Earlier this month we went to the self proclaimed "The Greatest Outdoor show on earth!" - The Calgary Stampede. As we arrived the weather gods greeted us with this and this Which forced us into hiding under a roof for about 25 minutes until it stopped Good old hail... one of the th…

...for the summer flowers to show their cheeks ...for April to uncover lost mountain peeks ...for life to revive in this frozen keep ...for love to awaken all these hearts asleep Waiting for summer .. Canon 40D | 50mm f/1.4 | Calgary, Albe…

So the other day Li-Ann and I went to see the Flames for the first time in person. We both dressed in red like thousands of other Calgary fans. We showed up a few minutes late and the Flames already scored 2 goals in the first 3 minutes!! During timeouts these sexy girls would come out an…

Back in February 2007, my Canadian hubby & I were living in Boise Idaho. We had sold our house the previous fall and looked at buying an internet cafe in Red Deer, but backed out as it wasn't that great of a deal. We had general plans to move to Canada in the spring of 2007, but didn't have an…

Calgary International Airport, Feburary, 2009 1. The first thing you see after getting off a plane is a giant head. It's Calgary's first citizen, Sam Livingston 2. Fishing and rock climbing, just some of the activities you do in the Rockies 3. Continuing with the cowboy the…