Crazy2b Adventures and Ordeals
What else can you do but feed your addiction… so out west I go!! This time to get a few bigger trees but less of them. Only 12, this time!! Large beautiful starter trees for the yard 😎
Well, the tree growth over the last 7 years has been slowly starting to hide my flag … so it was time to add some extensions to get the flag back up above the trees 🌲 🌳
Hopefully, the wind doesn’t get the best of it !!
Sophia needs front tires again!! The crappy part is the price of new tires keeps going up!! The service from Stettler Kal-Tire (Travis) is truly an amazing experience!! There is no one better!! He understands what this car means to me. He touches her with his gentle hands and a great deal of respect!!
I just wish Turd would learn a thing or two about respecting Sophia…
🌴 Super excited to get it started!! 🌴
They look REALLY REALLY GOOD 😀
The time has come to uncover some of my roses!! Awesome!! There is green under all those insulating leaves!!
This year was much like the last few years have been!! At home, remembering…
Somehow, brother John talked me in to doing a little hunting while I had a few days off. -25c sounds like perfect weather for hunting even the quads wouldn’t start!! Had to use the exhaust from the trucks to warm them up to get them to fire!! Then a slow chilly drive to the top of the hill only to see a monster moose at 690 yards downhill!! What to do? The bugger didn’t give us much time to figure out a game play before he run away!! Spent the remaining part of the day trying to stay warm. Returned the next day only to see him again but this time 800 yards!! It’s pretty clear that he is a big moose for a reason!!
I have been crazy busy but it is time to start and look after my roses!! Two layers of burlap and then I’m going to fill the rose garden with lots of leaves!! Hope it works!!
We know it’s lots of work but we must do this to preserve the driveway! It looks like the weather is going to cooperate so we got started on Saturday morning…3/4 of Saturday (10 pails), all day Sunday (13 pails) and we still weren’t even close to finishing!! Another 12 pails during the week and FINALLY COMPLETE!!
Just what I needed to hear on my way home from hunting….”The carpet is wet in the basement!!”
Well, raced home to a wet basement!! The outside tap somehow cracked and was leaking into the wall as Joanne watered the trees. 2 1/2 months with no significant rainfall!! There’s are so dry…except the basement carpet!!
Well, I can’t believe it!! The boat has been in the water twice in one week. I mentioned a boat ride to Henry and Steven while they were camped at the Delburne Golf Course and they accepted.
The weather was a little cloudy so nice and warm. Great night for a little cruising, music and chit-chat.
After a lot of work of ripping the backseat out to gain access to the front of the motor to replace the plastic drain piece, we are back on the water!! So relaxing to just get out, do a little cruising and then cut the engine and chill. The weather has been so lately! Beautiful evening with just a little breeze.
The day started early but boy was it worth it! Picked up Henry around 9:30 and off we went. I was so excited, I missed a corner and ended up in NW Calgary. Oops! After awhile we finally found the old Highway 1A into Cochrane. A quick stop at the liquor store, a driver change and down the 22 we go down to our next destination, Longview. This was Henry’s first interaction with Sophia from the drivers seat. With the looks of his grin, I don’t think he was disappointed. The more he grinned the louder she screamed!!
A quick 2 beer lunch stop in the amazing Longview Saloon and off we go west. Highway 40 just opened 2 weeks earlier, so our timing was perfect. Much to my surprise, not that much traffic for the July 1st weekend.
A few more beer stops, exchanging conversations with all kinds of wonderful peoples. Ha ha some understood and others not so much!! Moving up the road we experienced what I had hoped for so many times travelling this highway. GRIZZLIES!!! WOW SO COOL!! First, a sow and three cubs…
After spending some very incredible moments with the bears it was time to move along. It seemed every time we seen a “Watch for Goats!” sign we seen bears except this time….
Damn, time flies when you’re having fun!! We are so far behind…. Picking up the pace we headed north to the TransCanada 1 and west towards Banff. Before going into Banff, I thought we should check out Lake Minnewanka for a quick beer stop and a little site seeing. Upon doing this, we found the crowds!!! Next stop Banff!
Holy, the people!! Canada Day in Banff was NUTS!!
Time to find a parking spot and find some much needed beer, I mean food!! St. James Gate never disappoints. A very quick bite to eat along with a couple beers and Banff was in the rearview mirror!! I thought Highway 1A back to Cochrane would be the most scenic. Again not much traffic! To top off the night, as we entered into Airdrie… a CHECKSTOP!! Damn, good thing I haven’t been drinking and driving all day!! Of course, they pick us! Then out comes the breathalyzer… quickly doing the math… let’s just say I’m not good at math under press!! Okay, BLOW….ZERO!! WHAT?? YES, best day every! Then the officer decided it was time to chat about cars…OMG are you kidding me? Officer, Henry, has his thumbs over the coffee cup holes that contain a Bud Light!!! Please officer I get it, you are a FORD guy!! You have said it multiple times and you don’t like my car, thats fine ….but please can we go? “Have you tracked the car?” the officer asked. Replying with a sad look on my face, ”My wife won’t let me!” Next question!! I thinking, what the hell is going on? Then he says that I’m probably going to try the car out on the highway to Crossfield cause all the officers are busy at the check stop!! Haha, I laughed cause at this point what else is there to talk about!! I continue to think, please officer….can we go? Good boy, Henry, don’t say a word!! Don’t breath and do not take your thumbs off the death trap!! Ha Ha!! On to the next officers point…. he then asks me if i would ever buy the new mid-engine corvette? I firmly relied ” If I made your wage, Yes I would buy one!!” He simply laughed and thought about the next torturing topic!! After, oh I don’t know, maybe 5 minutes or so, which seemed like an hour…. the officer calmly says “You can go….have a good night!” WOW!! Finally!!!! Slowly and very carefully I entered back into traffic. Cautiously preceding through the intersection full of peace officers. Once completely through the Check Stop. I gave “Sophia” the opportunity to “Bark” and state that she eats “MUSTANGS” for breakfast!!!! Mindfully keeping it below the speed limit of course!!
