On the go…

I’m posting on the go this week—returning ‘home’ from a trip to celebrate our firstborn’s firstborn’s 6th birthday.

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IMG_20150612_203526992_HDR  We’re thankful for safe and scenic travels…

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We did a little sight-seeing coming and going, stopping at places we would normally just drive on by, including the site of Canada’s first national park, in Banff–

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Thermal hot springs have created exotic algae beds in the stream’s current……

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(OK, sorry it looks like sludge here. In real life it’s fascinating to watch as is waves in the current)

And of course the Rocky Mountain backdrop is always spectacular…

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We got in some cycling time too, as we’re ramping up for a tandem rally…

The prairies have more hills than meets the eye.  And more wind!

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IMG_20150616_164732380 Thirty-five mile an hour gusty cross-winds were a memorable first!

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There’s so much sky here… and sunsets and clouds.  What  awesome declarations of God’s glory!

The whole earth is His studio.

–LS

P.S. And I need to add these impromptu shots, created by chance with the ladder brought in to do some picture hanging.  And picture-perfect!

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We came here as a family…

 

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We came here as a family; we’re leaving as a two-some.

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I’ve been busy packing away memories this week in hopes of sharing them with the next generation…

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Packing away the Dickens’ household only took part of an afternoon.

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One box per room.

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Oh that it were so simple  packing away the Skelton household!P1170291

Interjected in the packing, for sanity’s sake, are tandem rides and quick meals out, shared in picturesque places…

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By next week this time we will be officially homeless, with all our worldly goods boarding the ferry one last time…

It’s good to be in this thing together.

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–LS

“Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.” Ps.90:1

Forth and Back!

We have been back and forth and forth and back since last posting…First we shot out to Calgary to share Easter celebrations with the young ‘uns…

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In the meantime there had been an offer on the house and we were waiting to see what would come of it…and then, it happened.  Conditions were met and the house was sold! Time to shoot back to the coast to box up all our worldly goods….IMG_20150408_160459315P4010380IMG_20150408_162245253_HDR

That was yesterday’s trip… from 5 in the morning to nearly midnight… (We won’t miss these ferries for a long time to come!)  And now we are here putting 12 years of life in boxes…

Thanks for joining us for the ride!

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–LS

All the way my Saviour leads me… what have I to ask beside?