As The World Turns

Ouch Ouch Ouch
Every step I take
Every move I make
Every breath I take
How my poor muscles aches
Been working out at the gym seriously these last 2 weeks
Ouch Ouch Ouch

Saturday I went back to my old haunting grounds of Lake Louise and Banff National Park. Just the thing needed for a recently rather worn out brain. Instead of travelling the fast route via the Trans Canada Highway, I elected to go via my favourite road the 1A aka Bow Valley Parkway. It parallels the main TCH but has much better things to look at. Pottering around in a car has never been so enjoyable. Plug in the MP3 player, select my fav songs and away I went.



On the way there are some rather eclectic sights like this old chapel beautifully maintained, I think it's circa 1907 I believe.



Big horn sheep lining part of the hillsides, shaking their booties. The animals around here seem to have their heads permanently buried in the grass.



I never get tired of this particular view. I was hoping a train might come through..oh well another time perhaps. The trains here are super duper long. I think it must be at least 1km of trains from the first to the last carriage.



The snow melt off hasn't started yet. The river is still shallow and super clear. From so high up you can still see the individual rocks on the river bed.



Nothing like a roadside stop for lunch and a picnic with a view like this.



This male Elk is slowly growing his horns back. Every winter they loose their big horns and grow new ones.



Along the 1A, some stretches are farms like this one rearing horses. The guy at the right seems to be calling for someone. Mommy!...... he's a young 'un.



Reaching LL. I forget that whilst Calgary has started spring, here it's still winter.



Been thinking of getting me a GPS unit. Hiking season is here and I'm thinking of some backcountry hikes and some backpacking trips too.

Last friday, I learned to do the Jive and the Bachatta. Fascinating. I can't wait to learn the Waltz and the Tango, coming soon.

Browsing TopGear, I came across this beautiful pic of the Aston Martin V8... ooooooooooh and I saw one on the road just a few days back..... sigh... *looking dreamily*






Browsing somemore, wah.... what a rump, jaw dropping, sultry, sleek, what elegant beauty...of course I'm talking about the car...NOT! .... lagi dreamy now ...





So ... ahem ... last friday, it was the Rhumba and the Foxtrot .... slow quick quick, slow quick quick .... oops... whew... just missed the toes....



Among other things, I'm mentalling over whether to go back and do TKD again... hmmm... used to wear this badge in army...

Second childhood maybe...

Working right next to the supermart DVD sale bin isn't really a good idea. But among the gems I dug up was this. Roman Holiday, starring Gregory Peck and a rather cute Audrey Hepburn in her first starring role and which won her an Oscar for best actress. But the highlights are the scenes of Rome circa 1950's. They shot the whole film in black and white, heightening the sense of a Golden Bygone era when things where simpler and you spent your time watching people go past at the sidewalk cafe instead of an internet cafe. Certainly brings back some memories of the early 70s for me which was my retro period.


Question of the day.
Do you need to have feelings about being passionate about some things?