Amber and I spend a glorious couple days and two nights in Waterton Lakes National Park (or the Waterton Glacier International Peace Park) for the 10th anniversary of our marriage. Neither of us have ever visited the park, so we are eager to take in as much as possible. We also splurge for the occasion … [Read more…]
It still feels a little strange telling people that we spent a week vacation in Saskatchewan. We don’t have any family there and we live 60 minutes from Banff. The province does take its share of derision, second probably only to Newfoundland. The facts that it is so flat and boring and sparsely populated do … [Read more…]
The Qu’Appelle Valley in Saskatchewan was once the political centre of the province and the milieu for many of the treaties signed with First Nations in the 19th Century. The valley itself was carved out of the prairie by glacier some time back and it is made up of a string of lakes connected by … [Read more…]
Since I first visited Smithers in 1997, Amber has promised to take me to Blue Lakes, near Hazelton, BC. It’s a 40 minute drive and then a 14 km hike (round trip) to the second lake. This year, our schedule allowed it and we had child care (thanks Judy). This is the first one. This … [Read more…]
On a rainy and chilly May long weekend, we drove a couple hours northwest to join my sister and her family (and later my mom too) at the Riverview Campground in Rocky Mountain House. Because of the weather, we joined Saison and Dean in their luxurious camper trailer for the first two nights, but did … [Read more…]
Got a call this morning at 6:30. School’s cancelled due to snow! It’s been snowing this week already. Along with wind and rain and cool temperatures. Everyone at school yesterday was speculating and hoping for a storm overnight. I spent the whole morning video editing – I didn’t even eat breakfast. I’m so giddy. Spring … [Read more…]
We planned to leave my sister’s house west of Edmonton at 11:00 am on Dec 13 in order to make it to a birthday party in Calgary. Instead, our car wouldn’t start. By brother-in-law gave it a boost with his truck. Nothing. We tried charging the battery. Nothing. Canadian Tire tried charging it. Nothing. So, … [Read more…]
Dec 2, 2009 over Calgary. That was a big moon.
On Amber’s birthday, between a tasty brunch put on by Alanna and an evening of delightful food at a Greek restaurant, we spent part of the afternoon at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary with our friends from Whiskey Jack Cohousing. I wasn’t too keen on the whole thing since it was chilly and I’ve seen birds … [Read more…]
Today we had fluffy cottonwood snow fall down. I enjoy how the snow outlines everything, brings out the geometry and patterns that exist everywhere.