Alberta's Jasper National Park is the largest park in the Rocky Mountains and was established in 1907. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Dark Sky Preserve and was also the backdrop for a Marilyn Monroe movie, "River of No Return." It has one of my favourite hotels as well - Jasper Park Lodge.…
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The Strong Person
This post is brought to you by Melanie's Share Your World and Ursula's response to it. Please take a look at their blogs. They are thoughtful, interesting and stimulating bloggers who think outside the box. 🙂 Melanie's question is: Am I a strong person character-wise? What does "strong" mean? To me, it means being assertive,…
Leaves
Yellow leaves, so pretty and so short-lived So bright in their autumn-clothed glory Last gasp before a deep, restful slumber ... Have the best best of me now; I am here only for a little ...
Okanagan Sunset
I have left the north and am presently at my home in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia. Recently, I sipped a glass of wine and watched the sun go down behind a hill.I am happy and grateful for all the wonders in my life. The people (including the bloggers), the work, the food, the…
Happy Tuesday
Happy Tuesday from Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories. I hope your day goes well. 🙂
Meditation XVII
No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as any manner of thy friends or of thine own were; any…
Bison Time
It's that bison time of year. Wood bison, that is. 🙂 They are closely related to the plains bison that were nearly exterminated in the 1800s, but the woodland bison took quite a hit as well. The woodland bison have made a strong comeback and in parts of southern Alberta the plains bison are doing…
My Neighbourhood
In my neighbourhood ... ... we have 48,000 people and 500,000 bears. It's best to let the bears rest where they want. 😉
How to Make a Narcissist Want You
This has become the most popular search term in my list. I have written before about other search terms of this type, such as how to get a narcissist back and how to get a narcissist to fall in love. The titular term is slightly different of course, and making a narcissist want you is…
Pausing My Life, Part Two
When I left off at the end of part one, my boss was becoming very ill but was still at work. Her decisions had started to become dodgy and unreliable, a complete reversal of character and ability for her. I needed a rest from the demanding situation and took my summer holidays, and while I…
