Alberta Miscellany
Here are some things I have seen in Alberta recently. Enjoy.
Out and About
Now that the wind is blowing the wildfire smoke away from Edmonton, I have at last been able to get out of the house. Here are some of the things I have seen in the last couple of days.
Smoke!
When I first got out of bed this morning, I opened the curtains to see that the sun was a strange colour and the sky was an orangey-grey. Then I opened the door and the smell of smoke was startling. This is what I saw at 7:15 AM: […]
Inside, Outside, Shake It All About
No, I’m not doing the Hokey-Cokey. I’m getting my head in knots about traffic circles. Every Tuesday, someone from the Edmonton Police Service has an interactive session on Twitter to talk about the rules of the road. Today it was about traffic circles and the only thing that […]
Canadian Content on the Happy Wall
A few weeks ago I mentioned the Happy Wall that is hiding some construction work in front of Edmonton’s City Hall. I had first seen it being used by a couple celebrating their engagement, and then my son and I saw an incomplete message that made us wonder […]
Cold Lake, Warm Hearts
I spent a wonderful long weekend with my daughter-in-law’s family and I was made to feel very welcome. They gave us lots of marvelous meals, we played a fun card game called Fruit Salad, and we were given a grand tour of their city. The pictures that follow […]
Biffalo-Buffalo-Bison and Beavers
I was reminded today of the A.A. Milne poem, At The Zoo. I couldn’t remember it all, but I did recall the part about biffalo-buffalo-bison. I saw several Wood Bison today on a hike with my eldest son and his wife in Elk Island National Park. The bison […]
