Sunsets and Mirage!!!

The sunsets and sunrises have just been AMAZING the last several days.....weeks.  Last night I ran out to get a photo ----- took about 4 shots and then came back to the trailer only to look out and realize that I should have stayed and gotten more !!!!

These first ones are sunrises.....  We aren't always up as early as we should be --- but when we are --- we wonder why we would ever want to lay in bed when something like this is occurring.!!!

 

 

The following are from last night. That is the hill where our Purewater CRC used to be located - just south of  the hill.   Now it's where Dan and Sheri Tinant live.

 

 

 

 Such gorgeous colors.....My camera is not lying!!  It was GRAND!!

This morning we had a knock on the door...... I was vacuuming with my little portable vacuum.  I opened the door to Dan..... " you sure are making a lot of noise".   Then he told me that I better get out there and take some pictures of the mirage.   YES ---- I have never had my camera with me when I saw them before.  They are so .......strange..... amazing.....crazy......  I really don't think the pictures I got will let you  see what I saw......  but maybe you will be able to make it out. 

Those "hills" are NOT there really.  That's the mirage.   The first time I saw this phenomenon we were living at my Aunt Melva's.....and as I looked to the west --- it was like a forest had grown up overnight.  I had NO clue what it was and it almost freaked me out  because I KNEW those trees didn't belong there!!     This happens on a beautiful sunny morning.....and then it is gone just as suddenly as it appeared.    (OH --- that blob in the sky --- is something on my camera lense :(

Anyway ----- hope you enjoy some of the beauty we get to enjoy living out here on the Prairies.     They talk about snow for this area on Thursday.....more to the south and east of us.   But -yes - winter is coming......we certainly are enjoying the fabulous days we are having right now!!
Gary and Barb

 

 

Missed a lot of good photos.......Halloween and Baptism - Faith Boxes

We had our computer updated in Michigan and now I needed to get used to all the changes.  One change was  how my pictures get ??????downloaded - uploaded????? whatever the right word is.......things were different.  And for this "ole" gal that isn't good.  But I think I have it figured out....not to my liking -- but figured out.

So we missed sharing all of our Halloween Trick or Treat'rs ------- so gonna do that now.   We had a fun night with them.

 Little Beckett John Walklings 1st Halloween.  And he slept through it  :)  I think mom and dad just wanted some candy to snack on    :)

 Next came ----Noah with his sister Rebecca and Emma with her daddy Kyle....

 Raken (probably spelled way wrong) with his little sister  - the bunny....and James and Carson

 Here we have Ivy - the Librarian....Evan - a construction worker....Lilly - an owl...and Michaela - the Chef. 

Last but not least.....Micah and Sadie-----LOVE the hair!!!

Pastor Mark has been kept busy since his ordination.  We had the baptism of Paige Leigh LaFortune (Cassie (Gunnink) and Shane's daughter) on Nov. 1 and then Beckett John Walkling was baptized on Nov. 8.  The boxes that Gary made for Lakeview's "children" are gone ----- handed out....... More have been requested.   These are "Faith Journey" Boxes....... requested by Marlys Walkling for all the children of our church.  He made 11 and will be making about 5 more.......  These will go to children that don't come to church at Lakeview because they live far away......but they WERE baptized here --- so we need to get a Faith box to them also.  BESIDES - they are Vern and Marlys' grandchildren.....     :)

Without that sawmill --- none of this would be happening....the Faith Boxes that is.   So another reason to be thankful for that mill.  We are also having fun making some Christmas gifts for our family ---- but we can't share that yet.  I have one more update to do ........some scenery........

Catch you later.......Barb and Gary