Tag: Saskatchewan

  • Trouble in the Sky

    Trouble in the Sky

    Late yesterday afternoon, a call was interrupted by the loud honking on my cell phone of an Environment Canada tornado warning for our area.

    Within an hour, the eerie calm set in and the sky darkened.

    My feature photo is looking east from our balcony. Soon, the wind picked up, and the nimbus clouds moving in from the west started attacking the fluffy white cumulus clouds, threatening the formation of the dreaded combination: cumulonimbus. The cloud formations I learned in science class so many years ago have stuck with me. That’s a testament to a good teacher.

    Thankfully, our only outcome from the ominous warning, was a ten minute episode of heavy rain, wind, thunder, and lightning; then it just carried on moving east.

    I’ll admit I was more than a bit anxious for a while.

  • Seas of Gold

    Seas of Gold

    Canada is the top canola producer in the world, and of the Canadian provinces, my province of Saskatchewan is the top canola producer in Canada.

    This is the time of year that canola comes into full bloom and my feature photo (taken “on the way by”) is typical of what we see no matter which direction we drive.

    Click here if you’d like to learn about the many uses for canola besides canola oil for salad dressings or cooking.