Showing posts with label nature. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nature. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
Long drive back to Chilliwack today. Got on the road just after 9am, and hit variable weather patterns the entire way; rain, wind, sun, repeat. Then there was a lot of construction which slowed us down considerably. Got home around 6:30pm. We did manage to stop briefly to take this picture around Redearth, which is between Banff and Lake Louise - it's Castle Mountain, I believe.
It's good to be home after a long drive.
It's good to be home after a long drive.
Sunday, July 17th, 2011
Change of plans. Mom and I were going to go to the Stampede grounds today, but we heard the temperature was going to be killer hot, so the last thing we wanted to do was walk around in the heat on hot pavement. Dave suggested we go for a drive out to Kananaskis in his convertible Firebird. So that's what we did. It was a scorcher so we all lathered on some sunscreen, put on our hats and sunglasses and off we went. It was windy in the backseat, and I was having some trouble keeping my shirt from blowing around and showing all my goods to the passing cars, so I changed places with Lurline in the front seat. We made it all the way down to Interlakes ... everything was so beautiful it was hard to decide what picture to use for the blog today. If you've never been there, it's worth the trip! This is the photo I chose - it hasn't been edited, enhanced, adjusted, and I didn't even use a polarizer filter. All I did was add the black border. When nature is this perfect, sometimes adjustments aren't needed.
Monday, July 4th, 2011
Happy Independence Day, America!
Said good-bye to the last of the party-goers this morning, as Lisa and Scott headed back to Vancouver. Mom and I cleaned the two suites in case she gets a call for the B&B. When dad got home, we all went outside and started taking down tables and moving stuff back where it belongs. The weather was so warm and beautiful that it was nice to be outside. In the evening, we all went in the hot tub until the mosquitoes started dive bombing us ... dad didn't seem too bothered, but mom and I weren't about to take them on. The garden blooms in stages, so I took a walk around to see what was in bloom, and shot some nice photos in the rose garden. I did some photo manipulation on this bloom:
Said good-bye to the last of the party-goers this morning, as Lisa and Scott headed back to Vancouver. Mom and I cleaned the two suites in case she gets a call for the B&B. When dad got home, we all went outside and started taking down tables and moving stuff back where it belongs. The weather was so warm and beautiful that it was nice to be outside. In the evening, we all went in the hot tub until the mosquitoes started dive bombing us ... dad didn't seem too bothered, but mom and I weren't about to take them on. The garden blooms in stages, so I took a walk around to see what was in bloom, and shot some nice photos in the rose garden. I did some photo manipulation on this bloom:
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
A day of recovery for Lisa and I after a late night of celebrating the Canucks victory. I drove back to Chilliwack in the rain listening to some great tunes on the stereo. It was Oprah's final show today, but missed it, so will have to watch it another time, I guess. While watching the finale of American Idol, I noticed this squirrel who's been stealing the bird feed off the patio. My cat is about three feet away and doesn't seem bothered by the squirrel. She lies there and lets the squirrel take what it wants and doesn't move a muscle to stop it. I'm disappointed in how lazy my cat actually is.
Thursday, May 19th, 2011
Gorgeous sunshine today! Mom, Karen and I went down to Birch Bay, Washington to see what ocean views we could capture with our cameras. It was a little windy, but beautiful, nonetheless. Unfortunately, the beach didn't have a lot to offer for photo opportunities, since the tide was out, but we did spot these two eagles WAY out at the end of the sandbars. So, I slogged through seaweed waters and managed to capture a few shots of them...
Monday, May 16th, 2011
A great day spent with my best friend, Lisa, in Vancouver. Went for lunch at Burgoo and it was scrumptious. We sat on the patio in the cold and windy May weather, pretending the heat lamps were sunshine. We laughed ourselves to tears, as usual, as we indulged in a cold beer (or two). Then, we watched a few episodes of "Damages", until we left to visit Brenda. We wanted to give her the pictures and her birthday present from the other night. Then, it was time for me to drive back to Chilliwack. I was almost home, and saw a family of geese in a nearby park. The goslings were so cute, but none of the pictures were as good as the park itself, so decided to go with this one.... I'll go back for the goslings another time!
Sunday, May 15th, 2011
After a wild night with friends, Sunday was spent in recovery. Just a low energy day watching some TV and chatting with my best friend. Later in the day, I walked to another friend's house to watch the first game of the third round of the hockey playoffs against the San Jose Sharks. (I'm hoping the Vancouver Canucks will take the Stanley Cup this year). On my way over, there was a shower of cherry blossoms everywhere, and each time the wind blew, there would be another wave of pink petals falling everywhere. Unfortunately, I was never quite quick enough with my camera, but here's what the trees and sidewalk looked like:
Friday, May 13th, 2011
Today my cousin took my mom, my aunt and I out on Harrison Lake in his boat. We couldn't have asked for better conditions - the sun was shining, the lake was as smooth as glass, and there were no other boaters to be seen. We made it up to Rainbow Falls where we took a very short walk to the falls to take some pictures. Here's one that I took:
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