Touring Our New Home Area

 Today was a sunny and warm day, so we decided to go exploring. By that I mean go for a drive and find somewhere we had not been before. 

 

Sunrise in Brooks AB.

Brooks to Duchess then to Dinosaur PP

 

The route took us North of town to another small town called Duchess. Looking it up on google, it said the population was 1045 with a mean age of 35 years of age. 

Duchess Recreation Facilities

The town of Duchess dated back to 1925. 

 

Rec Centre

It has a new community recreation centre that looks very impressive.

 

Many religious buildings in town.

1964 Chrysler park on the street in Duchess. 

After a look around town, we headed East to the provincial park of Dinosaur Park. We had never been there so we didn't know what to expect.

 

Dinosaur Provincial Park

The road to it was not a direct route. A couple of turns left and right we came to the park.

 

 It was set up for walkers through out with many paths and trails, no bikes.

 

We took a 3KM loop which aloud us to see some Hoodoos up close. It was a perfect day as the sky was a deep blue with whisky clouds.

 

All and all a very good Sunday tour.     

 

So until next time remember "Discover It and Live It".

 

 

Rain, rain, and more rain

 The last couple of days have been wet to say it mildly. 

 

Ground is soaked and will need time to dry out.

The "Back Fourty" as I am calling it, has been contoured and sculptured to handle the laying of sod, the building of a pickle court, and a community garden.

 

View to the north and member units across the unfinished area.

Many of the members of our complex are not settled in yet. 

 

Running back and forth to pack the moved earth into place.

Working for many days to level to grade.  

After the work was complete the rain started. This showed that the drainage plan was working.

 

So here we sit waiting for the full compliment of members to join us in this new adventure.

 

With every sunrise a hope for new things to come.

Until next time "Remember to Discover It and Live It".      

New Beginnings

We are in the throws of A New Beginning 

 Just recently Lorraine and I (Randal) have change provinces, cities, and home. We moved with the help of relatives and their vehicles. The route was fairly direct by sticking to the main highways. After a lunch stop and a gas fill up we were on the road for 6 hours.

Preparing to disassemble Lorraine's desk

All loaded and saying our goodbyes

The tri cycle was duct taped to the roof rack

The last selfie in Wasa 

The route we took from Wasa, BC to Brooks, AB

 

  The first few days were rainy and wet.

 

 

 

 

 

Then the sun came out to lift our spirits. 

  

 The landscape crew were able to get the front perennials in with a water drip system. 

 

The days seem to start early enough to see sunrises.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So watch for new updates about our New Beginnings.

Photos From The Forest

Wasa Forest can be harvested for multiple uses. 

One of those uses is fire wood.

But as a photographer the forest is an endless supple of images.

So until next time ... 

 Living in Wasa

    We are really enjoying our new home in a small community of Wasa, BC. We arrived in July of 2023 and have seen the summer, fall and winter seasons. All were just beautiful.    

I will try to show you a few images that were special to this feeling of awe.

 

 With winter comes snow and snow removal and snow sculptures.   

Winter also changes the look of the surrounding mountains with snow caps.

Sunset are a fascinating end to each day.

In the yard are many flowers and wildlife to capture on a camera.

Rodents

Flutter-bys

Flowers

Humming Birds

 

Shadows and textures in the thick forest. 

The mountains

All in all we are looking forward to another inspiring four seasons. Please join us.

 

 

 

Until next time remember "Discover It and Live It".

2022 Update

    This blog has been neglected. Here it is November and I have not said anything since January. So I think it's about time I did. One image from the months missed should do it.

February - Winter was still with us.

March - The skies were blue and the sun was warm.

April - Cherry blossoms came out in a delightful display.

May - We had a most spring with clouds moving in on a regular schedule.

June - Summer started to get hot and dry.

July - With the warmer and hot weather came the summer tourists.

August - Brought us beautiful landscapes and family.

September - We say lots of birds and the od snake.

October - We had very nice warm days with fantastic cloud formations and still lots of bugs and birds.

and November - And now with half the month left the weather is turning cooler and the days are getting shorter.

Remember to take the road less traveled. Until next we meet.