My friends, Ron and Monelle, were kind enough to let me stay in a little cabin on their quarter section of land (located in Willow Valley) for about a week to take some photos of the area.  Willow Valley is located in SW Alberta..NW of Pincher Creek, W of Hwy 22, and E of the Livingstone Range.
cute little cabin

The cute little cabin I stayed in (Monelle refers to it as a wooden tent) - August 17th

doe through the trees

A doe watching me through the trees (shot between the two little cabins) - August 17th

Bees keeping busy

Bees keeping busy - August 17th

Monelle keeping busy with her painting project

Monelle keeping busy with her painting project - August 17th

Monelle keeping busy with her painting project

Monelle keeping busy with her painting project - August 17th

Juvenile Mountain Chickadee found a pretty big caterpillar

Juvenile Mountain Chickadee found a pretty big caterpillar - August 17th

Black-capped Chickadee

Black-capped Chickadee - August 17th

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Red-breasted Nuthatch - August 17th

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Red-breasted Nuthatch - August 17th

Black-capped Chickadee

Black-capped Chickadee - August 17th

Squirrel

Squirrel - August 18th

Ron setting up the watering system for the cattle

Ron setting up the watering system for the cattle - August 18th

Ron driving the tractor

Ron driving the tractor - August 18th

Angus cattle

Angus cattle - August 18th

Angus cattle

Angus cattle - August 18th

Dragonfly in flight, close-up

Dragonfly in flight, close-up (front 3/4 view) - August 18th

Ron riding the quad

Ron riding the quad - August 18th

A pair of neighboring horses, across the road from the pond

A pair of neighboring horses, across the road from the pond  - August 18th

stars reflecting off the pond water

Aiming west, stars reflecting off the pond water, Livingstone Range silhouette - August 18th

Milky Way

Aiming south, the Milky Way is visible - August 18th

Partial Milky Way

Partial Milky Way shot - August 18th

Partial Milky Way

Partial Milky Way shot - August 18th

 a tinge of orange is visible on the horizon in the early morning light

Aiming NE, a tinge of orange is visible on the horizon in the early morning light at 6:48 am (forest fire smoke) - August 19th

Chipmunk

Chipmunk, near the house - August 19th

Angus cattle

Angus cattle - August 19th

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