Twenty Three Years

I didn't even realize it until after 9:00 PM....  June 23rd was Margarit and my 23rd Anniversary.  I immediately contacted her and wished her a Happy Anniversary.  I probably should have been in trouble for being away in Nordegg on our anniversary, and then almost forgetting about it.  It seems she had forgotten about it as well.  It turns out that we both celebrated the day independently, by taking a load of garbage to the dump.  How romantic is that...?!  Obviously we will have to celebrate and go out for dinner together when I return to the city in a couple of days.

This is a family portrait we had taken by a local pro photographer back around 2010.  Seems like forever ago that the girls were that young.  Helena would have been about two in this photo; Anna about five and Hailey about eight.  The twenty three years has just flown by in the blink of an eye.

Evening Stroll

On June 23rd I spent the day in Nordegg.  I worked on a few chores during the day, including splitting yet more firewood.  In the evening I went out for a short walk around the neighborhood.

I ended up over at the rock pile, near the edge of the subdivision, and noticed some cool fossils in the limestone boulders.  The evening light was really soft and beautiful and I managed to get a couple of nice snapshots with my phone.

Later in the evening, when I got back to the cottage, I realized it was my anniversary.  I sent Happy Anniversary wishes to Margarit, and it seems she had forgotten as well.

Saskatchewan Trip - Day 7

On Wednesday June 19th, Chris and I headed out for our last day of exploring in Saskatchewan.  We headed out to the southeast of our base, and explored in some areas we had previously scouted.  We got permission to photograph in a scrap metal yard.  This place contained an immense collection of old iron.  Most of it was damaged or missing parts, so composition and angle of view became very critical.  We spent a couple of hours here, but easily could have spent a lot more.

We also explored an old abandoned hotel, as well as a really cool old stone house.  I took a ton of photographs on this day, and I think the best thing would be to just present the images and let them do the talking.  The weather was unsettled and the sun came and went all day long.  There was a bit of a breeze, but nothing like we had experienced earlier in the week.  At one point a shower rolled through, but we mostly missed it as we were driving at the time.  We did manage to soak our feet again as we walked through the tall grass up to that stone house.

The next morning, on June 20th, we packed up and hit the road for home.  We spent seven full days driving around and experiencing Saskatchewan.  Two additional days were spent getting to and from our destination.  We felt a little sad that our adventure was coming to an end.  But at the same time, we really enjoyed our week in Saskatchewan, and I know we created some great photographs.