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Although most of the late winter and early spring has been beautiful and warm, we’ve had a couple of really freak snow storms recently to remind us that the weather in Calgary is completely unpredictable… During one such episode recently we all had to go out and build a giant snow fort on the front lawn…

It has been snowing all day today and nobody really wanted to venture outside, so I got out my lighting gear and went to work instead.

There was some beautiful light coming in through the window in the living room that I wanted to take advantage of, so I set up one light on a stand and balanced it against the window light from the opposite side.

Everybody got in on the action and I got some nice shots of everybody, even Fergus!

This one comes from the “Dreaming of Happier Times” file.  After a long spell of beautiful spring weather, the reality of life in Calgary came crashing back home when it started snowing yesterday morning, and really hasn’t stopped since!

So here’s an album from last week when we went to the dog park.  Fergus got a good romp and Melanie really enjoyed her bike ride.  Melanie is sporting her brand new helmet in these pictures.  It took some very fast talking to convince her that we should get the black helmet with flames on the side (because they make her look fast!) instead of the pink one.  Of course the real reason is so that we can pass it down to Andrew eventually, but she was convinced about the fast thing anyway and she tells everyone she meets while she’s wearing it!

Although his hair was not all that long, it was definitely getting a little rough around the edges. And I was going to get a haircut for myself, so we figured it was time to get Andrew’s done too. Fortunately we only have to go next door since our neighbour is a hairdresser and has a salon in her house!

Because we’re in the playoffs Andrew decided that he should support the team and go with a Frohawk just like all the players…

Go Flames Go!

We went for a hike at Nose Hill Park in search of one of the traditional signs of spring in Calgary: the Prairie Crocus in bloom.  Although it started out as a beautiful sunny day, we also encountered rain, snow, and wind during our hike.  These are also traditional signs of spring in Calgary as the weather not only changes from hour to hour, but also depending on where you are in the city.  In fact sometimes it changes depending on where you are in your neighbourhood.  Or in our case it may just depend on whether you are at the top or the bottom of Nose Hill Park…

We did manage to find lots of Prairie Crocii while at the park, so I’m convinced that spring is finally on its way!