The road to The Hat

The Hat. That’s what Medicine Hat is often called when in a local conversation. It’s a city known for its natural gas deposits. Rudyard Kipling visited Medicine Hat and in his writings as a city” that has all hell as a basement”. Did you know that this is the sunniest city in Canada? Winter skies…

The Alberta Prairie

I will post other pictures soon, but I just loved this picture so I wanted it up now. The setting sun in the west, the lone oil well pump working away, and the dry, yet to grow range under the gathering cloud seemed like a terrific picture to capture. Even the fence posts speak of…

Spring is arriving

Out here on the prairies, we know that even though the snow is melting, a new snowstorm is still possible as yesterday demonstrated. However, that doesn’t mean we aren’t dreaming about the warming ground and an expected garden development for this year. Wendy and I headed off to the garden center the other day after…