2014 Blog 351: Giddy up, Let’s Go

It just nice outside.  It is cold but just nice. The cold air is not biting at all.  And you know what’s really really really nice?  There is a sleigh ride going on at the St. Clement School grounds tonight!  The horses are tied up with sleigh bells ringing.  Families are bundled together with cheerful faces.  Hot chocolates are waiting at the end of the ride.  Carols are being sung on the side.   And just only if the sky was clear,  we might have seen some Northern Lights.  Aww, it is a wonderful night.   Just hear those sleigh bells jingling, Ring-ting-tingling too.  Come on, it’s lovely weather,  For a sleigh ride together with you!

Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up! Let’s go?

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2014 Blog 089: A Sleigh Ride

Lake Louise (Banff, Alberta) gets swarmed by tons of tourists during summer because of its majestic beauty. Today, at the edge of the winter season, it is quite empty. When we came in the morning, there are tons of fresh snow on the ground. Light snow was still going. Luckily, there was no wind. So lingering around the lake was not truly bad at all. With proper winter outfit, you can still make a good hike around the lake.

Today though, considering the kids were with us, we took the option of the sleigh ride to the end of the lake.20140330-214051.jpg  We saw three guys snow shoeing in the middle of the lake.  We referred to them as the three wise men of Lake Louise.  We saw Olaf waving hello to everyone who pass by. The kids didn’t get tired of scooping snow out of the bank as we sleighed through. There were a few hikers on the road.  One of them, skyping away the beauty of lake louise to a friend. We get to say hello, whoever it was. Just fantastic. There were some light avalanches that can be seen at the far end. When you watch an avalanche, it actually seems like a slow motion from afar.  There were some frozen waterfalls at the other side of the lake, crystalized in light blue color. That was a nice treat for the photographers. It is quite a majestic view.

 

I know.
You and me
wish that summer is here.
But we should not miss
the wonders of winter.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Do you also love winter?
 
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