Category Archives: Personal

Have you heard me mention before that: Sunflowers Are My Favorite Flower!?!  This particular sunflower grew in the flowerbed just outside my front door.  Every house I’ve lived in since I’ve been married has featured sunflowers somewhere in my yard.  Each fall I collect some sunflower seeds from my plants and save them to use […]

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Remember that plank yard fence I mentioned in February’s calendar story?  Well here it is again.  I really do like the view from my yard!  This photo includes 2 of my favorite equines – brothers Chinook & Breeze.  Back lit sunset shining through the trees on handsome Mr Breeze at the wood gate  – an […]

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I took this photo last year on Good Friday, with one of my favorite songs to sing at Easter time playing through my head… In Christ alone my hope is found He is my light my strength my song This Cornerstone this solid Ground Firm through the fiercest drought and storm What heights of love […]

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Now what do I write about this month’s picture?? Obviously I liked the picture enough to feature it in my 2017 calendar, but there’s nothing very unique or amazing to share about this month’s picture.   But the longer I look at it the more I think I’ll just say that it’s filled with lots of […]

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A beautiful crisp November morning; this picture was a first for me.   No, definitely not the first grass or frosty morning picture I’ve taken, but the first time I actually went out and took personal pictures before I left to photograph a wedding. Usually when I have a wedding to photograph that day, I spend […]

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One of my favorite roads to take a scenic drive down in the fall is the Sunken Bridge road just west of Ponoka.  The narrow gravel road is edged with poplar trees on both sides as you drive down the hill to: this view of the Battle River.

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The view on the way to the chickens… Mom’s amazing row of sunflowers in her garden made the walk out back to the chicken coop extra pretty last year! I love old barns, house, and sheds; and this chicken coop doesn’t disappoint with its old cedar shake siding and cute wooden window frames.  The chicken […]

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Old barbwire fences, round bales scattered throughout the hay field, set against the backdrop of hazy mountain ranges disappearing into the distance… I couldn’t pass up this beautiful scene – so I did a quick u-turn on the highway, parked in the farmers approach to the field, and walked along the ditch till I got […]

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