My latest mountain escapade

Cauldron Lake....nestled among majestic peaks...fed by stunning glaciers....quite nice to cool my feet off!!
Peyto Lake...our first spectacular sight.
We had to cross the river on these logs, and although it may look like you need to keep your balance....there were wires on either side, but still fun, and one did almost clothesline me at the end. That would have been exciting!
I found this awesome snow cave on a little solo climb i did once we got to the main lake. It was like an iceburg with a little stream that had carved out this one area. It was just so tempting, i had to crawl through it!
Laura and I "balancing" on this strange solitary rock. hmmm i could almost use that description for myslef....

Art Therapy

Four beautiful women painting on the beach...it was quite a show judging from all the attention we got from passers by!!

This beach is called Jericho beach. great place, and this day was so georgous! One of the biggest reasons for me coming out west was the ocean. So when Shelley's roomie sara who is an art therapist (far right) suggested a painting time i combined the two and said we should then paint the ocean.

This was roughly my view.....

Here I am working hard...and loving it!!

The finished product...just call me monet...hehehe.

there are plenty of fish in the........stanley park aquarium

It was great to see all these fish...but where are my fish in my sea?? ;)

Play-Time

Summer is F-U-N i tell ya! The mountains call to me and ask me to play. how could i possibly resist?

Maligne Lake, Jasper AB.

My two very cool friends, Nicole (far right) and Laura (middle). Here we are on the top of colliseum mountain. An "all day" hike that took us...ooohh... four hours total.

Finally a hoodoo!

hello out there.....

Hey Hey Hey......if there is anybody out there who still reads my blog, i have summer pictures coming soon. I dont have the internet at my house yet, so i'm limited to when i'm at my parents, but i'll get my butt in gear yet! Just a question to throw out there.....if nature speaks to us of God, why is it we need the Bible?

the little house that renae built

So This is my deck....snazy hey? That is also my window you can see....and that is about it. I have more pictures to come though. I am all moved in (what few belongings i own) and slowly will furnish my new little space. Tomorow is grocery shopping day. So far i have lived on what i scrounged from my parents pantry and freezer. tuna and dry toast. It's different, this living on my own thing....but good. I have a feeling i will grow in good ways. well, its time to feed my fishes.

The tale of the stolen shoes...

Once upon a time there was a pair of shoes.
These shoes probably got made in a factory by a scarcely paid indonesian child...but we wont go there.
Eventually these shoes made their way over the ocean to a store in Penticton B.C. and a little tag was put on them declaring their worth at 100,000 times the price that they cost to make.
An, at that moment, thriftless consumer, who shall remain nameless, entered the store, saw the shoes and fell in love with them immediately.
She was happy and her feet were happy, although her pocket book was a little emptier.
The shoes were worn with joy until one day they got taken to work and put on the "outdoor" shoe rack with lots of other shoes that were not nearly so nice.
An, at that moment, "thrifty" thief snatched the shoes, that were not hers, off the rack, thinking they would be happier with her.
The original owner was devastated at her loss.....but resolved in her heart that for something to come back on their own she had to let them go....
Two days later she entered the same place and, to her utter amazement, THERE THEY WERE!!!
Her shoes had returned. Obviuosly shaken and ready to be worn again by the loving girl who owned them first.
THE END.