Thursday, January 26, 2012

Favourites # 13



p.s. the words Hope and Believe are from the wall in the visitors area.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Favourites # 11

Birthdays always bring back memories.
Today (Jan 18) would have been my Dad's birthday.  
I looked through my pictures, 
as I often do, and found this gem.
  
I remember how hard Dad 
and my brother James
worked on this made-from-scratch 
remote control airplane.  
Here Dad shows Brian how it all works.


(This was before Brian and I were married)

Friday, January 13, 2012

Favourites # 9

This is a picture of the pin my brother-in-law and his wife (my sister) are handing out. 
For me, this is the cure for all of our diseases.


My brother-in-law Mark, has cancer.  
This coming week he begins the long journey of having a bone marrow transplant. 

It's risky,
 it's dangerous - 
but the flip side... 
amazing.  
A new lease on life!

God is that way. 

He's risky, 
He's dangerous - 
but if we put our Hope and Belief in Him... 
Amazing!  
Eternal Life. 





p.s.  My sister Jo made these pins - they can be attached to your coat.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Favourites # 8



Trip to Jasper for our 25th Anniversary...




When the sun shines... wow!


We saw various wildlife - thankfully Brian didn't mind stopping every few seconds for me to get out and snap a picture.

This little guy behaved like a dog.  He wasn't scared of any person or vehicle - he was squirrel hunting.


This mommy moose was lying in the bottom of a creek... her two little ones were nearby but I couldn't capture them... we were quite high above them, and they were in the bushes.

 Viewpoint at Medicine Lake

The day was utterly grey... it felt like I was taking pictures in a Black and White setting - so beautiful:














So once in a blue moon I let someone take a picture of me.... 
here it is:


 Oh give me a home.... ♪ ♫ ♫


Can you believe this is Jasper in January?  + 6C


I love playing around with reflections... this seems like a Bev Doolittle "Hide and Seek" painting:



Check out the orange lichen... such contrast on the black stone:

We drove out to Patricia Lake - the wind was blowing hard, but you can't tell - the lighting was perfect:


The next day we drove to Athabasca Falls.  This was so neat to see... I've only ever seen it in the summer - but the ice!  God's own handcrafted Crystal Cathedral!



 When we left Jasper, the sun was once again shining on the mountains - we kept encouraging each other to look in the rear view mirror - "look now"  "oooh, look now!"


Brian stopped so I could take one final picture....  aaaah!