we slept in late today, the last day of our vacation, then headed off on our last hike in banff.
lichen covered rocks are so much fun to climb, and make wonderful backdrops.
the view from here was incredible! i really hated to leave. we’ve had so much fun on this holiday and it’s always hard to go back to the “real” world. :sigh but life intrudes and it’s time to go.
i joined a swap for bedding for realpukis/ pukipukis. my partner liked purple and teddies. it was fun to do ’cause i love purple and teddies too, so i had lots of fabric that worked. she sent me the dimensions she wanted and here is what i made. i think it came out rather well.
here is a picture she took of her cute zoey with her new quilt
i think she looks rather sweet don’t you?
it’s still raining so i took more pictures and i’ve been playing in photoshop. i liked the feel of them in black and white, somehow it captures the mood better…
i was sitting at the table having lunch, looking out the window through the rain. i just had to try and capture what i saw and these are the result…
patiently waiting
bbq anyone?
hazy colors
now that my swap partner has received her dress and i won’t be spoiling the surprise i can post a picture of a tiny crocheted dress ensemble that i made. it is crocheted with fine soysilk thread on a 1mm hook. then dyed with blue and green koolaid. the darker blue on the flowers was painted on with a fabric dye pen. the ribbon was undyed silk that i dyed blue at the same time. i forgot to put anything in for size comparison, but she says it fits her 11.2cm/4.4″ pukipuki. it was supposed to be for a 9.7cm realpuki, but i was working off measurements instead of an actual model and i miscalculated. lucky for me she had both sizes and was gracious about my mistake.
after lunch we hiked out to the cave and basin. it is actually closed for renovations right now but the walk was pretty.
another blowing hair shot. have i mentioned that i love these?
a long road through the snow. good thing i wore my boots.
taking pictures of ducks on the river.
they made me take one more “fashion” pic.
we have another busy day planned. off to little bow falls this morning and then hiking to the cave and basin in the afternoon.
the rocks by the falls were a great place for another photo shoot. i love the look of wind in my hair. makes me almost look like a real model 😉 the white blur behind me is the frozen falls.
the wind was chilly and i started to turn as red as my hair so i popped my hoody back on. the sweaters together look so chic.
finally fashion gave way to warmth and i put my hood up for the rest of the trip
we left lake louise and went to johnson’s canyon for a great winter hike. the lower falls were frozen over and all we could see was the water flowing out beneath the ice.
hiking up to the upper falls we found a bench buried so deeply in the snow that it was the perfect size for me.
because it was cooler hiking through the trees i wore my new owl hat to keep my ears from freezing
i thought you might like to see a closeup of the lace edging and crocheted features.
across the canyon was a brave tree clinging to a tiny ledge and reaching for the sky. of course i had to take a picture!
this was our last day at lake louise so we decided to take advantage of the hotel for some atmosphere shots.
i love the light in this one
there were some great stained glass windows. unfortunately my photography skills weren’t good enough to capture most of them.
the stairs were covered with luxurious carpet
here are the sister’s together, all done and ready to try on new clothes, so that’s my next project. 🙂
and just because i think the girls are truly adorable here are pictures of them separately:
ellyce
and ananda
her new hair color is reddish blonde. it was supposed to be carrot colored, but has just a hint of red. it looks both redder and darker in the picture than it really is.
