Just June

a pause

for June

grads, picnics, magic,

birthdays, anniversaries,

fathers day,

it is such a rosy and rich time

don't blink,

you will miss the importance of

Just June

crocus craze

Tommy and I went out tonite for some crocus madness and we found quite a few punching out from the tall prairie grass

SOOC Saturday- Powered Up

I bought an Ipod (nano) ...Tom helped me with my purchase and I have been busy learning about "itunes" and loading music and photos as well as checking into my favourite blogs inbetween just like using a remote for TV. (it's crazy!) The candle beside my laptop makes me laugh as many generations ago that is all the pioneers had for "power".

The Ipod struck my interest one night when one of the Healing Touch therapists came in with this little doc station and her little ipod and she plugged it into the wall plug and the music burst out of that little thing so clearly it amazed me, it was so small!. That was a few months ago and now I  have one. The sound on these ipods (you can see my little flat blue ipod just beside the candle on the table) is superb! what would make this perfect is if I actually had high speed internet. Whoa.. is me for I am exisitng on a little better internet speed connection than dial up called xplornet. It is the only choice we have out here in the coulees.

What is your connection? Do you enjoy the surge of technology or does it frustrate you? I am sure you savvy bloggers out there have challenges from time to time, but we know it is worth the frustration and learning curve.... for it is never ending. Time goes by so fast when on the "technology highway" and I lose a good part of my day blogging and uploading and writing; but it is so worth it for me. When I post a photo and write something under it.... my heart speaks authentically.

Enjoy the photos this SOOC Saturday!

a Friday coming soon

(photo taken a mile from home. I was "taken-in" by the posture of these two as they paused to look back)
I was going to post an inspiring TGIF.. but that fell flat... so all I really want to say.... is the picture of these 2 deer are what Brian and I will look like as we fade off into the

HAWAIIN ISLAND of.....

KAUA'I
2 weeks from today; now that is a trusting, grateful and inspirational TGIF coming up and all in a coconut shell! {work with me and humour me please?}

Have a good one!

beautiful Saturday

hmmm... what an amazing sunshine and blue sky we had here today.  After the white flaky stuff left the ground (finally, too early for that yet!) I did my power walking thing and then I lay on the ground and looked up and took about 50 pictures of just ...'whatever'.... was around me.  

SOOC Saturday-tourist

Today we were tourists at Maple Creek, the guys went to their horse sale, {it is the annual Cowboy Poetry gathering and show in the town of Maple Creek, Saskatchewan}. Our friend Morley is a regular poet and MC for this annual event.

It is also a great place to get some custom-made cowboy and western gear..henceforth the new chaps my husband purchased today!


Later on Shirley and I visited the Cypress Hills Winery located a few miles outside Maple Creek. It was a hot afternoon, but under a tree on a nice patio overlooking the vineyard and the pond we sipped back a lovely tasting Saskatoon berry glass of wine.... what a beautiful exciting visit...imagine our own winery right here in southwestern Saskatchewan!

SOOC Saturday-Life Force

This water pump that spurts from our well sits in our front yard, it really is a life force. I have pumped water for the horses and filled the tank, watering our flowers, filling the dog dish, washing our hands while working outside, putting out the campfire and any burning garbage that becomes too wild. I was so inspired by this photo Silver Rust. So my inspiration today is to honour our Metal, Silver, Stainless Steel, Wrought Iron...properties that ground me and make me feel secure. Actually I need more of these metals in my home {idea}.

Check out more SOOC Saturday shots from Slurping Life

Tom's SOOC Saturday

{Tom Kirk FujiFilm Finepix S1000}

Yesterday we went to the reservoir for another canoe journey and along the way we stopped and took a rest break on the other side. Tom took this picture {much to my delight}, so I am sharing today as it is SOOC {straight out of the camera} Saturday.
I am enlarging this picture and framing it!

Check out Melody's blog for some professional photography SOOC shots!