Much-needed colour on yet another snowy day

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Still not able to get out for new photos, so I am adding another five photos from my archives, yet again.  If I wrote a description under a previously posted photo taken on the same outing, I will add it to this afternoon's uploads.

""On 12 August 2020, I finally made it as far as the Reader Rock Garden, here in the city.  This is a place I have been hoping to get to the last three months.  It felt a little strange to drive on city roads, as I have been doing practically all my driving out of the city the last while.  

"This historic garden is a tribute to one man's passion for plants and beauty. William Roland Reader was the Superintendent for Calgary Parks from 1913 – 1942, who  transformed a bare hillside into an internationally-acclaimed garden. 

During the turn of the century, it was common for horticulturists to collect alpine plants on their travels and create gardens as living artifacts of their journeys. Reader actively engaged in this practice and for thirty years the Garden trialed over 4000 different plant species, making it one of the few significant gardens in western Canada. Reader used the Garden as a showplace to educate people about the gardening potential of the prairie/foothills region of Alberta, particularly Calgary.

Lovingly rehabilitated according to Reader's original plans, the garden blooms from mid-March to mid-November. The reconstructed Arts and Crafts style house features a café and classroom space for educational programs."  From the City of Calgary website.

There were still plenty of plants in bloom, but quite a few had already finished and formed their seedpods.  It felt good to see and capture some bright colour for a change,  I add the occasional flower photo here and there, to brighten my photostream, rather than post a whole pile of flower shots all together."

Taken on: August 12, 2020

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