Jul 17, 2006

Lightening.....






Do you have any idea how difficult it is to get a photograph of lightening????? And even though I finally managed to get two pictures before giving up, they aren't very good as I have no idea how to take them properly....still have to figure out my camera and all its functions......

Calm before the storm......

It's very still outside....we can see the dark clouds in the distance...a black black sky when it should be daylight for another hour or so.........there is no wind but we can see forks of lightening and the odd rumble of thunder....Lloyd is outside playing baseball with the dogs.........we're waiting for the storm to arrive..........100kmh winds......possible tornadoes...there have been several funnel clouds spotted around Edmonton today........it worries me because we are overdue for a big tornado.....Black Friday was 19 years ago..........

I was upstairs telling Abigail about the forks of lightening...........when she said 'wow that one was HUGE, that wasn't a fork it was a KNIFE............'

Lloyds put the cars away in case of hail.......

storm warning........

A FAST MOVING LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING EASTWARDS TOWARDS EDMONTON. VERY STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 100 KM/H WILL OCCUR WITH THIS STORM. THIS IS A WARNING THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING IN THESE REGIONS. REMEMBER THAT SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE TORNADOES. LISTEN FOR UPDATED WARNINGS. OF ALL WARNINGS AND WATCHES FOR NORTHERN ALBERTA IS AVAILABLE IN THE WWCN16 CWWG BULLETIN ISSUED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS BULLETIN. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST PUBLIC FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST PUBLIC FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

THIS IS A WARNING THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING IN THESE REGIONS. REMEMBER THAT SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE TORNADOES. LISTEN FOR UPDATED WARNINGS. OF ALL WARNINGS AND WATCHES FOR NORTHERN ALBERTA IS AVAILABLE IN THE WWCN16 CWWG BULLETIN ISSUED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS BULLETIN. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST PUBLIC FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST PUBLIC FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

A FAST MOVING LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING EASTWARDS TOWARDS EDMONTON. VERY STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 100 KM/H WILL OCCUR WITH THIS STORM.

University admission + unschoolers

http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/applying/extras/1_2a4_homeschooled.html


Very interesting to read.....although I know many uni's accept homeschoolers and Harvard actively seeks them.......but to read the actual admissions policies is very interesting......can't see it being an issue...although Chris is only interested in Toronto Film School atm......

Double delight.........





We had a double rainbow about ten minutes ago.......we were all out in LLoyds workshop during the storm while he built a bike ramp for Laurie.....then when we came out to see the dark dark skies we saw this beautiful double rainbow stretched across the skies at the rear of our house. My camera just doesn't do it justice!

Daddy's boy........








Sam with his Daddy this evening......


A message for Tasha







We, the above pictures 'wilted Daisies' wish to inform you that just because we are no longer perfect and beautiful does NOT mean we are unhappy or depressed in any way. We, the above pictured Daisies would like to make it clear that beauty is not merely on the outside.........we may not have perfect petals but that does not mean we need prozac or therapy in any way.....

We, the above pictured Daisies are HAPPY and LOVING and DANCING flowers.........


....yes, we do occasionally feel a little jealous of the stunning Lilies stood beside us and yes we do often get photographed less......and yes we are about to lose our heads to the mower.....but......

.........................Oh, it's too late for Miracle Grow..........pass the prozac!!!

(Tasha sadly no all the Daisies are kind of 'over' for this year......they flowered much later last year.........I did have a few good pictures of them at their best which are probably posted in the archives somewhere.......hth)

Hot Geeks......

"So I asked Jon why we bought the D70 and not something else and he said,
“The D70 comes with a better lens, and it comes with more options,” or something
like that, but I sort of stopped paying attention after he said “lens” because
he is so cute when he talks Geek and it makes my heart beat really fast and my
brain can’t get oxygen fast enough and I black out. Geeks are hot."

This is a quote from http://www.dooce.com/faq.html which is a fab blog.....I picked up the Alberta Parents magazine last week...one of those freebies from the grocery store...and there was an article about 'Mom Blogs' and how they are the new therapy........there were some links to various local blogs which are interesting and then a list of famous blogs......including Dooce.......

The above quote just spoke to me...because I think its so true...Geeks are HOT......If I could go back in time now to school days the boys I would be interested in would be totally different...........I love watching Lloyd work.....and listening to him on conference calls and stuff like thats is such a turn on lol! He's just this amazingly knowledgable and clever man who is just so capable........and he's fab with gadgets and computers and tools.......so yes...geeks are hot!!! Especially MY Geek :)

Finally.......I scrapbooked




I scrapbooked! I did one page.........my first page in soooooo long! Not thrilled with it but it filled that creative 'hole' I've been feeling the last few days.........I think I may take out the watercolours and paint instead though because I don't think scrapbooking is quiote what I need right now....I think my blog is fulfilling those needs re photographs and journaling for now.......so maybe I'll try painting........

Click

I really want to go and see the movie 'Click'....I hear you need to take kleenex!! I really like Adam Sandler...some of his movies are a bit stupid but the ones like Spanglish....and click...the ones that make you think...they're great.......and they show just what he's capable of as an actor........I think he's like Tom Hanks.....you know, started in silly comedy but as he gets older his skill as an actor is really coming through!

So yeah, I sooooo want to go and see Click!

We were supposed to go during Lloyds week off but after the motorbike accident we saw we both felt uneasy about leaving the children for long.......maybe now we're ready to go......we wouldn't be any longer than we were yesterday at the art walk.......

Lloyd - lets go see Click!!!!

That late summer feelin'.......






A few mornings lately it has felt like late summer....like just before Fall arrives......that slight chill, that breezy coolness......a slight crispness to the mornings......I'm not sure why because the days are hot......and its only July.....but I'm not complaining because I love it.....I very much LOVE Fall....so a three month long Fall would be perfect!

This morning we were outside...I was tidying up the yard and the children were playing on their bikes and with the wagon.......the dogs were running about.......we fed all the animals......Laurie built a ramp for his bike...........the temperature and 'feel' of the day was lovely.....and it made me long for Fall to arrive.....

Alberta is so strange...winters are long and you get so fed up with the cold and long for summer, but after a few weeks of summer its like you get excited about the thought of that first snow fall...and the leaves changing on the trees......

I love Fall holidays.....Thanksgiving, Halloween......I love to see all the Fall displays in the stores and get excited about costumes and decorating and planning for Christmas...so yes these chilly early mornings I just love!

Thumbprint art



Susie got a book out of the library about thumb print art and both her and Abigail have been sat at the table 'creating'........I think Abigail has more of my rubber stamping ink over her face and clothes than actually on the paper.......Susie is now decorating writing paper to write to her penpals with.........

A disappointing night





So we all went out for a drive out by Callingwood Cove and Antler Lake last night so I could take some pictures.......it was a REALLY disappointing night though......we saw a pair of gorgeous Harrier birds ona hay bale close to us but by the time I had changed lenses they had flown and the pictures I got weren't great.......I saw a coyote in a field (middle pic) but wasn't quick enough to geta pic before it started running off.........and then on Hwy 14 we saw a gorgeous deer close to the road but at 100kmh by the time we stopped, reversed and undid the window it was in the trees and gone........

It was a night of near misses......... :(

last nights sunset

Signs of summer.....


This pile of shoes by the front door seems to be a definite sign of summer at this house..........that and the bits of grass and sand all over the floors constantly............uh guys we have a mudroom you know!!!!

One Cute Canadian!




My Cute Li'l Canadian :)


smile.....

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