I should have known something was wrong. The phone call from my sister came in the middle of the afternoon. I sat in my office in Alberta as I listened to her voice calmly telling me that my father had had a stroke at our home in Ontario and was currently recuperating in hospital. She…
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The gate lies open to Gottlob Schmidt’s property which officially became Antelope Hill Provincial Park, Alberta’s 76th provincial park, in March. Beth Causley The 380 hectare homestead that Gottlob Schmidt had lived on since 1933 was donated by him to the province of Alberta last year and in December of 2014 was announced as Alberta’s 76th provincial…
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Flock after flock of Snow Geese flew over a field south of Coronation on April 11. The geese are part of the migration which sees millions of waterfowl and other birds returning to the area on their path to spring breeding grounds. Beth Causley For the first time ever in Alberta, the Snow Goose…
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The city has closed off our street for cleaning. Cars have been removed and big trucks have come in. One goes up and down each side of the street, sweeping debris and sanding material left behind from the city’s Snow and Ice Control team. After the sweeping, another truck drove down the middle of the…
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Traveling across southern Alberta on a dusty back road, I suddenly became conscious of a ditch at the side of the road, filled with water. There are many ditches that had pools of water in them but this water was different. Out in the open prairie, away from any water source, this ditch was full…
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Is it wrong to want to sit here in the sunlight and fresh air? Is it wrong to just sit here and do nothing but sit and stare? My head keeps saying “Get up!” the demands of life within, Oh but all I really want Is to sit and listen to the wind! …
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Light is just staring to creep into the blackness of the night. First one bird starts to sing it’s song to the morning and then another. As the black sky fades to blue, the world starts to come alive and the air is filled with bird song. The sun rises and shines strong in the…
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I can hear it taunting me. Somewhere, close by, there is a robin singing but I can’t see it. My mother taught me a long time ago to look for a robin as the sign that spring is here. Every year she and I eagerly await them and every year the one who sees the…
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I really enjoy visiting the Athabasca Glacier and I’ve been there many times. Located between Lake Louise and Jasper on the Icefield Parkway it is easily viewable from the road and there is a great hike to the toe of the glacier so that you can reach out and touch it. Long and white, the…
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