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Here are photos of mine taken from mid-May to mid-July 2022, in Edmonton.

This year spring seemed late, Usually I expect the river valley to explode into green in the first week of may but this year the greening seemed more gradual and it was mid-month before the valley was definitely fully green.

The North Saskatchewan River was rather low in May but abundant rain in June (and into July) had the river flowing high and fast.

On June 5th I captured these photos of the new LRT line near Muttart Conservatory:

By mid-June, I was seeing families of Canada Geese on the North Saskatchewan and wild roses starting to bloom:

June 18, 2022 and those little green worms were hanging from Elder trees in the river valley and the river was high and fast, raising and displacing the Dragon Boat dock:

On the last day of spring (June 20), I visited the lovely Botanic Park in St Albert (a smaller city on the northwest border of Edmonton).

On June 24th I captured one last image of the iconic building in Edmonton’s Riverdale neighborhood., before it was demolished. This was the first (and last) time I saw the historic Robin Hood Flour sign that had been hidden for decades:

On a hike in the river valley on June 25th, I was pleased to see the Edmonton Riverboat back at its dock, and I also captured some iconic views of Edmonton from the valley:

Some views from a river valley hike in early July:

Waiting for the snow that is. In most years Edmonton would by now have snow on the ground (the last of which wouldn’t disappear until sometime in April). This year though, we’ve been lucky and yesterday I was able to get out for a bike ride and capture a few photos of the valley landscape (mostly in Rundle and Dawson Parks).
Although the ground is not covered by snow the temperatures have been consistently below freezing for the last week or two. As a result, ponds (such as the one at Rundle Park) have developed a thin layer of ice (not enough for skating yet, but able to support the weight of a goose)