Vulcan

 The town of Vulcan is a vibrant and proud community situated in rural Alberta which we visited.

Even though I have never seen Star Trek, I could still appreciate the bizarre little town and could only imagine how much joy it would bring to a visiting 'Trekkie'.

'Capitalizing on this coincidence, the town has built a Star Trek–themed tourist station (the Tourism and Trek Station), which provides tourist information, displays Star Trek memorabilia, provides unique photo opportunities. The town has also created space-themed murals and signs, and hosts an annual community-wide Star Trek convention known as "Spock Days". This convention attracts hundreds of Star Trek fans from around the world^'

Summer in Alberta part 2

 Alberta felt like everything I had been expecting. The largest railway stretched across Lethbridge and a rare glimpse of an old train chugging across it made this impressive landmark even more so. 

 We visited the largest tepee in Medicine Hat and took in the badlands and rising hills (coolies) that surrounded us. Natasha and Mitch lived in a darling house with a red door. their basement film room made a perfect setting for watching films, two we watched were 'a time to kill' and 'patch adams' (both which Id never seen previously but enjoyed). 

The stretch of bars along lethbridge make a great night out. the smokie stand for late night snacks attracted alot of visitors as did the Top Hat club.

Unfortunately I saw less cowboys than Id hoped for but I did get to visit a cowboy bar and saw many horses grazing. 

we made lots of new acquaintances in Alberta and loved seeing our halloween buddies once more!!

September in Alberta part 1

We met Mitch and Natasha in B.C on Halloween. Ever since, we have been friends and on Sept 11th we went to visit them in Alberta. Alberta is known for its cattle industry, farming and oil. The place we visited was called Lethbridge. Jack rented a car and we drove 14 hours through the Canadian rockies. they were breathtaking! 

 We drove through Banff on the way and I felt very close to it since I had seen so many photos of Marilyn Monroe there in August 1953. 

 We arrived in Alberta at 10pm. We had set out around 4.30am that morning so we felt great to finally be able to stretch our legs and be off the road. We had taken many stops ofcourse (plenty of tim hortons). 

The next day, we went to Medicine Hat to meet Mitch. It was here we saw the largest ever tepee!

we also saw the pinto potato man or bean man (whoever he is??)

 

Mitch and Natasha have 3 cats, but this is Mr.Buttons and I loved how fixed he was on this special lookout post. Dreamily, looking out of the window of his new house... watching the world go by

 

We visited beautiful Waterton with Its rich mountains and fresh sea air. We stood by the river and watched as the glistening blue water travelled by off into the distant mountains.

12 Monkeys

I just watched ’12 Monkeys’ the other night, but had to post here how good it was.

Knowing this was a Terry Gilliam film and expecting a visual treat, I went into the film a little skeptical about how much Id enjoy the action/sci fi aspect of the plot. Turns out I loved the plot; it was engrossing, intelligent and unpredictable (for me anyway). The film felt familiar, which was the perfect atmosphere for a story about memory, repetition and time. Brad Pitt’s jittery mental patient was impressively thrilling. The crazy eyes were amazing!

I have to watch the film again to fully understand the story and see little bits I missed on my first watch- but I’m excited to do so.

 

Being There

After enjoying the film ‘Harold and Maude’ so much, I promised myself to see more films by Hal Ashby. Nearly 2 years later, and I managed to see my second Ashby film ‘Being There’. 

‘Being there’ stars the comical Peter Sellers, who works as a gardener in a big house. When the owner of the house dies, Seller’s character ‘Chaucy’ is forced to leave and find a new place to stay/work. We relise, Chaucy is a bit strange and socially awkward at this point, but it is not clear just how much so.

Chaucy Gardener is a man of few words. He is completely content with a quiet fondness for everything and everyone. It is the simple pleasures that occupy this kind mans life. I don’t want to give anything away, but I think this film is very clever and hints throughout at Chacy’s role. The woman Eve who tempts him in the bedroom and the way he is connected to nature. Innocence is definitely a key theme in this film and it is beautifully communicated!

I love slow films that inhabit a placid pace throughout and this film defiantly had this composition. 

(It was actually my third Ashby film as I recently found out he directed the film ‘shampoo’ that Id seen many years ago. Sadly, ‘Shampoo’ proved to be a great disappointment actually, which was surprising considering it stared the brilliant Goldie Hawn!)

Summer Time, Swim Time

 I drew this picture in May. Where we are living, we have a community pool, so everyone who lives in the apartments can use the wonderful outdoor swimming pool. The pool was scheduled to open May long weekend but due to some reason, the opening was delayed. during this time I was sad (to say the least) and feared the pool may remain forever closed. This is when I drew this picture, to express my sorrow. 

 This story has a happy ending, as the pool is now open and I swim almost every day!

I even made a pinterest board about my love for swimming. This shows how dedicated I am!

Is that a paw print?

"oh my, is that a paw print? a bear paw print?.....a bear must be near

A BEAR MUST BE NEAR!!!!"

An Invitation

One of my old drawings... an Invitation has been revealed

Floral

With summer upon us, and flowers everywhere Ive been feeling very Frida.

Here are some more of my photos