My Associate Interior Designer and CAD Technician extrodinaire, Carole Root, has just come back from a fishing weekend at a cabin set on Big Bar Lake. Big Bar Lake is situated in the High Country Region (or as it is commonly referred to as "The Cariboo") of British Columbia and is located north of Clinton and west of 70 Mile House. It is some of the most beautiful countryside I have set my eyes on. The weather was perfect autumn days when the colors are magnificent, crisp and clear. I can almost smell the lake and the freshness of the air when I look at these pictures. How wonderful to be out in nature, truly away from it all. Below are some of the pictures Carole took with her new camera, a Canon Rebel XSI. I hope these pictures are as much a feast for your eyes as they are for mine. Thanks Carole. Enjoy..........
Big Bar Lake Sunrise (that is the moon still visible in the sky)
Big Bar Creek
Aspen
Bull Rush
Bush
Grass
Gray Bird
Post Script Oct 30 2008 Gray bird photo is actually a Gray Jay otherwise known as a Whiskey Jack. What's in a name? Well our First Nations people knew this creature as "wiss-ka-tjon" or "wis-ka-chon". In the old-time lumbering days the Jay would visit the lumberjacks in the northern forests of Canada. In turn, the lumberjacks shared their grub with it and came to call it "Whiskey-Jack". Now the bird's modern "common" name is "Gray Jay" or "Canada Jay"(and its scientific name is Perisoreus Canadensis).
Jack Pine
Trout & Rod
Big Bar Lake Sunset
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Patricia, these photos are stunning! Clearly Carole is a very talented photographer. Feeling like I need another holiday . . .
ReplyDeleteThat place is a magic, and the photography.. so profesional!!
ReplyDeleteBrent and I stayed at the Big Bar Guest Ranch many years ago - still one of our favourite memories is walking along a trail and coming across the path of a beautiful silver wolf. Frightening but beautiful. It really is a world apart from our daily city living.
ReplyDeletePatricia, if you look at the Jack Pine photo without focusing too much, it appears like wall paper or fabric- with the spacing, ground color and layout designed just perfectly.
ReplyDeleteWhat a restful, beautiful place:)
ReplyDeleteOh Canada! We're so fortunate.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the beautiful photos Patricia, they are a joy to the eye
ReplyDeleteTremendous pics. The first one and the Jack Pine were incredible.
ReplyDeleteJUST BEAUTIFUL- ARe you sure Carole used a Nikon-- And not the CANON? I could not find info on the Nikon on the net- As I am looking for a new camera, myself...
ReplyDeleteHi Lenore
ReplyDeleteYes the camera is a Canon. I have correted it on the post. Sorry for the confusion.
As a passionate photographer myself I always enjoy other's images. The fish particularly caught (!) my eyes for the composition with the diagonal lines and the story the picture is telling us. I am always fascinated by "stories".
ReplyDeleteThank-you Patricia for your remarkable enthusiam and support which never seizes to amaze me. Carole
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful photos! What a talented photographer you have in your design associate!!!
ReplyDeleteAll I can say regarding the "Gray" Blog is Wow!!!!
ReplyDeleteCarole's Mom Denise
And you should add to Carole's titles, photographer extraordinaire :)
ReplyDeletethank you for posting them, they are so peaceful I could only imagine what it would be like to actually be there.
Spectacular photos of a spectacular place!
ReplyDeletexo xo
Carissima Patricia,
ReplyDeleteA simply wonderful post and stunning photography. Lovely solitude! Reminds me quite a lot of north Sweden - the birch tree, the trout, crystal clear water.... Thanks for the trip! Bacione, Ingrid
Oh my word those photo's are just stunning, Patricia. Thanks for sharing them.
ReplyDeleteThese photos are gorgeous ! Did Carole take them ??
ReplyDeleteThey make me want to go there for sure ! It seems so peaceful!
I want a cabin there
Gray bird photo is actually a Gray Jay otherwise known as a Whiskey Jack. What's in a name? Well our First Nations people knew this creature as "wiss-ka-tjon" or "wis-ka-chon". In the old-time lumbering days the Jay would visit the lumberjacks in the northern forests of Canada. In turn, the lumberjacks shared their grub with it and came to call it "Whiskey-Jack". Now the bird's modern "common" name is "Gray Jay" or "Canada Jay"(and its scientific name is Perisoreus Canadensis).
ReplyDeleteHi Melanie
ReplyDeleteYes Carole took these photos with her new camera.
He Carole
ReplyDeleteThanks for the information on "Gray Bird" photo. I have added it to the Post.
Hi Jamie
ReplyDeleteIt is so nice to hear from you on my Blog!
I'm amazed by your nature pictures, some of them look like fabric pattern .
ReplyDeleteThese Pictures are really beautiful & each one is unique by itself.
ReplyDeleteThese photo's just show how beautiful nature is and the so so beautiful thank you for sharing
ReplyDeleteFantastic pictures. Super dooooper and three cheers for Carol...
ReplyDeleteAlain Gauthier
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