A significant team of us spent the morning of 7 July 2019 at the residence and home of Keith and Sandy Logan. They dwell NW of Cochrane on a 35-acre parcel of land. The group split in half and took turns to appear at Keith’s amazing images and unbelievable woodwork and also to bio/blitz their land, to history all flora and fauna witnessed. We were taken care of to coffee and delectable cake in Keith’s great woodworking barn. We all concur – if you sit in a single of Keith’s picket chairs, you are going to see that no chair could at any time be far more comfortable – they are basically awesome!
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Some people observed a number of birds, although they ended up almost all quite distant sightings. I consider the closest had been a pair of Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, feeding younger that have been in a tree cavity. I did handle to get a shot of a Rose-breasted Grosbeak, much too.
On a pay a visit to like this, I am constantly torn among wanting for birds, wildflowers, or fungi – not to point out any cats and canine. This working day was a blend of all a few – the form of day I adore. Really, we ended up astonished that there have been not numerous wildflowers to be seen. Not positive if this means we are a little bit late for them. Our weather has been totally insane since New Year, so who is aware what is early and what is late. I was satisfied to see the odd fungus in this article and there in the Aspen forest.
All morning, we were being followed all-around the yard by the Logan’s two great canine – two attractive, friendly Newfoundland canines, named Sally and Blueberry (?). What beautiful dogs these are! I imagine food stuff will have to be on their intellect all the time. Every time somebody would sit and try to eat their lunch, both a single or both puppies would come above and stand or sit and glimpse longingly at what was being eaten. These types of sweet canines.
I love to see their cats, way too. On former visits, there were a few cats, but I never know if they only have two now. What a lovely place they are privileged more than enough to get in touch with ‘home’.
Right after lunch, we drove a small length to another area, URSA, which stands for Universal Rehabilitation Provider Agency. Just before non-gain URSA attained the location, it made use of to belong to W.O.Mitchell, who utilised it as a retreat. We ended up introduced to Ben, who lives in W.O. Mitchell’s attractive outdated cabin. Ben’s enthusiasm is generating incredible metal sculptures and a lot of of his is effective are scattered on the land all around the cabin.
“William Ormond Mitchell, Computer OC better regarded as W. O. Mitchell (March 13, 1914 – February 25, 1998) was a Canadian author and broadcaster. His “most effective-loved” novel is Who Has Observed the Wind (1947), which portrays daily life on the Canadian Prairies and marketed practically a million copies in Canada. As a broadcaster, he is acknowledged for his radio sequence Jake and the Kid, which aired on CBC Radio concerning 1950 and 1956 and was also about life on the Prairies.
In 1973, Mitchell was made an officer of the Get of Canada. The checklist of other honours Mitchell has received includes honorary doctorates from 5 Canadian universities and remaining sworn in as a Member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada on November 5, 1992. In 2000, Mitchell was honoured by the government of Canada with his graphic on a postage stamp.” From Wikipedia.
“Nestled in 18 acres of definitely Albertan streams, trees and wildlife, URSA is a position that welcomes us all. The properties and land have been acquired in 2009 by Universal Rehabilitation Company Agency (URSA) with a solitary objective: to generate a retreat house where all men and women, regardless of ability, can experience the splendor of a enjoyable and calming retreat area. We hire the URSA Retreat Centre to external teams to subsidize functioning it for our purchasers.”