July 7th

11pm: This large moth flew in through the open kitchen door this evening & had to be rescued from the lampshade, it didn't seem any worse for wear. A bit of googling showed it to be a St Lawrence Tiger Moth.....fond of Birch, Aspen & all the other trees that are in the forest a few yards from our back door.

July 6th

9pm: On my way home from soccer training, a lovely warm, mosquito free evening & a stunning sunset - without the polarizing filters on my camera it was hard to do it full justice.

July 5th

5pm: Summer in full bloom at Wilson way, the rain in recent weeks & now the sudden warmth has worked ownders in our garden!

July 4th

10pm: Someone reminded me that today was the 20th anniversary of the infamous England vs West Germany World Cup semi final in Italy. I watched the documentary about the tournament, it brought a tear to my eye - some sad family memories in there & also a poignant story in itself with the recent death of Sir Bobby Robson & the very sad ongoing decline of Paul Gascgoine.

July 3rd

5pm. On my bike ride between Canmore & Exshaw this afternoon I was lucky enough to catch the Rocky Mountain Orienteer train that puffs between Calgary & Vancouver (here Calgary bound). Normally it is a modern locomotive pulling it, but today's train had a beautiful old steam engine pulling it - a marvellous site, one of the joys of cycling! I had to be super quick though to get off the bike, dig out my camera, compose & take the shot. I only got two before it steamed past.

July 2nd

11.59pm. A busy work day, but a sunny one - as evidenced by the bright light shining from the solar powered garden lamps!!

July 1st

1pm: Canada Day parade in Downtown Canmore, the parade was a bit rubbish this year, very long gaps between the floats because of organisational hiccups I am guessing. Still the kids love it, mainly due to the mountains of sweets that are handed out as the procession passes. A nice patriotic day though for the Canadians amongst us, including Charlie!! The day ended with fireworks at dusk, but by then the kids were so exhausted (despite all the sugar) that they watched from our bedroom window.