Random Fall Pictures

Fall Randoms 

Early morning 

Poor little fellow didn't make the cold night

Fall fun for my lil Boo

Silhouettes

Pretty Purples

Looks like an old lady with a wig, ya?

Pond by my place

Cattails 

Wordless Wednesday

September's I Believe!

...having a drink a day keeps the men in white coats away. Seriously.

...some weeks I struggle for words, my bloggy friends, so I let my pictures do the talking.

...creativity isn't readily there, it needs to be nurtured and fed. Hmm much like.. me. Feed me?

...the saying holds true that patience needs to be worked on, let me tell you I've been working like a madwoman lately.. ;-)

...in my horoscope.. at times. Some days it's eerily bang on.

...Dragon, Toopy and Binoo should all be cast out to some remote inaccessible island somewhere with NO hope of rescue.

...or rather I can't believe it's been 40 years since Jimmy Hendrix died. Geezus, where in frack does the  time go??! 

...the bagel gods are mad at me. Otherwise the stupid thing wouldn't land peanut buttered side down. 

...I'm due to go back to school. I'm bored or rather my mind is lazy...or maybe I'm lazy and my mind is hazy.. or just crazy?  The Cat in the Hat's got nothing on me, I'm all over the rhyming tree. Bahahaha

...What do you believe?

Wordless Wednesday

Hay Slide? 

Word of the day: Imago

Imago- the idealized concept of a loved one, formed in childhood and retained unaltered in adult life. 

I subscribe to the 'Word of the Day', I love the written word and I love learning new ones. This one stopped me in my tracks. It's been a long time I've felt the power of a single word.

If I was asked to name someone it would be my father. Although he would snort if he was here beside me reading this. He's asked many a time in the past to 'humanize' him, I didn't understand what he meant till I had kids of my own. 

Now I get him. A pedestal's an uncomfortable and precarious place to be and I always made sure my kids never put me on one as the child in me had done to my dad. The pressure must of been awful for him and when he 'fell' he was powerless to do anything to try to ease the disappointment. My fault, I put him up there and it wasn't fair to him.

My father is turning 80 soon. 

Time has ravaged his physical being. He's not as tall as he used to be, not as solid. Never have I more keenly felt the human side of my dad as I do his mortality. It scares me, him turning this age. He looks forward to it. I do envy him, this comfort with his age. 

He's still as sharp as a tac, however,  and one of the most intelligent men I'll ever know. But he's getting frail and the little girl in me wants to stop this stupidity of aging, how can time be short for him? He is supposed to live forever, isn't he?

Of course he is, after all he is my Imago.Shhhh don't tell him I said so, in his mind he gladly burned that pedestal the last time he 'fell' off it.
Little does he know though that in my secret place, I rebuilt it. For a man like him, his faults only serve to strengthen my Imago more, I've never seeked for perfection in a human but there's also never been another man like my Dad.

Imago.

Who's yours?

My three reasons.

My first born brat beauty.. I call her Bella

My second born brat beauty.. I call her Boo

My 3 beauties. Sweet as sugar and tough as it gets, Yeah! 

These girls are my white hair life.
Mess with one, mess with all. (if you survive)
:-)

Musings of This, That and Other Things

It's been an insane summer and I'm not sorry to see it end. I've had my mother in law, my daughter and little spitfire move in within the same week, and I recently had an operation. It's five o'clock somewhere, right? ;-)

It's all about the discount, isn't it... I'm wanting to find a part time job but I want to work where the discount rocks. After 20 some years of retail, I'm picky, choosey and self serving. And I like it that way. 

So...my first two musings sounds like I should eat some good cheese with that whine. You're welcome to join, it's open door and I've got damn good cheese..and w(h)ine  :-)

I'm sitting at Starbucks, the sun is shining, summer's giving us a gentle nudge today and I'm enjoying an americano. It's been a long long time since I've done this and I feel like I'm on a day pass from living la vida loca.  ;-) 

Has anyone heard of the 'Brazilian Blowout'? It's a product that is supposed to last six months  (ish)  and it does away with the frizzies. I have lots of body wave and if I don't use high end products, I am attacked by the frizz gnomes something fierce. My hairdresser is waiting to see the long term effects and when I get her go ahead, I'm IN. Can you imagine life without frizzies?!   Neither can I..

In case you are not aware, my dear bloggy friends who comment on my posts, I answer you back. I just have fallen into the habit of answering back on the comment page. A few times, when I'm asked something directly, I will respond via email. Just wanted you to know I appreciate your visits and your funny/wise words. (but no group hugs mmmkay? Bubble space issues that need tissues, ya?  lol  ) 

Speaking of blogging, I'll share something with you. I love reading blogs, however, if it's delivered in one massive square paragraph, you lose me. As I've learned, it's about 'white space'. I find it too hard to follow, honestly. Just sharin' and delivered with luv. 

Me: Jeeze baby, you are one heavy child. ( said to my g-baby- 2.5 yrs old- as I'm carrying her down the stairs ) 

Lil Spitfire: You heavy too, Nammie. 

That child's lucky I love her to bits and back...

Wordless Wednesday

Early morning dew

September's Open Letters

Dear Life, 

Thinking of going south for while? Fine.. just go then. Mentally I'm on a tropical vacation anyways so...whateverrrrr.

Signed, 

Beach Bunny

Dear Surgeon, 

You are amazing. But with your good looks and the position I had to be in..I can't quite look you in the eye.

Signed,

Positionally Delicato

Dear Dawn , 

I am excited for the prospect of next year. Even if it doesn't all work out, sometimes the planning of the journey is as exciting as the actual outcome.

Signed, 

Your Partner in Crime  Adventures <3

Dear Water, 

What is it about you that instantly calms me? Is it the slow ebb and flow of yourself that sets me in a trance like state? If I could I would live by you 365 days a year... preferably in Hawai'i, or Victoria, or Cayman Islands. Heck, I'm not fussy. 

Signed

Water Nymph

Dear Truck's Backseat, 

After three days of having to sit on you, I am done. Backseats are for children or maybe dogs,bags, used coffee cups..anything really, but not for me. 

Signed,

Front Seat Fan

Dear  Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda,

Bite me. 

Signed, 

Next Time

Dear Mr. Driver, 

Sure.. speed by me, swerve in and cut me off.  I understand you did it because you thought I was going to fast...?  You made your point. However, the asshole lane is to the far right, kindly make your way there.

Signed,

Cruising in Control

Dear Melting Pot, 

I'm french, I'm all about the wine and cheese. Don't let me down mmmkay? See you soon. 

Signed, 

Frenchie

Weekend in the Rockies,eh.

I recently spent a weekend in the Rockies.. around the Banff area. I will apologize for some of the quality of the pictures on three fronts. #1- I was stuck in the back seat of hubby's truck, a lot of these were taken on the fly. #2- Some of 'smokiness'  is actual smoke haze from the B.C. fires. And #3- I don't have a sun filter for my lens.
There is NO way to do justice to the size of the Rocky Mountains, you'll have to find points of reference if you can, to judge for yourselves.
The wildlife pics you see, you will find traveling along side your car, the chipmunk coming out in hopes of food, the rasberries full to bursting.
And when you get to pic of the Badlands, this was where our dinosaurs roamed.
If the sand structures grab your attention, here is the story of the Drumheller Hoodoos

Golf, anyone? 

Apologies for the quality of the picture, Lake Louise was overcast. 

Glacier waters from Lake Louise. Can you say, 'Cold'. 

River in Banff, Alberta. Actual colour of the water. :-)

Small part of the Drumheller Hoodoos

 The following three are  the Hoodoos

 Mr Hopeful looking for a handout.

That's ok, I don't trust you either

Quite the 'coquettish' look

If I had a bucket full, I'd be really happy

Wild Sage, smells sooo nice

Wordless Wednesday

Apeture 3 (Macintosh)

September's It's Okay!

It's Okay!

...to love your hubby, I do. But not 24/7. He was rained out a lot , he was bored, I was tripping over him. Not good.

...to hide your Gray Goose when hubby's friend comes over. He's a thirsty man, I drink expensive stuff which he depletes and doesn't replenish. Ever.

...to want to run away. It's called 'responsibilities' and Jamie just doesn't want any for a while.

...to be told you are uneducated. Factually true to some degree, but sometimes having a different sort of smarts beats all. 

...to eat like a pig, drink like a fish and sleep like a baby one weekend a year. I believe I'm deserving of a weekend coming to me. 

...to have said weekend, enjoyed it and demand want many more. 

...to have an operation and be warned not to work out for 4 weeks but bloggie friends? It's been 2 weeks and I'm going snaky. How am I going to last 2 more weeks?? 

...to bitch to hubby. But he's not listening anymore and I'm not done. This is why we have girlfriends,ya? 

Ring ring, girlfriend, ring ring. Answer the phone, I need to bitch vent.

...What are you Okay with?

And Fall comes marching in

Summer's ( what summer?!) on the way out and hot on it's heels comes my favorite season.

Remember the fun with 'helicopters'? What did you call them?

 To bad I couldn't capture the breeze that went with this.

The colours they are a changin'

Yellow: Alberta's favorite fall colour.

Nature's bounty

Rare reds  

Colour in the evening sun

Even the pond seems to be taking on a different hue

Losing light fast these days

And the sun set on summer.. night all.

Kinda makes you want to grab a hot chocolate and a sweater, doesn't it?      :-)