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This is for a Geographical Reference

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As you can see, the lovely Sarah is pointing on the giant, scaled topographical map of Alberta, to where Lethbridge is. It is very southern in Alberta. There is a coulee there. And a couple of Smitty’s. The End.

Of Wind and Lightning

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As it so happened, last Saturday held two mighty thunderstorms that wreaked havoc on the poor little property of Camp Assiniboia. As some may know, the camp is dotted with many tall, old and wide Cottonwood trees, many close to two-hundred years old. When the storm came through, the high winds had ripped many branches […]

All for Knot

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After a week of campers, sunshine, mosquitoes, heat exhaustion, camp dramas, rain, deet and mud, part of me wants to shut down. This first week of camp was a little more than I had expected, yet it was quite rewarding. Through all the trials and hardships that could not be predicted, I would have to […]

The Chive Grass Jive

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Have you ever had the pleasure of mowing the lawn for the first time of the season? You know when spring temperatures warm up enough to go outdoors without a sweater, and the rains hold of long enough to cut the grass, which by this time is tall enough to be considered a shrub? Well, […]

Back to the Weather

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As it so happens, there is much more to be said about a wet July. Living on the Prairies, or Great Plains, as some prefer to call it (not me, though ), we are prone to having very hot July weather. Now, the normative with this is that there will be the eventual rainfall, thus […]

Rain, man.

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Torrential rains. That is one of the seasonal rewards of living on the Praries. Sure, everyone hears of the -40 degree winters, cold enough to stop your mind as well as your heart; yet people are less familiar with the Scorching Blazes of July, which lead to, as I mentioned, Torrential Rains.
Now, it seems that […]