Dave Mason 🇨🇦
@davemason
OM SYSTEMS user Photographer, StormChaser and Star Trek Nerd
Today was setting up patio furniture day. Purchased and delivered by Canadian Tire, the Vietnamese manufactured set was relatively easy to assemble.
The tomato 🍅 plant we inherited after moving in to our new home seems to be doing fine. Yay! #yyc
Good morning! ☀️ Relaxing with a perfectly steeped Strawberry Kiwi tea, watching the clock ’til our new patio furniture (Manufactured in Vietnam 🇻🇳 ) rolls in from Canadian Tire! Sunday sunshine + a good brew = the best kind of morning. Happy Sunday, everyone!! 🍓🍃🇨🇦 #SundayVibes #yyc #CanadianTire
Cleared the weeds popping up between the deck boards, a couple loads of laundry, check out some Napoleon gas bbq’s, plumber arrived to look over work we wanted him to do and get us a quote. Now I’m enjoying the rest of my day in the back yard. #yyc
And the cuteness award goes to, baby bunny having a delightful treat under our front yard tree. Nature can sometimes be just steps away! #Photography #yyc
My wife’s favourite brunch sandwich prepared by yours truly to start off her day. Ace Bakery cheddar & Chive sourdough🇨🇦, Local sourced gourmet relish🇨🇦, Hungarian salami🇭🇺, Black Forest ham🇨🇦, Marble cheese 🇨🇦, Tangy Dill sandwich pickles 🇮🇳, Kalamata Olives 🇬🇷 and topped with sweet mixed pickles 🇮🇳. 🇨🇦💪
Lester the wild rabbit has returned to my backyard and is enjoying a fresh, healthy dandelion salad 🐰🌼 Great to see these urban rabbits bouncing back after being decimated by Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (RHDV2) a few years ago. Nice sign of recovery for Calgary's feral rabbit population. #wildlife
From our backyard. Last night's waxing gibbous Moon. 98.18% illumination. Distance from Earth at 11:59 PM was 403,286 km. #Astronomy
Back to enjoying the great outdoors on our patio. Life is good here in Calgary SW. 👍👍🇨🇦
Hey downtown Calgary. Outflow boundary winds should be hitting you. Open windows facing north and northeast to cool your home down. Us here in the South will follow suit in the next few minutes when we notice the leaves on the trees move more aggressively. 😉
Lester and a new friend, a house sparrow, arrived to welcome us into our new home. They seem to be enjoying our backyard.
Bird Crossing Moon I was lucky enough to capture a bird crossing in front of the Moon with the clouds drifting by in the foreground. Shot from the balcony. July 19, 2026, 9:44 PM. #yyc
Smoke Moon Tonight’s waxing crescent moon phase as seen from the balcony through the wildfire smoke. #Astronomy
Live composite success. All images shot with the live composite feature in my camera. These were taken last night for the Day 9 Stampede fireworks show. Tonight will be the finale as the Calgary Stampede ends. Day 10. #yyc #calgarystampede
More fireworks from Day 8 of the Stampede. This time using an 8-25 f4 pro wide angle lens. #yyc
Belt of Venus over Calgary tonight 🌆 That warm glow along the horizon is the Belt of Venus — Earth's own shadow rising as the sun sets. Clouds up top still holding onto that last gold light against the blue. #yyc
Creative shots for tonight's Stampede Fireworks show. Played with Live Comp and Bulb modes.
My Best and favourite shot from tonight's Calgary Stampede Fireworks show. As shot from the 27th-floor balcony. #CalgaryStampede #StampedeFireworks
When waiting at the target location and storms to get their shit together, there’s always time for Bird photography. Pictured here is a female Brewers Blackbird.
Our storm chase yesterday covered a lot of ground and produced these two. Ghost Pine and Wimborne storms. Was a very fun day.
Was up early this morning and managed to capture this — love how the wildfire smoke adds a cool orangey-red hue to the full moon. Nature’s own colour filter. #Astronomy
Morning shot, including pano from the balcony to start your weekend. Have a great one! #yyc #CanadianRockies
That’s a wrap. Our chapter in this book ends and now we pass this torch to a new couple. It’s bittersweet closing this door, but we couldn’t be more excited about what’s waiting on the other side. New home, new memories, new chapter. Let’s go!
First night in our temporary home. Computer is not setup yet so the first Moon images from this place are not ready yet. Cheers.
Our view from the balcony of our temporary home. Decided to check it out today before we move into it in a few days.