. I think of all the people I know who have breathing problems, some serious, some less so, and I hope the thunderstorms predicted for this afternoon will come and wash the smoke away, even though the thunder frightens our dog. I think of the lungs of animals, wild and domesticated, who are exposed to the smoke without respite, unlike our dog who spends many hours indoors. And I cry.

You can see happier sights from other parts of the world at http://showyourworld.blogspot.com/

Photos by Richard Schear.

Moonrise, Sunset

Photos by Richard Schear
The first thing I noticed about the prairie is the immensity of its sky. The sky is so wide, one thing can be happening on one side while something completely different is happening on the other. My husband recently saw the moon coming up and the sun going down while he was walking Lindy, our golden retriever. Fortunately, he had his camera with him and caught these beautiful shots. As a born-and-bred British Columbian, I will always miss the mountains but, as one prairie-dweller is reputed to have said, "We have a beautiful view, because there aren't any mountains to get in the way."