Found a couple pics that I forgot to upload from the camera.
I'm still not feeling remotely inspired to do anything creative... could the winter blahs be setting in already?? Gosh I hope not.
Labels: monster, munchkin, nature
The kids and I went to my mom and dad's acreage last week for a break, change of pace, and kind of a last-minute-let's-squeeze-in-a-vacation-before-summer-ends funtime. It was great - we went to the pool on Monday night when it was ridiculously hot (34 degrees still at 6 pm!) and Monster got to ride the waterslide which he LOVED. And Thursday my mom and I took the kids to Kinsmen Park, where we rode the merry-go-round, ferris wheel, and the train... again, which Monster absolutely loved. I've never felt a week slip by so quickly! It was a little sad leaving the farm, but September looks to be VERY busy and crazy, but in a good way. I'm looking forward to fall. :)
Rufus and Ozzy - or as he's commonly known around the house - Cat. They're best buddies and love to fight.
There's Cat. Oh, such nice cat. :)
Monster and I decided to take a walk on Friday and scope out the local scenery.
That evening there was the the liveliest sunset I've ever seen!
Awesome goodness coming in the next post!! I'm excited!
Labels: monster, nature
The four of us went to visit my in-laws last weekend, and it was a great (although totally packed) 4 days of fun. On Sunday we decided to take a trip to Banff, but the weather was uncooperative... so we opted to drive through Kananaskis instead. The mountains and scenery were still gorgeous, regardless of the pelting rain and gloomy skies.
Our faithful roadies, Chimpynuts and Burrito.
Munchkin crashed early on during the drive.
We took a slight detour to Dead Man's Flats to see my brother- and sister-in-law's condo... I'm extremely envious of their patio's mountain view :)
Munchkin travels so amazingly well... I don't remember her complaining the whole day.
Monster on the other hand, was a different story.
The clouds finally decided to clear up on the last third of the trip.
This is my favorite shot.
That's a mischievious look if I've ever seen one!
Posing with Grandma at a waterfall in the Kananaskis village.
Labels: monster, munchkin, nature
I came across these gems while trying to find photos for my Fruits of the Spirit brainwave. They were taken in Fort Steele, BC almost 3 years ago while on vacation. I had honestly forgotten about these... up until recently, if pictures weren't of the kids my eyes just skimmed over them and I didn't give them a second thought. It's interesting how learning more and more about photography has opened my eyes - almost literally - to see the world around me in a whole new way... even old pictures seem new and fresh to me. A little processing and voila!
Labels: nature
Snow in April is wrong. Just plain wrong. That's all there is to it. Last weekend there was a weird, freakish blizzard that blew through the entire province, shutting down highways and trapping vehicles in driveways. It was crazy! And it's been below freezing for this whole week so there hasn't been much melting going on. I WANT SPRING!!
View from my front door. Lovely, huh?
Check this out. Horizontal icicles??
Poor robin. There won't be worms for a while!
This little birdie was pecking his way through the branch, apparently trying to make a home for himself. The hole is so deep he almost disappears completely inside it.
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Switching gears.
Something nasty has afflicted our Munchkin for the last 2 weeks. We're not sure what it is - at first we thought she was having a reaction to her 12 month immunizations, so I took her in to the ER and the doctor there agreed that that's what it likely was, and I shouldn't worry, it would go away within a few days. This is how she looked that day.
But it only got worse, so I (amazingly) managed to have our family doctor examine her, and he's not entirely sure what's going on, but that it's definitely not a reaction from her shots. Best guess is either an allergic reaction to God knows what, or she actually has full-blown measles. Hopefully the ton of bloodwork he ordered will give us some kind of answer. This was yesterday evening.
Poor baby! She's so itchy and is scratching her skin raw on her arms and feet. Yet she managed to give me a goofy face - she's hanging in there. What a trooper.
Of course I couldn't leave Monster out. He always has to have his picture taken whenever he sees the camera.
Labels: monster, munchkin, nature
I'm not that happy with the way some of these turned out... I played around with them in post for quite a while but the colors look really washed out. They are nice and vivid on my monitor while I see them in the picture viewer though, so I'm a little disappointed; I really don't want to go back and re-do them all! Maybe someday if I have time... HA! When would that be I wonder?
Here goes anyhow.
And look! I try my hand at still life!!
Time to go home.
Labels: monster, nature
