http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002p5f5.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002p5f5 This is a small collection of pictures of my home, Locust Grove Farm, and the city where I work and play, Ottawa, which is Canada's capital! http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0003czdr.xml This is a picture taken in the fall of, I think, 1999, so a bit older. However, this is home! Here you can see the end of the looped driveway, the farm sign (which has since changed a bit) and the house. Beside the house is the garage. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0003czdr.xml db881a47f6cdf1a8fae8a0e25324b14b image/jpeg 426 286 211700 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0003czdr Farm http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002d23r.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002d23r house http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002fegc.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002fegc This is a picture taken in the summer of my stable. Dad and I designed it together, and it was built in the summer of 1989! To the right is the weather station that dad keeps for Environment Canada, and has done so for the past 20 some years. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0003d7yk.xml fb7424b9e4e8723db112deab03d61826 image/jpeg 250 162 8255 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0003d7yk barn http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002h412.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002h412 farm http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002gk7f.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002gk7f Here is a similar shot of the barn in the winter! http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0003e0k6.xml e6fd0df48ad04b1c35966a0668ec0e63 image/jpeg 428 281 145980 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0003e0k6 barn http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002h412.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002h412 home http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002ecxr.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002ecxr stable http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0003r6rt.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0003r6rt winter http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0003s2yr.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0003s2yr This is a photo of our cherry tree on the front lawn right after the ice storm. We had to cut down this tree last fall, it died. It had been there since I was a little girl. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0003ft1g.xml 7ddc3c69f83ceec12267e579181637d6 image/jpeg 440 286 58671 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0003ft1g home http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002ecxr.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002ecxr ice storm http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002qpb4.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002qpb4 And here is our horse trailer and truck in its usual parking spot beside the barn. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0003gfpt.xml 1ddd52ee1d55b39be8b6080021106c89 image/jpeg 250 168 12304 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0003gfpt barn http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002h412.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002h412 home http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002ecxr.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002ecxr This is a photo of the barn in the first year or so we had it up. I am talking to our pony Feeney right after we brought her home. I am 14 in this picture. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0003hxxf.xml 6b05f02e234e1beee3225ee9e590643c image/jpeg 1776 1164 427675 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0003hxxf barn http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002h412.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002h412 home http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002ecxr.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002ecxr A kind woman walking past took this photo using my cellphone camera. Its a bit far away, but kind of neat to see us awash in this sea of pink and yellow tulips. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0003stst.xml 18f2a7f1653533e93ade0e0b4c1be621 image/jpeg 960 1280 458544 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0003stst ottawa http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002y6zf.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002y6zf tulip festival http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002x726.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002x726 Every year, the Holland Government sends us tulips and we put them all over our parks and have a festival. its beautiful, and I love Ottawa for it. I liked this tree and flower bed very much. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0003txpw.xml 38ff6fa70874d1cd795dc14cafe13b3b image/jpeg 960 1280 537088 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0003txpw Ottawa http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00030f44.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00030f44 Tulip festival http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002z3ha.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002z3ha This was a fun shot of Dows Lake Park, and a HUGE bed of tulips. The early evening sun was so gorgeous on the beds of flowers. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0003wx5g.xml 007889a4cd74eeea310767d409660c7f image/jpeg 1280 960 209850 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0003wx5g Tulip festival http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002z3ha.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002z3ha ottawa http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002y6zf.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002y6zf A smaller shot using a different filter on the cellphone camera, and a sea of pink tulips. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0003x046.xml 856dd2e82d0b46be9ccdba7abf12b2c0 image/jpeg 320 240 22269 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0003x046 Ottawa http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00030f44.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00030f44 Tulip festival http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002z3ha.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002z3ha Caught Royce stopping to smell the flowers with this shot. He was in teh process of telling me not to take his picture when I snapped it. HAHA! http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0003yy0c.xml 8820d39128be76ef6b902fee1b9cac99 image/jpeg 240 320 44688 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0003yy0c Tulip festival http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002z3ha.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002z3ha ottawa http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002y6zf.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002y6zf royce http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002sdrk.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002sdrk Close up shot of some dusty red tulips that were just closing up in the evening sun. So pretty! Ottawa plants over 30,000 bulbs every year for the festival. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0003zxhk.xml a4e60b939ae68256fe5cff11f7c7df51 image/jpeg 480 640 184976 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0003zxhk Ottawa http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00030f44.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00030f44 Tulip festival http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002z3ha.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002z3ha Here I am! I was looking across the Yellow bunch here when Royce took this picture. Look, there is his thumb in the left hand corner! *grin* I was trying not to laugh at him, he was being his usually goofy self. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/00040hp9.xml 75c4db22b916f0acd3aaecbad4b983b5 image/jpeg 960 1280 456028 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/00040hp9 Tulip festival http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002z3ha.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002z3ha ottawa http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002y6zf.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002y6zf Here I am walking to look at some tulips. I was all dressed up for a dinner date, and at this point, was sinking into the lawn in my silly sandaled shoes. Interesting picture, this.... http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/00041dq5.xml 98eb3a2f9171069129b89b714f144654 image/jpeg 960 1280 330208 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/00041dq5 ottawa http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002y6zf.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002y6zf tulip festival http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002x726.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002x726 This is a fuzzy picture of my dad in our clutter-butt kitchen. Yes, he is a lookalike for Red Green. *wink* http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/00049ag1.xml fe9984d860e9a6063a7b9120314f8d75 image/jpeg 480 640 130736 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/00049ag1 dad http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00032f96.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00032f96 Here is Royce and Dad finding the far left back corner of Rustys run. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0004c016.xml 5933ddcda69d14ed3807f3868ca5b262 image/jpeg 480 640 99380 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0004c016 dad http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00032f96.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00032f96 fence http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00033wq0.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00033wq0 may long weekend http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00034cd3.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00034cd3 royce http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002sdrk.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002sdrk Royce siting down the left side towards the house. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0004df64.xml 95c822db6df0aeec0d07754b0bcbd894 image/jpeg 480 640 99980 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0004df64 dad http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00032f96.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00032f96 may long weekend http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00034cd3.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00034cd3 royce http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002sdrk.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002sdrk rusty http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002854k.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002854k More discussion on the corner post placement. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0004fgww.xml bb41269b8db71d113b0309b7393b3654 image/jpeg 240 320 24148 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0004fgww dad http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00032f96.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00032f96 may long weekend http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00034cd3.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00034cd3 royce http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002sdrk.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002sdrk rusty http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002854k.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002854k It took awhile to find this corner, but after some hemming and hawwing, they found it. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0004gk6b.xml 119666df5f25c6f83fa8bb2f20fc3e91 image/jpeg 240 320 24568 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0004gk6b dad http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00032f96.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00032f96 may long weekend http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00034cd3.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00034cd3 royce http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002sdrk.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002sdrk rusty http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002854k.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002854k Men thinking hard, or Royce measuring my Dads back? Not sure here.... http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0004h88y.xml 314cf47b0cc666999b227f84d72f0db3 image/jpeg 240 320 26304 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0004h88y dad http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00032f96.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00032f96 may long weekend http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00034cd3.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00034cd3 royce http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002sdrk.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002sdrk rusty http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002854k.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002854k Royce directing air traffic... no wait... he is siting that left side out again. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0004k3fs.xml 09c9351ee74db44d57c765b62f6a6f27 image/jpeg 240 320 24504 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0004k3fs dad http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00032f96.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00032f96 may long weekend http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00034cd3.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00034cd3 rusty http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002854k.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002854k Dad is thinking out loud in this picture while they decide where they want to put the other end of the fenceline. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0004pere.xml 052437d4fb6d31368c9cd6bffd6607d4 image/jpeg 640 480 41815 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0004pere dad http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00032f96.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00032f96 may long weekend http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00034cd3.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00034cd3 royce http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002sdrk.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002sdrk rusty http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002854k.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002854k Men in the backyard doing heavy lif...err... thinking. It takes awhile to square up a fenceline, lots of fiddling with measurements and corners. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0004q019.xml 0f961ac6acb1b7fa72609f027fe909b2 image/jpeg 320 240 11783 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0004q019 dad http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00032f96.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00032f96 may long weekend http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00034cd3.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00034cd3 royce http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002sdrk.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002sdrk rusty http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002854k.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002854k Measuring the length for the right hand corner. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0004r9q2.xml ff48969864925a746982f3597c672f59 image/jpeg 240 320 27564 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/0004r9q2 dad http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00032f96.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00032f96 may long weekend http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00034cd3.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00034cd3 royce http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002sdrk.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002sdrk rusty http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002854k.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002854k Dad was fishing for a rock that got the auger stuck, while digging all the holes for the dog run fence. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/000c56ee.xml 50d4c460ec9559bfac63ac83688e22eb image/jpeg 1232 1840 633256 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/000c56ee dad http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00032f96.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00032f96 fence http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00033wq0.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00033wq0 home http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002ecxr.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002ecxr post holes http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0004b3k9.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0004b3k9 Dad and Royce working together to put the top rail on one side of our dog run fence. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/000c6x6h.xml c9381fda1b576a9cf7468dd17c642239 image/jpeg 1232 1840 738782 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/000c6x6h dad http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00032f96.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00032f96 fence http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00033wq0.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00033wq0 home http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002ecxr.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002ecxr post holes http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0004b3k9.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0004b3k9 Royce was awesome, and dug all the holes for the dog run fence. He knew that dad's legs/hip wouldn't let him haul the auger in and out of the holes, so he kind of took over. Dad supervised and helped to fish rocks out of holes. They work well together. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/000c7kpp.xml fa4cc36d8d6e6eb16ea9b6fba6cb99ed image/jpeg 1840 1232 1277738 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/000c7kpp dad http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00032f96.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00032f96 fence http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00033wq0.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00033wq0 home http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002ecxr.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002ecxr post holes http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0004b3k9.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0004b3k9 royce http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002sdrk.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002sdrk Dad and Royce are heading out of the barn with Rusty, but Rusty wanted to stay with me. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/000c85wq.xml f97eca44c7f041ff1dea9c496b48705e image/jpeg 1232 1840 558701 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/000c85wq barn http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002h412.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002h412 dad http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00032f96.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00032f96 home http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002ecxr.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002ecxr royce http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002sdrk.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002sdrk rusty http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002854k.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002854k I love this picture. Here is dad and Royce walking back from visiting Sonata and Alegre, talking away. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/000c9234.xml 642bdd62d02823bcbfbb100c92fa7dcf image/jpeg 1232 1840 459183 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/000c9234 barn http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002h412.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002h412 dad http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00032f96.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00032f96 home http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002ecxr.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002ecxr royce http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002sdrk.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002sdrk Here dad and Royce are putting the final screws into one of the top rails for Rusty's fence. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/000cacws.xml 0a06020169440412b8042da6b3788c46 image/jpeg 1840 1232 875880 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/000cacws dad http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00032f96.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00032f96 fence http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00033wq0.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00033wq0 home http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002ecxr.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002ecxr royce http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002sdrk.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002sdrk Here is Rusty out for a play in the 2007 Spring storm. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/000tkdtk.xml ce42dc9ddf719d18ddcd006a7b13ab2c image/jpeg 2112 2816 2541120 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/000tkdtk rusty http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002854k.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0002854k spring storm http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00064t3b.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00064t3b I liked this picture with the snowflakes lighting up in the flash. It was quite a storm, I think in March 2007! http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/000tqgrt.xml da44c2aa2cbc1da07f1f848f53a135e4 image/jpeg 1024 768 144757 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/000tqgrt spring storm http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00064t3b.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00064t3b The West lawn, Apple, and Maple trees covered in spring snow. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/000trbze.xml 023e5faa9cb923d221d6ec1fb713db3f image/jpeg 1024 768 196634 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/000trbze spring storm http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00064t3b.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00064t3b Well, not really, but here we have the laneway into our place covered with slushy spring snow! http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/000ts39q.xml 5bba2255ef07522ca97f6bbde1903d0e image/jpeg 576 768 102139 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/000ts39q spring storm http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00064t3b.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00064t3b Here is the backyard whilst snowing. It was so pretty, and so quiet, I had to take pictures. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/000ttwz6.xml d720e3960cb01e820ce9eacf76676fe1 image/jpeg 1024 768 132199 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/000ttwz6 spring storm http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00064t3b.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00064t3b Here is Royce bringing wood in from the woodshed, so we can stay nice and toasty in the kitchen. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/000twbwk.xml a648647b3967195167a925c73c86174c image/jpeg 1024 768 110118 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/000twbwk spring storm http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00064t3b.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00064t3b Here'sa close-up of the Apple tree branches covered in snow. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/000txkh9.xml 20766b0199137516b09fe3b471aa067d image/jpeg 576 768 74341 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/000txkh9 spring storm http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00064t3b.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00064t3b Here is a fun show of our wee isolation paddock up at the barn during the storm. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/000ty4hw.xml a13517dddb1c536bb4aeb0082c7660d7 image/jpeg 1024 768 102137 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/000ty4hw spring storm http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00064t3b.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00064t3b And here's a view of the loafing shed and extra fence rail pile. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/000tzh26.xml f461cd88785aded272c362ad8203e646 image/jpeg 1024 768 169162 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/000tzh26 spring storm http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00064t3b.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00064t3b Our old trusty trough hay elevator, covered in snow. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/000w06h8.xml 431af695b7c52cdb5029d0f1d7067359 image/jpeg 1024 768 153876 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/000w06h8 spring storm http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00064t3b.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00064t3b Keeping water fresh for horses in the winter is hard. Here Royce is putting fresh buckets out for the horses. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/000w13b0.xml 31430c65f1131627a969ed0b8918f4bc image/jpeg 576 768 63129 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/000w13b0 spring storm http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00064t3b.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00064t3b And here he is with the empty buckets. He really helped me a lot this winter to keep everything going while dad recovered. I couldn't have done it without him. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/000w2dq0.xml 065852bb199a38d2a7136f41f4d5966d image/jpeg 1024 768 96231 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/000w2dq0 spring storm http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00064t3b.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00064t3b The last limb off an old tree in the pasture. I gues it couldn't handle the snow and wind. March 2007. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/000w3zzq.xml bf5aea638ce2202499a26587d0cbf9f6 image/jpeg 1024 768 233167 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/000w3zzq spring storm http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00064t3b.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/00064t3b This was the pipe band that came in ahead of the Prime Minister's motorcade. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001er95z.xml 9baad0828a0f445025cb4fa2509839a3 image/jpeg 800 600 97150 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001er95z canada day 2008 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14 The guns were so loud!!! A lot of wee ones were scared when the booming started. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001esk25.xml 08a7963e8556c2138a45cde900550fd5 image/jpeg 800 600 80449 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001esk25 canada day 2008 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001etpc6.xml 3bbc47cf06489aaaa491d742f2c9b44b image/jpeg 450 600 46949 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001etpc6 canada day 2008 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14 Here I am at 37 weeks, on Parliament Hill, for Canada Day. Yes, we are insane. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001ewar2.xml f69166328e2c3d0a7ae8e198e9674177 image/jpeg 450 600 65311 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001ewar2 canada day 2008 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14 The crowds were unbelievable. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001ex19e.xml 0bc78397c92de4b02f6db55f0f6f9a26 image/jpeg 800 600 93428 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001ex19e canada day 2008 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001eyk62.xml 92a1eafa3303a654324cfc3c83402aba image/jpeg 800 600 118220 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001eyk62 canada day 2008 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001ezd12.xml 00ca54c1b4453ec34225cd6cb32fb629 image/jpeg 800 600 113079 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001ezd12 canada day 2008 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14 A sea of people http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001f0whs.xml 611a07ea3acb9579023871cd82eb0412 image/jpeg 800 600 116255 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001f0whs canada day 2008 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001f1pfw.xml 8cb452ca994125ff3908fe69df3f2c6a image/jpeg 800 600 94538 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001f1pfw canada day 2008 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14 A very nice gentleman lent me his chair while we waited for the Prime Minister. Phew! http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001f2g9c.xml 4c2df695b9e8822916482357c76ee856 image/jpeg 450 600 59482 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001f2g9c canada day 2008 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001f3q50.xml 604d185d340f70539334241f9b12df37 image/jpeg 800 600 113587 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001f3q50 canada day 2008 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14 We had great spots to see him. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001f4yyw.xml f0d64fed93cb9dd15fb1b0a4d8dbe96c image/jpeg 800 600 81902 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001f4yyw canada day 2008 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001f5dfe.xml a8fd3fea7a384dd8d0a6f74587ce8e9e image/jpeg 800 600 90539 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001f5dfe canada day 2008 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001f6bft.xml cc6a31698ae0cb29136f9c4f372b3655 image/jpeg 800 600 93762 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001f6bft canada day 2008 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14 Yes, we were this close to the pomp! It made our day to be able to greet our leader on Canada Day. He shook the hands of all the young ones standing in front of us. I was impressed. It was windy and his hair didn't move one iota. Gotta find out what that man uses in his hair.... http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001f747q.xml 9ae36dffc58f23c2077148b31efbb744 image/jpeg 800 600 87529 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001f747q canada day 2008 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14 There was security everywhere! They were unobtrusive though, and good humoured when we asked the Prime Minister to move over so we could see the Governor General. http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001f8a0b.xml d2f05e329a28ef52580c6d17fc4e8e11 image/jpeg 450 600 55210 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001f8a0b canada day 2008 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001f9ea6.xml fbf970e8177e1edc838cceb035c9c766 image/jpeg 800 600 108247 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001f9ea6 canada day 2008 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001fapp7.xml b553705ae5d14f7418875e79e260d864 image/jpeg 800 600 106255 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001fapp7 canada day 2008 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001fbpkg.xml ca91734c6f4c359be6fd5bccdcc6cadf image/jpeg 800 600 91682 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001fbpkg canada day 2008 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001fc1dw.xml 276cf41255f9c2f22b6b1b14cfd786a3 image/jpeg 800 600 97874 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001fc1dw canada day 2008 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001fd8ab.xml 8112827a5501d2f6e2e7304c9df5cb9d image/jpeg 800 600 99316 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/pic/001fd8ab canada day 2008 http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/cardeia/gallery/0007dc14