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I woke up Wednesday morning in the Radville Hotel much too early and all I could smell was cigarette smoke, to which I am quite allergic. Ughhhh. And I also realized that I had fouled up on the dates for the Gilmore Celebration of Life in Bengough, being the 19th and not the 16th... Silly me! And, I could not reach one of my cousins because of lousy Rogers phone service, and bad internet and wi-fi.
I had paid for 3 days but was willing to eat the 2 days to get the heck out of Dodge.... By 7:30am I had a mug of coffee from one of the breakfast places and I was on the road, ... having fully decided to head west to Calgary and High River. Traffic was light, the trip uneventful, and I bypassed Calgary to show up at my sister Leonie's place near Longview at 4:30pm.
I later snuck out to pay a quick visit to my friend Betty in Diamond Valley and was worried about the ominous huge thunderstorm cloud above the town, but it had more lightning than rain, strangely enough....
I came back and got my doggie-fix, playing with Dublainn, Leonie's black lab who enjoys my visits as much as I enjoy playing with that big puppy....
And I got to watch my Oilers take out the las Vegas Golden nights for the third straight overtime win, in Vegas, on the road! Score 1-0! Way to go Oilers! Now they get a well-deserved rest...
I had a good sleep and then a nice soup and carrot cake for lunch before heading north, 86 kms into Calgary.... I was astounded that my siblings live that far apart, yet so close.... I visited my oldest brother who looks so good, I am calling him Mr Timex, because he just keeps on ticking!!! We visited for 2.5 hours and I delivered the items from my brother Germain's family.
So, I managed to see 3 of my siblings this week and that makes me very, very happy...
Then, back on the road for another 3 hours to get home to Edmonton and unpack and do all this stuff....
I plan on sleeping in really good in the morning..........
Hugs to everyone.
I hope you enjoy the pictures. That was the day’s excitement.
Al
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| Goodbye Saskatchewan |
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| Long train in Saskatchewan |
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| Long train in Alberta |
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| TeePee at Medicine Hat |
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| Pronghorn antelopes close by |
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| Approaching the Rockies |
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| Leonie's place with Rockies backdrop |
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| Playful lambs next door |
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| Scary sky over Diamond Valley |
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| Nothing spinning thankfully... |
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| Full zoom photo taken with the P1100 |
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| Unconcerned deer 6' away in Diamond Valley |
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| Cow and 2 calves near East Longview Hall |
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| Sheep at Leonie's |
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| Dublainn wants to be active |
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| Helping with the training |
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| Thanks Leonie! |
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| Good Boy!!!! |
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| Morning invasion of birds |
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| Brother Germain made these |
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| Rockies in the morning |
The Regal has performed wonderfully 
Love these Rockies views 
Never tire of this view! 
Love old relics like this 
Breathtaking! 
Leonie looks good 
Thanks again 
Fern is Mr Timex 
Always time for a hug with the faithful wife.
