tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105898672007-10-08T21:04:33.071-06:00LGRBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10589867.post-41137894400768425322007-10-08T21:00:00.000-06:002007-10-08T21:04:33.122-06:00

Well I have decided to give Livingskies a new look soon. I am also going to ditch the Blogger blog and replace the whole site with something more than just a blog. There will still be a blog as part of the site, but I want to do something more here, something bigger, something well you will see. It might take a little while until I get everything sorted out but there will be a lot more coming.

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IMG_5024 Originally uploaded by LGRCE It has been a busy summer so far. We have been busy travelling around the province and seeing some interesting things. Took this photo of the tire man just south of Prince Albert back in early June and I finally got around to uploading it. My son was pretty impressed with this. He wanted to climb it, but I thought it would be a bad idea.

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Land of Living Skies Originally uploaded by LGRCE Isn't that nice of them to create a sign just for me! Ok maybe not, but I just could not resist.

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saskatchewan Originally uploaded by kiriphoto This is such a typical scene here in Saskatchewan. Of course, you see it more later in the summer, but depending one where you are there can be fields upon fields of nothing but hay bales.

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Barn Storm, Saskatchewan Originally uploaded by F1.4 There is a storm rolling in here tonight and I just came across this great shot of a coming storm. Interesting how you can see the sun and the dark clouds at the same time.

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prairie Originally uploaded by ginnia The photo description says "Who says there are no trees in Saskatchewan". I can't help but think of a Corner Gas episode with the surveillance bush that the police hide behind. It is the only bush on the prairie to hide behind. On the DVD they mention that the surveillance bush is actually being held there by a crew member because there are no trees

LGRtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10589867.post-27080346286640227242007-05-29T20:34:00.001-06:002007-05-29T20:34:33.973-06:00

The Church at Batoche Originally uploaded by inkbase I live not far from here. I have a photo of the church but it is not as interesting as this one. Perhaps if I make it black and white and take the shot from the grass next time I am there. It is a very interesting church and the whole site has such history with the 6 Battle of Batoche.

LGRtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10589867.post-76985817805478950562007-05-28T13:34:00.000-06:002007-05-28T13:36:05.833-06:00

So can you tell where the border is in this video? This used to be the case on a lot of roads that crossed from Alberta to Saskatchewan. It has gotten better. I know the highway from Calgary to Saskatoon is actually better on the Saskatchewan side of the border.

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Fallen Barn Originally uploaded by Space Ritual There is something that fascinates me about old falling dilapidated barns and buildings in rural Saskatchewan. The stories of the people that used to live and work in these places interests me. Recently we visited the Western Development Museum in Saskatoon. They have a display there called, "Saskatchewan: Winning the Prairie Gamble" that

LGRtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10589867.post-26083782470441526492007-05-25T20:12:00.001-06:002007-05-25T20:12:54.346-06:00

Train snaking through the hills Originally uploaded by kiwêhowin I like this photo. I get a real sense of how big Saskatchewan is from it. The sky, the hills, it is all so BIG!

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Saskatchewan Originally uploaded by scriptingnews. To quote from Corner GasBrent LeRoy: Want me to fill it up?Man: Sure. You know I've never driven across Saskatchewan before.Brent LeRoy: Well, you still haven't really. About halfway to go yet.Man: Sure is flat.Brent LeRoy: How do you mean?Man: You know, flat. Nothing to see.Brent LeRoy: What do you mean, like topographically? Hey Hank,

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Originally uploaded by NyTrate. You can understand why Saskatchewan is the Land of Living Skies. We have such beautiful sunrises and sunsets. In my browsing of flickr for Saskatchewan photos I think I have come across more sunset shots than any other place on earth. I can't prove it of course but there sure is a high percentage of sunset shots. I love the gold and purple in this photo.

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Sunrise pano Originally uploaded by kiwêhowin. I have been exploring Flickr and all of the great photos that there are of Saskatchewan. I came across this one and thought it was a great photo to start posting to Living Skies again. I am hoping to take more photos of our beautiful province this summer to share.

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Not totally accurate but pretty funny.

LGRtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10589867.post-77657652955220677802007-02-28T04:50:00.000-06:002007-02-28T04:54:20.069-06:00

Finally Saskatchewan is going to start catching up with the rest of the world by offering free WiFi internet access in downtown Saskatoon, Regina, Prince Albert and Moose Jaw. Now I can take my laptop and sit in my favourite coffee shop in downtown Saskatoon and work and no one will know the difference.

LGRtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10589867.post-16113053020439627672006-12-29T11:45:00.000-06:002006-12-29T12:01:53.473-06:00

Well it has been a very long time since I posted anything here. I always have good intentions but other things always seem to get in the way like posting videos to Video Rambler, getting some real work done, regular everyday family stuff or some of the not so everyday family stuff. I have been meaning to post some of the photos I took around the Saskatchewan this past summer. It seems like we

LGRtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10589867.post-1156607617048738122006-08-26T09:48:00.000-06:002006-08-26T09:53:37.283-06:00

Looking for the Livingskies Forum? If you were I have some sad news, I have decided to stop running the Saskatchewan Forum mainly because of lack of time. I have many clients projects on the go and several of my own projects that I just don't have enough time for, including this blog, that I would like to post to more often. So in an effort to scale things back a little bit I thought I would

LGRtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10589867.post-1155960061172676292006-08-18T21:55:00.000-06:002006-08-18T22:01:01.180-06:00

Got a chance to stop in at Parkside Saskatchewan and take a snapshot of the World's Largest Lily that they have there. I can't be certain that it is the World's Largest Lily, I only have the sign there as evidence. It is quite large though.  

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I have gotten to do some traveling this summer for work and have been lucky enough to take the camera on occasion. I stopped in North Battleford one day and took some shots of the Bison sculpture that they have there at the tourist information booth. It is pretty amazing really. It is made out of barbed wire. Talk about a hard medium to work with. I also noticed the large RCMP statue and took

LGRtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10589867.post-1153337449693245592006-07-19T13:20:00.000-06:002006-07-19T13:31:52.646-06:00

The family and I have been taking quite a few trips out to local attractions this summer, and I have finally gotten around to doing something with the photos and images from our trip to Fort Carlton. I took quite a few photos of the Fort and thought I would put them together as Quicktime VR movies. You will need to have Quicktime from Apple installed to view them. I also took a little while and

LGRtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10589867.post-1152230356463857092006-07-06T17:58:00.000-06:002006-07-06T18:38:42.103-06:00

This just made me laugh!

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We recently went on a trip to Calgary and I was grateful for the chance to stop at several roadside rest stops. Perhaps it is the fact that I now travel with two children under the age of three that makes these rest stops so welcome. They give us all a chance to get out of the car and enjoy some fresh air that is not full of diesel exhaust, like when you stop at a gas station, and let everyone

LGRtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10589867.post-1148148460397735132006-05-20T12:00:00.000-06:002006-05-20T12:07:40.406-06:00

I was browsing Youtube for some videos today for my other site www.videorambler.com and I came across this interesting documentary on Weyerhaeuser. While I don't know all the facts, the video raises some interesting points. From the description of the video: 20 minute video documentary of the human and ecological costs of logging in Saskatchewan by Weyerhaeuser, the worlds largest lumber

LGRtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10589867.post-1147446192004462402006-05-12T08:31:00.000-06:002006-05-12T09:03:12.033-06:00

Thought I would post about some of the latest news happening here and around Rosthern. Perhaps the two biggest news items are that there is a new debranning plant that has been announced to be built just south of Rosthern and that the new pet food manufacturing plant is now operating. There was an article in the Saskatchewan Valley News on April 26, 2006 just before the official announcement in

LGRtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10589867.post-1147121735711891002006-05-08T14:52:00.000-06:002006-05-08T14:55:35.723-06:00

Well my last post was about snow, and today we got our first thunderstorm. This is not really news to people I guess since it happens all the time. I suppose the only reason I am actually posting it here today is because it is my daughters first thunderstorm. Not that she knows or cares about it, since she is sound asleep, but part of me wanted to post this more so I know and remember.

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