LasVegas Laser show

This is from my trip to Las Vegas, a laser show at the Wynn Hotel as we enjoyed a drink.

Bumper crop

It's been a long hot summer and our bees have been busy. It seems that the hot weather is best for them. We had to make up a sign to help us spread the word about the good crop. We have a total of 900 pounds of honey from five hives.

Visitors from Holland

Monique and Shawn are giving our cousins Fokke and Tineke from Holland a ride with Age's horse and carriage.

Just can't seem to sell those last flowers - there's even a baby to attract customers
Raiding the berry patch - mmm - red currants
A campfire can be mesmerizing - especially for kids

Camperama 2007 - the night campfire

As seen during Camparama

The station is in a low Earth orbit and can be seen from earth with the naked eye: its altitude varies from 319.6 km to 346.9 km above the surface of the Earth (approximately 199 miles to 215 miles). It travels at an average speed of 27,744 km (17,240 miles) per hour, completing 15.7 orbits per day.

Easy living

It was a good afternoon for a nap with a pup, especially if your name is Samantha.

Just one relaxing moment after another.

Huitema Camperama at "The Chalet by the Pond".

Another year - another good time, good eats, good drinks, good company, good discussion and good fun. August 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th, 2007.

What a great view during the carriage ride.

Horse and carriage at Camparama 2007

Shawn and Monique brought Age's horse and carriage to camparama and took several people for rides.

Camparama 2007

Marijke washing her feet in the flower arrangement.

another try

here goes

I'm like a dinosaur trying to enter the modern world. I just got a digital camera (a Canon powershot) and am experimenting with it and thought I would try to post a picture but then realized the whole blogger has changed - so we'll see if this posts properly. Carly, just a quick question - I seem to have created a separate blog (Marijke's blog) at some time in 2006 - can I delete it?
And there's some really great pictures on the blog - it's good to keep up with what's going on at the home farms - next I may try some pictures of my house and dogs and whatever - if this works.
(Okay I downloaded a picture but I don't think it worked - I checked the preview and there was no picture but I'll 'publish post' anyhow)

Motorcycle Ride

On the long weekend I went for a motorcycle ride with another member in my department Chris and his girlfriend Suzanne. We went riding up part of Mount Baker in the states. Here is a picture of Carly and Suzanne in front of the mountain:

And here's a picture of the bikes. Mine is the one on the right.


It was a great ride up a twisty road and at the top there was even snow on the ground on the roadside. You can see from the pictures there is still a whole lot of mountain above us. There were a lot of motorcycles doing the same trip and no wonder, it was a great ride.

New foal

Viola and her foal in front of Age's horse barn. She was born on Saturday morning.









Monique and Bert put Viola in the barn and then got the foal used to some handling. Viola was in the barn and was not impressed being away from her foal.














Viola's two other daughters are just dying to be all together, but it is a bit too soon for that.










It has been quite dry around here and Bert decided to water our garden.

Birthday Party!

What's a birthday without cake...?

Anyone care for a swim??

Cooper & Hudson @ Beppe and Opa's House

Beppe & Opa looked after the boys for a day. It is a good thing little kiddies are raised by relatively young parents. We were pooped out by the end of the day.

Stef

Cute goats

Monique's goat had two kids and they are so cute.

Friesian Horse

We spoke to one of the knights after the show and he confirmed for us that this was a Friesian horse like the ones that Age raises. It was the only Friesian horse in the show.

A Knight and his Friesian horse.

Carly took this beautiful picture of a knight

and his Friesian horse at Medieval Times.

Medieval Times in Toronto

This past week Carly was in Ontario attending a conference in Toronto. While she was at home on the weekend Bert, Marianne and Carly went to a dinner/show called Medieval Times. We were served a great meal during a fantastic show based onmedieval times with lots of horses and knights. Here we are waiting for our meal.

Carly on bike

Carly took Bert's motorcycle out for a ride since she was missing her own bike in Vancouver.

New House