Weather!

How does the weather go from this...

To this...

To this...

In 24 hours? Crazy!

Photos: jbrandick

Vee Dub With The Most Love!

This past weekend I entered Vivian (my beloved VW) in the Vee Dub With The Most Love contest that was being held at two VW dealerships in town. The objective was to have the highest odometer reading in a car that was still drivable.

I thought that Vivian and I had a good chance with this being that his reading at that time was about 330,500 km's.

Sadly, we did not win. With 330,500 km's we were no where close to winning. The winner had an unbelievable reading. Take my reading and multiply it by three! Her 1990 Jetta (same as Vivian) had 939,000 km's and change! WOW!!!

Unfortunately we didn't win the contest but after a 10 year relationship Vivian and I know that deep down we do have the Vee Dub With The Most Love ;)

To 'Me',

I want so much to open your eyes
'Cause I need you to look into mine
Tell me that you'll open your eyes

~J~

(lyrics from Snow Patrol)
Me...I think you may know...

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Hopefully I'll have a few shots a little later to share with you all!

Off to share the feast with friends and family! :)

And here are a few pictures...

The beginnings...

The inspection...


Even he wanted a piece of the action!

A perfect close to a great day!

Photos: jbrandick

Couple more shots...

My new friend...

My little friend...

The Saddledome and some of Stampede Grounds.

If you look really far in the distance you can see the ski jump at Canada Olympic Park.

My weekend...

The weekend is almost at a close, but it has been great! A friend came in from out of town yesterday and I did enjoy the time we spent. We were able to get to Spruce Meadows, and even though there were no events we were able to explore the grounds (which are beautful), walk through the barns and even walk onto the International Ring to take pictures. After a trip up the Tower, we had a great dinner at Catch. After we tried to head out of town to see the Northern Lights, but sadly once we got out there the clouds hide most of them, but you could still see the glow. I think the stars and 'real' fresh air were treat enough for this city boy though:) Another trip out just may be in store to try for the Northern Lights again, and if nothing else to experience some Rocky Mountain skiing!

Thanks for making the stop, the fabulous dinner and for the visit in general. It was great to catch up!

Today was spent hunting...never fun, but it has to be done. This week will be busy now with the phone calls and possible viewings...should be interesting.

I didn't take many pictures (and they certainly aren't anything special)...may be able to post a few more if he sends me his copies (please do!!), until then, this is what I have from Spruce Meadows!

Photos: jbrandick

Can anyone tell me what this is? In layman's terms...

Mega cisterna magna.

Aurora Borealis

Otherwise known as the Northern Lights. A comfort to see on a sleepless night. I had forgotten - to an extent - just how beautiful they are.

Dancing in the sky.

Surrounded by so many folklore stories:
Whistling makes them dance.
The Inuit used the northern lights to get their children home after dark by claiming that if you whistled in their presence they would come down and burn you up.
Ancestors dancing around a fire.
Fires that surround the North and South edges of the world.
Reflections cast by large swarms of herring onto the sky.

No matter what you believe, they are stunning. There are really no words even. I tried, and failed at photographing them late last night. Tonight I thought I would grab a picture off the net to show you - but after looking at what I had to choose from I decided against it. They are far more beautiful than anything I could find. Nothing I could find shows their true beauty. I believe they dance when whistled to...I've seen it. It's hard to believe, but it's a fact.

I hope all of you will someday be able to experience them. Come visit me, during the fall, I can almost guarantee a sighting. It's worth the trip - in more ways than just this. :)

Lyrics that have hit close to home...

My head lies to my heart

And my heart it still believes

It seems the ones who love us

Are the ones that we deceive

I know that I've done it, as most have. I wish they could understand why. Wish they would ask me why. I hope they understand.

Why does the heart do that...?
Photo: jbrandick

Talk Like A Pirate Day

A Vast Me Maties!

Please, Do not forget that today is special…













Read the wikipedia entry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk_like_a_pirate_day

or visit the official website
http://www.talklikeapirate.com/

and don’t forget to set sail and get ye pirate names generated here:
http://gangstaname.com/pirate_name.php

SHIVER ME TIMBERS!

As a side note...I heard Ol' Chum Bucket and Cap'n Slappy on the way to work this morning. They are quite amusing I have to say!