Souvenir Photo Studio, by Al Bourassa

Sunday, October 18, 2026

Sunday October 18, 2026 More Fall

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Sunday October 18, 2026

6 days have flown by since the last Blog and Autumn is here with a vengeance for sure.

Tuesday was not a bad day, so the Gio transported me to the Library to exchange more John Sandford books.

Wednesday was a busy morning in the Common Room with Flu and Covid shots being given. I have sworn off the Covid shots after the last shot caused me to lose most use of my left arm for almost 2 years!!! I was happy to get the Flu shot though, because reports from people who have had this latest Flu are not good!

Also in the Common Room was our ability to vote on the 10 questions of the Alberta Separation Referendum. 9 questions were basically asking permission to negotiate more strongly with Ottawa about Provincial powers which are no-brainers after being screwed over for so many years.... The last question also basically asks permission to have a binding referendum to actually separate from Canada later if the majority feel it is necessary.

I am amazed at the polarity and false information being tossed around.. Negotiations are good, and necessary....

Thursday I received an order of portable wi-fi devices from an ad off of Facebook... I never learn....!! Grrrrr!!!! Everything I order off of Facebook comes from Oriental suppliers who misrepresent everything and then send you the wrong product... From now on I "X" every single Facebook ad, no matter how tempting!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Friday, politics in our building boiled over about smoking and scent-free issues. Even the police were called because some ladies were getting vociferous about things. Sheesh. This is really why I mostly keep to myself and stay out of the gossip, rumours and BS...

And, my tentaive plans for Saturday and Sunday were tossed in the garbage by others... no big deal, really... So I had a chance to clean and wash my floors.. lol..

Saturday, I cut my hair myself and was about to go exploring with the Gio on a decent day when really high winds came out of nowhere, denuded most of the trees, and almost toppled a transformer pole in the neighboring parking lot! Alexa was trying to tell me that the wind speed was only 9 kph, but they were definitely closer to 90 kph!!

Today, I did take the Gio to the Library to exchange books once again and toured a little downtown for something to do. I went by the Legislature where they apparently had a pro-Alberta rally yesterday. Today, the space was occupied by a pro-Canada rally... I did not stay very long, just enough to take the one shot, wearing a Canda cap and flying the Alberta flag on the back of the Gio.... lol...

I hope you enjoy the pictures. That was the day’s excitement.

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Cool wall mural spotted on Tuesday

Today, Churchill Square was quiet!

Nearby Soviet Famine monument

Empty trees...... leaves everywhere

Lunchtime statue

One tree hung on to its leaves!

A mural on a restaurant

Wolverine...

The Explorers monument

This is cool!

Pro-Canada rally

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Monday October 12, 2026 Thanksgiving

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Monday October 12, 2026

This was a very busy and gratifying day... The only fly in the ointment was that I missed the Thanksgiving pie and coffee downstairs here, set for 3:14pm. See if you can figure out the reason for the odd time... Silly me, .. it had to be explained to me....

But, the reason we missed Pi Day (hint, hint) is that at 1pm I picked up our newest friend Debbie, another camera enthusiast and Spanish-speaker, to take a quick photo run to Elk Island Park.

The fall colours, and chance to see the Bison, were the main reasons to brave the sunny but cool, windy weather, but we were well-dressed for the day.

I had also brought my P1100, in case we saw the usual herds of Bison in the distance, just off the highway at the entrance. But, it was not needed at any point.... All the photos come from the D5600.

We only saw 2 Bison all day, literally just a few feet away on the side of the road, so the trip was worth it. They were busy munching at the roadside, totally ignoring the traffic going by. Thankfully there were no idiots trying to walk near them...

We took a little walk near one of the lakes and Debbie was a ladybug magnet!! They were everywhere on the shore and would come to her automatically!!

And we caught some ducks flying off as we exited the area. Debbie had even brought along her drum to serenade the wildlife... It was a very enjoyable afternoon.

Then we had to hurry home to prepare to join for Thanksgiving at friend Tracey's apartment. Tracey had invited, Debbie, myself, Dawn, David, Adam and Sherry to enjoy a turkey feast that boggled the mind.. The amount of dishes, and all the preparation was mind-boggling for a lady in a wheelchair. I was amazed at the energy she possesses, a total dynamo!!

Much of the evening was spent yelling "Alexa" at the large TV to request favourite songs, more or less in roundabout fashion. We had a lot of laughs as Alexa screwed up many requests, or simply ignored us... The differences in musical tastes was wildly varied... to say the least... A good time was had by all!!!

I hope you enjoy the pictures. That was the day’s excitement.

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