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Winter Smile

Feb 8, 2024, 9:48:57 PM

This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Psalm 118:24

Got the winter blues or just having a hard time getting around today? Maybe you just need to smile. I understand smiling is good for our health, helping to reduce blood pressure, pain, and increase your endurance. So what have you got to smile about today?

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice!

Philippians 4:4


Pembina Valley – Fall 2023

Oct 2, 2023, 3:50:39 AM

Pembina River at La Riviere Campground

There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every matter under heaven—He has made everything appropriate in its time.

Ecclesiastes 3:1,11

Looking south from La Riviere Campground dock.

Darlingford Memorial Park

Aug 13, 2023, 12:59:08 AM

I went for a stroll through the Darlingford Memorial Park and enjoyed the continuous buzzing of the bees that kept me company as I snapped a few shots.
In 1921 the Gothic-inspired memorial building and park were commemorated to those who had served in the First World War.

Canada Day Fireworks ’23

Jul 1, 2023, 11:10:24 PM

Star Mound School in Louise, MB

An eager group of people showed up at this historic one room school house on Star Mound at dusk. After having our fill of hotdogs, cupcakes, and coffee the Canadian national anthem was sang followed by a fantastic light show! Happy Canada Day!


Springtime in the Desert

May 8, 2023, 4:07:21 PM

While visiting Arizona in early April I was delighted to enjoy the green, spring-like desert. I know from experience that the Arizona desert is not normally this green, making the view a real treat.

Saguaro covered hills near the Saguaro National Park.
New growth on a prickly pear cactus.

Grand Canyon

May 1, 2023, 3:08:00 AM

The last time I visited the Grand Canyon was June 2000. The temperatures were then reaching into the high 80s at the top and scorching well over 100°F at the bottom. This time around it was very different, as the top was covered in a layer of snow and only got into the 60s.

Long shadows at the south rim.
Silhouette of someone taking in the breath-taking scene from Rim Trial.

The view was just as spectacular as I remember it being over 20 years ago. To think that God likely formed all of it in just a few hours as the waters receded following the great world-wide flood of Noah’s day is amazing.

Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you know so much. Who determined its dimensions and stretched out the surveying line?

Job 38:4-5

View from part way down South Kaibab Trail.


Lake Mead and Hoover Dam

Apr 16, 2023, 2:30:00 AM

We took a family road trip for spring break 2023. First stop, Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam. What a stunning view!

View from Owl Canyon Trailhead, overlooking Las Vegas Bay in Nevada.
The iconic view of the Lake Mead’s “bathtub ring” with Arizona on the right and Nevada on the left.
Hoover Dam’s four intake towers with the Mike O’Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial bridge in the background.

Ice Crystals

Jan 7, 2023, 4:35:01 AM

Nellie Log Cabin

I recently learned that there are four different kinds of frost, each with it’s own way it forms. They go by names such as radiation or hoarfrost, advection frost, window frost, and rime frost. I guess I had never considered that there was more than one kind. No matter what you want to call it, it’s absolutely beautiful against the bright blue sky.

Manitou Water Tower


Ski Hill Opens

Dec 23, 2022, 9:21:38 PM

Holiday Mountain Ski Resort is opening again and everyone in our little town of La Riviere is excited to see some life returning to our valley. The official opening day is Boxing Day but today we got a sneak peek of the whole operation.