Banking photos of new birds so that I can report 10 at a time. Common Redpoll Blue Jay Spotted Sandpiper Bald Eagle Great Blue Heron American Robin Black-Bellied Plover (juvenile) Ruby-Throated Hummingbird Evening Grosbeak Semipalmated Plover
A 25th anniversary for being married together is worth celebrating! Our planned trip to Europe was postponed prior to my father’s passing and our move to the east coast. When we started planning our trip over a year ago, a summer in Europe became less appealing: hot, expensive and crowded. As teachers though, we are … [Read more…]
Around 20 years ago, my father began planting nut trees. He knew that it would take more than a decade (sometimes two) before they would begin producing fruit. He planted a row of 4 and then added more over the years. Now there are about a dozen of them. The two largest ones are gorgeous, … [Read more…]
***Photos by Amber Robichaud, Tey Steenbergen, Zaak Robichaud*** Another trek for the books is complete: Cycle the entire east coast of New Brunswick. I did this with my long time friend, Tey and Amber supporting us from the comfort of cafes, parks, info centres, and thrift stores. She definitely earned the leisurely week after a … [Read more…]
In my quest to deepen my understanding of my faith, it has become apparent that if I don’t pay attention to the Incarnation I will have missed the point. I explain in Episode 4 how I arrived at this critical belief when Jacqui, my collaborator and pastor, interviews me. I won’t expound here. Jacqui and … [Read more…]
I suppose I’ll blog about why we backpacked for a solid month another time, for now, I’ll focus on journey. On the eve of July 1, 2019, my son Blaise and I flew to St. John’s, Newfoundland and met up with my father, Robi. We spent Canada Day wandering around in the fog – literally … [Read more…]
A couple weeks ago, Blaise and I headed out on our second 3-night/4-day backpacking trip. This time we tackled the local Elbow Loop which follows the Big Elbow upstream then at Tombstone pass crosses over and follows the Little Elbow back downstream to where the two meet to form the Elbow River which flows into … [Read more…]
Since we are planning on a monumental backpacking trip as a right of passage for Blaise in the coming summers, we had to get started with some short trips this summer – both to test equipment and our legs. I decided on a three night in-and-out with a couple day hikes between the heavy lifting … [Read more…]
This is my first backpacking trip. Car camping, cycling camping, canoe camping, but never backpacking. Apparently, this is a pretty tough one to begin on, but it is definitely a good one to get me hooked on backpacking. My companions are the same three from the Cannonball Run: Kris, Ty and Glen. Kris and Ty have both … [Read more…]
We make a little getaway to the mountains on Fathers’ Day weekend. As a part of that we venture into Kananaskis to enjoy the alpine air, stroll by wild strawberries and feel the spray of an early summer waterfall. The Troll Falls loop near the currently green Nakiska Ski Hill is about an hour drive from Calgary. … [Read more…]