"The crowd is gone and so is the Groom!"

No worries folks, the groom is where he should be. He is with his beloved on their honeymoon. Couldn't resist showing you the place where they wed. For the two of them it was a dream come true! "Congratulations Spencer and Kaitlin!"

"View From Top"

There was this beautiful ledge, overlooking the river, where we set up the outdoor tent for the wedding. We could not have asked for better weather!

"River Float View"

I forgot to mention in the last post, that this is a slow moving river, so you do get a work out. Hence the 4 hour float back to out place!

"The Jumping Bridge"

Not sure if the locals call this bridge by this name, but it is where the bridal party, family and several guests did jump from. The lower part of the bridge is 16 - 18 ft from the water and the top of the bridge is about 20 ft from the water. This location was about a 15 minute car ride from the property we stayed at. From this spot it would take 4 hours to float on tubes down the river back to our place. What a blast these guys had.

"Lovely Stop"

On the way home, we had to stop so many times as our car overheated going through one of the mountain passes. Thankfully we found a mechanic who could solve our problem, just a wee bit before he was closing his shop. It provided an awesome opportunity for some breathtaking photo shots.

My Pages in Kristen's Altered Art Book!

Kristen's book is an old book on history of photography, cameras, lighting, lens, accessories, etc. Really cool book, I must say. We need to celebrate from where we have come. I have incorporated a dancer from the pages of her book, simply for my love of dance.

My Pages in Kristen's Altered Art Book!

Kristen is an amazing Professional Photographer! In keeping with her theme, I found these photos in the back of her book. We give each other liberty to work on each other's books. So I've kept her black and white theme, but just had to add a bit of color. I found the old camera lens and projectors in the back of her book too.

My Pages in Kristen's Book (Continued)

There is no flying without wings! I had some fun here and found these extra photo right in Kristen's book and took the liberty of re-adjusting them here. The dog got a bow tie, and some leggings. On the right I could not resist this photo of this little Inuit girl, what a doll! I can almost hear her giggle. What a Princess! I even had the chance to see my Inuit friend this last week and what a pleasant gift and surprise that was to me! My heart feels full!

Kristen's Altered Art Book Continued!

One of my first jobs fresh out of high school was at a Professional Ph otography Studio. I had gone to Edmonton, the big city near us in search of work. Totally felt like a fish out of water, and what a relief when I got a call from my mother. She said that a friend had called and said they were looking for someone at a local photography shop and was I interested? I quickly came home had the interview with my new boss, and yeah got the job.

My job in those days was to be receptionist/bookkeeper. In addition they hired me because I was an artist and knew that I could, with the use brush and inks retouch old photographs that people would bring in. I recall some really damaged and cracked portraits that I managed to work on and bring them to a restored state. I enjoyed that work, though it was challenging at times. So on the left I found some fabric of dolls I had and cut one up. Perhaps a memory of the photos before they were touched up, and remembered the days of working in that shop. On the right, I used gel media and pasted in a piece of my dismantled canvas that has been going in all the Airdrie 7 gals books!