Our first Canniversary

We celebrated our first Canniversary and Bills Birthday with a hike to Helen Lake, with stunning views of Hector Glacier and the Drummond Glacier. Helen Lake was not as spectacular as Hector or Herbert Lakes, its waters were not the blue green of glacial melt. The hairy marmots could be heard whistling, calling us back another day when they could try and snatch our lunch, too many dogs around for their liking although most of them were happy just to lie or stand in the lakes cool waters. It was sunny and warm and more bearable in the mountains as Calgary sizzled to a warm and sultry plus 26C or even more. Odd to think that on Friday there had been a heavy drizzle for most of the day. So we ask has summer finally arrived? Last weekend they were skiing at Whistler having received a surprise snowfall ... global warming ????.

We both thought about the last year; the highs and lows, especially over jobs. The activities we have enjoyed; hiking, snow shoeing, cross country skiing, exploring Calgary, building our home and now developing our ideas for the garden - all that research on what will grow and what will not survive the cold winter and also the Chinooks. We have learnt new skills too such as fly fishing and for Bill kayaking and there will be many more things for us to learn, explore and research in this new country of ours. We have enjoyed visiting the sub alpine and enjoying the wild flowers in the late spring/early summer. The colours and scents are sometimes difficult to describe.