Banff Alberta

I love how a telephoto lens can flatten a picture, as this one does. This is a photograph I took in 2006, early spring, looking west along the trans-Canada highway as we approached the mountains. Calgary is said to be set in the foothills, and you get the sense of rolling hills as you drive…

Carlyle turns 11

She’s growing up – becoming a real tweenager as she leaves that “little girl” behind and surges ahead towards the teen years. Like I have said before, we wouldn’t hold back our lovely grandchildren from growing up but we’ll miss the “little ones”. What can we say about Carlyle? She is lovely, Thoughtful, kind, caring,…

News from The Villa

Well, two deaths and therefore two sales of property in our little community. Yes, life moves on! Here’s the thing about being in such a community (and we all live in a community) is you can’t help but see and hear the cycle of life in all its facets. There is joy – one of…