NORTHERN MEANDERINGS..FROM ALBERTA AND BEYOND
WHY I BLOG....
A native Edmontonian, my year is often split between here & the arctic. Blogging since 2003, this site is primarily a personal photo blog of these " Northern Meanderings " & at times some other rants.
THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED are my own & DO NOT necessarily reflect those of my family, church, other social workers, employers, government, two pet huskies, etc.
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- Name: Bonnie
- Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Gender: Female
- Member Since: 4/21/2004
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Definitely a " northern girl ". I am Canadian, loving life in the north whether home base in Alberta or the arctic. A social worker by profession, work contracts for about 10 years included travels in Nunavut, Canada's newest territory. In the city, have a part time counselling private practise, do social work coverage at one of the local hospitals and sessional university instructor.
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This morning in Edmonton -27oC or -16oF but wind chill in both is more than -40o!!!!
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What hit me was not only alot of great photo ops as I am sharing here but also what such gatherings can be! Real life connections between family, friends and others Too often we don't take time to make those connections, which includes 
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This is my sister

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Convinced that what was good for one daughter, was needed for both “ the girls “ , the summer she was four and
her sister, Rebecca, six, I launched into a “paired reading” program, in hopes of enhancing the reading skills of both. Well, my eldest daughter repeated first grade, was diagnosed with a learning disability and the youngest, Amelia learned to read at age four and entered a French Immersion program.
Here are some of my photos from that trip.
A stop over in the Seattle airport,
just at sunset,
a local craft beer and garlic shrimp!
stand...take one and leave one...so I did!...
not far from this huge cactus corner plant!
to get my oatmeal cookie crumbs..and visiting a scrub jay.

Exposure to the desert country
of Utah and Nevada very different from what either of us are familiar with....one highlight was a Sunday afternoon half day,
3 hour trail ride for Amelia and I.
.saw the Three Patriarchs,
the Beehives, a breathtaking trip through beautiful cactus gardens, the Virgin River, the Court of the Patriarchs, a trip around the Sandbench Trail, gradually ascending 500 feet giving a spectacular view of the Southern end of Zion National Park....the head wrangler named Curley gave much of the local history.
...also did some sort trail hikes on own and saw a pair of wild turkeys.


Dogs think my purpose is to provide them with digging spots!
I had a vague recollection of about 6 weeks ago, attempting some yard clean up, pruning, raking and dismantling of the Christmas lights on the cedar tree, But NO must be mistaken as just doing that TODAY!
.Oxytocin, c-section, tubes tied, several still born, two fragile newborns, tube feedings...not from work maternity coverage but at the vets ( bills not inexpensive ) but Indie cat has two kittens! our excitement Thursday night - Friday morning...grand daughter ..
.no longer living at my house but hope all goes well! —
as we they me.....Dysis was groomed and also came to the hairdressers with me! 
and will post some more photos later.
all the blossoms
and spring flowers are out here...even caught this small bird...


Nanuq's coat is growing in again











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