A photo essay about the colours, shapes and images from a July road trip through southern Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta
Yellow canola fields
Flax fields starting to turn blue
Wind farms harvesting the power of the prairie wind
Old iconic wooden grain elevator, for receiving, storing and shipping grain
Modern grain elevator and storage facility
Cattle
It’s not all flat!
Dust generated by a truck driving down a gravel side road
Orange pylons – on a drive of any distance you will encounter road construction somewhere along the way
Farm machinery in the fields
Oil well
Old weathered shed
Silver silo in a field of yellow canola
Sage grass
White salt flats
Marshland
Old barn
Seemingly endless expanse of blue and white sky
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12 Comments
Tag Along Deb
July 23, 2017 at 9:36 amThe endless bright yellow of a canola field defines the Canadian prairies for me. So pretty when paired with a bright blue sky.
Donna Janke
July 25, 2017 at 9:08 amDeb, the canola fields are certainly iconic. My favourite are the blue flax fields, but there are fewer of them and the bloom time is short. It is particularly pretty to find a flax and canola field in bloom beside each other.
Ken Dowell
July 23, 2017 at 7:28 pmSo much open space! My favorite shot is the one showing the road ahead. There’s a little mystery in wondering what you’ll see st the top of that hilll.
Donna Janke
July 25, 2017 at 9:09 amKen, the mystery of what’s up ahead, over the hill or around the bend is a big part of the pleasure of a road trip.
Anita and Richard @ No Particular Place To Go
July 25, 2017 at 12:36 pmThis is lovely Donna. I can imagine you driving along the highway and back roads, enjoying the beautiful countryside and waiting to see what each new curve of the road will bring! Anita
Donna Janke
August 2, 2017 at 5:12 amThanks Anita. The prairie scenery is sometimes dismissed as flat and boring, but I think it can be quite beautiful.
RoseMary Griffith
July 27, 2017 at 1:28 pmWhat an enjoyable tour of a bit of Canada–we were on a road trip from east to west at the same time!
Donna Janke
August 2, 2017 at 5:13 amRoseMary, summer seems to be the time for road trips! I hope you enjoyed yours.
Jeri Walker (@JeriWB)
August 2, 2017 at 12:43 pmThe picture of the weathered shed in the field is perfect. When I pass such buildings, I always find myself wondering about their history.
Donna Janke
August 6, 2017 at 11:38 amJeri, it would be interesting to know its history. I find myself drawn to old weathered (and almost falling down) buildings. Maybe it’s because they hint at so much history.
Agness of aTukTuk
August 17, 2017 at 8:37 amStunning pictures, Donna! I loved the picture of the yellow canola fields! Did you stop to admire them for a while?
Donna Janke
August 18, 2017 at 8:43 amThanks Agness. There were quite a few yellow canola fields on this trip, so we didn’t need to stop to enjoy – we kept passing more.