home on the range

- Canola Fields (Evansburg, Alberta)

Fields upon fields of yellow canola, and I do mean yellow. These are bright.

- Grainy Silos (Evansburg, Alberta)

The old grain silos and wooden sheds.

- Canola Cousins (Evansburg, Alberta)

Soaking up some of the 30 degree heat on the dusty farm road. Summer is in full swing.

- Sunset Buildings (Evansburg, Alberta)

Another 11pm sunset, not that it ever seemed to get to fully dark.

- Dessert Darkness (Evansburg, Alberta)

Relaxing around the fire after eggless cheesecake dessert

- It’s my Birthday (Evansburg, Alberta)

Doing the birthday dance in front of the flaming cheesecake

- Sherlock’s Tongue (Evansburg, Alberta)

The ever friendly Sherlock doing his best to lick the camera to death.

- Treasure Hunt (Evansburg, Alberta)

One of a series of fiendishly clever clues in a fiendishly clever treasure hunt

- Treasure Hunt (Evansburg, Alberta)

We aren’t stumped. Not even a little bit. Ok so where to next?

- Fireside Grandparents (Evansburg, Alberta)

Soaking up the flames the patriach and matriach of the family farm enjoy the entertainment

- Fireworks Fun (Evansburg, Alberta)

One of the benefits of having a birthday on Canada Day is that there are always fireworks on sale (oh and it is a public holiday and nationwide celebration)

- Coloured Flames (Evansburg, Alberta)

Some beautifully coloured flames in the firepit courtesy of a copper pipe with a piece of fibreglass re-inforced rubber hose inside. It turns out that this produces the most intense coloured flames. Good party trick!


- International 403 (Evansburg, Alberta)

Closeup of one of the old harvesters

- Wheels and Pulleys (Evansburg, Alberta)

Another closeup of the same harvester

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