Saturday Stroll

Jacki has this weekend off so I took her and yup, you guessed it - Miss Lucy for a nice stroll downtown. We wanted to check out the Peace Bridge (aka Chinese finger puzzle) and just walk around. Here are our pictures from today.

Short stroll

A few pictures on a quick stroll in Kensington.

Mom's FAVOURITE flower!

Sign

..... picture to add to my funny sign collection...

Little House in KENsington

 

Lougheed House

Lougheed House, also known as Beaulieu, was home to Senator James Alexander Lougheed, Lady Isabella Hardisty Lougheed, their six children and staff.

This grand sandstone prairie mansion was built in 1891 and enlarged in 1907; the impressive scale and the high quality of the design, materials and interior furnishings of the house reflected the wealth and prestige of the Lougheeds. An article in the Calgary Daily Herald claimed it was "one of the finest residences in the Canadian northwest."

In their day, when the population of this pioneer town was under 4,000, the Lougheeds were among Calgary's most influential citizens; they would remain so for decades. Their house was a political and social hub of this young and fast-growing prairie center, and received many renowned visitors.

For more information, check out Lougheed House.

Nosehill Park

Lucy and I had a walk today with a bunch of buddies. It was a gorgeous day.

Dragonflies

Over at mom & dad's for a BBQ today and caught some pictures of a few dragonflies.

Alberta Flood Aid Concert

Went to the Alberta Flood Aid Concert with a few friends from my old work. Great concert with a lot of good acts. Here are some pictures of the night.

Loverboy

MC - Brett Butt

Tom Cochrane - need more of his songs on my iPod

Colin James

Jann Arden - she put this thing together

Ian Tyson - still good for his age

Corb Lunn - never heard of him but I'm not a country fan. His beard was freaky and he could really have used a shave.

Randy Bachmann

Sheep Dogs

Matthew Good

Nickelback