This summer was a wet one, & with that came a lot of mud! This gave me plenty of great opportunities to get my feet dirty this summer. Now to most, hiking around in flip-flops seems like a bad idea. However, for myself I adore the feeling of mud between my toes & so I love the chances I get to feel it between my toes as I wear my flip-flops. Sure they break on occasion, which leave me walking barefoot, but nothing could replace the feeling of that Saskatchewan mud in between my toes. With the summer colors coming through on the landscape, & the water that accompanied these colors, there was no lack of amazing photographic opportunities. I felt so lucky this summer to get the chance to witness how flooding can change a landscape, & watch the floodplains of the Qu'Appelle Valley come to life. To see this natural "washing" of the landscape is an immediate reminder of the strength that water can hold. It is also a stark reminder that as we develop as humans on the landscape mother nature will always have the last say in what happens, & when it is time to "take a bath". The areas surrounding the water were alive with color, & movement, as animals & plants enjoyed the fresh green foliage drenched in the summer sunlight. The mud left clues as to whose feet have graced the landscape before I came, & some tried to hide their presence as they attempted to blend into the landscape. The landscape that surrounded the flood plains were alive with color as well, as the agricultural landscape did what it does best... grow. Yellows of the canola fields brought forth a yellow sea that reflected the golden glow of the summertime sun. The cattle, & other animal neighbors, that grazed on the range land looked very pleased with the abundance of green foliage that surrounded them. As the landscape turns to be blanketed with its sheets of white I find it is always comforting to look back at the warmth in these summertime pictures. Pictures that remind me of what is hidden under the snow, & that even though first it will get colder, there will be these colors to treasure this following year.
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