September 19

Harvest is a beautiful time.........

Last Sunday Elaine and I participated in the Terry Fox Run to raise funds for cancer research. It was a beautiful day. Actually one of the best "summer days" we've had!
http://www.terryfoxrun.org/

September 17

September is flying by! Here are a few pictures of what is happening in our lives. We've been busy!

First picture: Barley Second and third pictures: Wheat The last two pictures: Veteran School and our new student created, clay mural.

August 22

Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park

Ever heard of it? It is located just north of Three Hills, Alberta along the Red Deer River. The cliffs provided a perfect place to stampede buffalo over the edge to their death in preparation of the winter supply of meat. In the early 1900's this area was an important bonebed find for the Albertasuaras.

August 19

Harvest is in full swing and going well. Here are a few pictures of combining peas at the Old Place, the original homestead.

August 7

First week: The Farm
Second week: Sandpoint, ID

Jodi, Marvin and I drove to Sandpoint for the Siemsen get-together. The harvest came early and Lawrence stayed home to combine peas. So much for scheduling the weather and harvest time!

We had a couple of beautiful hot, smooth water days and enjoyed the lake, water skiing and family time.

We also visited the Bird Museum - a museum featuring the inventions of Dr. Bird and other inventors. Dr. Forrest Bird's best known invention is the respirator. He also has many of his airplanes on display. An interesting and educational place to visit near Bottle Bay, Idaho.

Welcome to Bird Aviation Museum & Invention Center http://www.birdaviationmuseum.com/

August 1

Jodi and Marvin flew in from Dallas, TX and it was great having them home. It was a busy week! We attended Laurel and Sheldon's wedding, visited with lots of relatives and completed the white fence project. The fence was more work than we had imagined! A big THANKS to Jodi and Marvin for all of their early mornings, hard labour and long hours! The fence looks great and will keep cattle out of the yard. Besides that: there was horseback riding, hilling Grandpa's potatoes and the Cereal Bullarama. The week flew by and we enjoyed every day - sore muscles and all!

July 25

Toward the end a hot, dry, windy day, the phone rang telling us of a fire a bit south of us. Grabbing shovels and water, we raced to the scene of the fire. A neighbour had been baling and his baler caught on fire. Fortunately Kevin arrived soon after the start of the fire with a water truck and the Youngstown fire trucks were soon to follow along with many neighbours with their shovels. It could have been so much worse. Casualities: One baler, two bales and ten acres of burnt hay land.


Jaren checking out the damage.