Random bitch'n

I've been doing stuff, just no time to process the photos... so...

But its all good. Everybody is healthy & employed or going back to school. Its the little stuff that is picking my butt lately (busted cars, appliances, work BS, overloaded on commitments that just need time to clear off, weeds,) & this post is for me to look back on & laugh after it all goes away with the breeze... (yup, wait for it...)

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Summer push

A quick shot from yesterday's photo shoot for the landscape portfolio.

Behind on my processing from recent hikes (Mt Lipsett & Running Rain Lake) plus a family weekend event, but I'm also behind at work with way too many balls in the air. It would help if designs weren't getting grabbed out of my hands before I can fully check them. My garden?? Mother nature has been watering it, weeds are shorter than the veggies (for now). So in other words, same old.

Yesterday was a good day getting around to seeing a few sites that have matured 3-5 years and getting Sheldon to shoot some video for use building marketing stuff this fall / winter. Hard to carve a day out of the busy schedule but I promised myself it would happen so got it done. Hope to do one more part day in August too.

Nearly August... have some things upcoming to look forward to including a long weekend so time to put that shoulder back against the stone for a bit. Roll'n roll'n roll'n....

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Volcano Ridge

By the time I do Clubtread & Facebook I sometimes forget about my blog. Anybody reading anymore??

Well, these are two of my favorite photos of the day in any event. A great day out for lots of reasons not the least of which that it turned from what looked like a foggy viewless day to a real bluebird. Stopped off at Vales on the way home for a little plant fix too... although I've been told I talk about plants too much so whatever. Not here I don't.

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Buzz

Tarda tulips finally popped today in my garden

Now that we are finally getting some nice weather & colors & such in the garden I seem to be shooting more. I am also forging ahead with social media at work & as such am 'the voice' of The Landscape Artist Inc on Facebook / Twitter which is inspiring me to shoot more too. Check me out over there, but I am also loading most of the photos I shoot for that at Zenfolio too, in my landscaping section. It is not very well organized yet but it's coming along.

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May

Well I didn't even post in April... because I was hoping it was a bad dream and I'd get a mulligan (a do-over) but alas... we'll do what we can with May I guess.

The above shot was from a snowshoeing/backpacking trip in April that felt more like a winter trip.

You'll have to buy me a beer (or three) if you want the full story. Let's just say it was an adventure. I just noticed I never got around to annotating the album. Slacker! It's now on "the list"

Boys are home for the summer so we are looking forward to a ski day or two. It's been too long. Otherwise, head down.... work work work....>

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Rawson Lake snowshoe

A shot from Rawson lake... snowshoe destination extraordinaire!

Otherwise many open loops finally coming together as winter ever so gradually loosens her icy grip. Must remember to enjoy these last few days of relative peace before all hell breaks loose in April.

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Shoot'n much?

No... been busy see? But this was out my office window. Nursery munchers.

Tomorrow setup & then Thurs-Sun. sell-sell-sell at the Home and Garden show. My twenty-second spring show, my how time flies. Of course I'd rather be skiing. Boys home from UofA & even a "free" place to stay in Fernie I had to turn down... oh the humanity! Got today in with Eric; it was puking snow this aft, conditions are outstanding. Sigh...

I have big plans for March though... more plans than month unfortunately. Must get back behind the camera, April things get BUSY.

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Three for three

Third weekend in a row with a snowshoe outing...

Last weekend up to Stagleap Provincial Park with Bart.

This weekend Chester Lake with Shannon (shown here: her new friend)

I'm on a roll!

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sCATtered

New version of Lightroom, setup the export feature- check.
A random photo... I think I might start collecting photos of the random signs I see when out surveying.

Anyway, just grinding down the old todo list for stuff relating to writing/video project. I have way too many photos to wade thru.

“Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.” - Pablo Picasso

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Foran Grade Snowshoe

Most of January has been work & getting the house in order (basement storage area overhaul, home office overhaul)... I've sucked in enough dust already!!
A snowshoe with the local Scouting types. Good day out albiet a touch wind/sunburned on the face.

Now head down for a short week before a 'long weekend' of hopefully more snowshoeing and shoot'n. I've missed getting out.
(A few shots on zenfolio, the 'people' shots are password protected in a seperate album however)

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Fast away the old year passes

New Years Eve... another year almost in the bag. Fa-la-la-la-la

Johnston Canyon from our stay in Canmore for skiing etc over the Christmas break.

2010 was a great year. Shannon & I are 'reconnecting' as they say (read: she hasn't killed me yet ;>) )Boys are doing well at University & both enjoyed their summers of landscaping, Work wasn't the best but there's always next year for that, paid the bills & then some when others were out of work so its not as bad as it seems sometimes. Landed a few new friends as hiking / backpacking partners & while there is never enough time for everything I'd say I did well in the 'outdoor' department getting quite a few memorable trips in & documenting them on Zenfolio. I've got my winter work more or less mapped out plus what will undoubtedly be an overly optomistic list of 'extras'. Shall I start with the basement or the garage?? Or maybe snowshoing?

As for this blog... stay tuned for a 'best of 2010' perhaps or a new photo challenge. Maybe I'll go back & rework some photos from trips past. I know somewhere I have some RAW images from a 2005 (or was it '06?) backpacking trip that have never been processed.

2011 looks to be fine year !!! Happy New Year all!

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Moab roadie

A little recap on the Moab trip from October. I wasn't going to take a fall trip but Moe was available for part of it, work was more or less accommodating as was Shannon so I figured what the heck. These trips are so worth it even though I sometimes come back a bit bagged from trying to cram too much in. I love Utah hiking!

I enjoy photography. I don't excel at it, I still consider myself to be a bit of a hack but thanks to Lightroom I can usually scratch together my shots into a gallery I am happy with. It took a long time to process all the photos... first of all there are a ton of them & often it is hard to choose which ones to work on. Then a computer dies, & always work sapping my strength. Anyway this shot of Druid Arch I thought worked well as a high contrast B&W.

This shot was on the Peekaboo trail, it was one of the best days for weather, sunny & warm, & this was my 'second breakfast'. The wonderful silence of the Needles area... it just reminds me of great day out hiking.

While I planned fairly effectively for this trip (weather...) there were many moments of discovery or timing that stood out. One was here at what I call Wooden Shoe wash. The cottonwoods were just brilliant in the late afternoon sun ... a happy accidental find.

Here's Moe in The Joint. It was good of him to look up at the right moment, I really like this shot. Moe is a good hiking partner, always on the lookout & is always right there with a sarcastic comment (even if many of them aren't very funny, here's to trying)

Fisher Towers. I just love this shot, the blue sky against the red stone... it kind of symbolizes what I wanted out of this trip: grand sights, good weather, some solitude & some good company.

Here's a shot from the Goblin Valley. Even though my plans for a full moon walk here were foiled it was still one of my favorite places. As it fringes onto the edge of a future trip so I may be back.

Here's the link to the all the Moab Galleries. Oh yeah, I'll be back!

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