tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61532890803441783002024-02-18T23:59:02.943-08:00On The TrailMy experiences walking, visiting interesting locations and working on health recovery.Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11714725782520722613noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153289080344178300.post-61085932803254195402010-09-06T19:54:00.000-07:002010-09-06T21:37:51.142-07:00Tulabi FallsTulabi Falls is located in Nopiming Provincial Park in Manitoba.<br /><br />We went on a little trip to see this waterfall. It has a short hike along the falls and toward the lake and I really enjoyed walking it with Emily and Bob.<br /><br />The biggest problem with the trail was a rather large muddy area and I had on nice runners. Actually the trail was not really that easy. The trail had a lot of roots running through and it made walking really rough and it had a few uphill areas. I guess it would not be considered difficult by hiking people standards but it is certainly not accessible.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> A PDF with more information about Tulabi campground and Falls is <a href="www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/parks/pdf/park.../tulabi_falls_campgrd.pdf">HERE </a>.Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11714725782520722613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153289080344178300.post-87417056413342986762010-07-29T13:04:00.000-07:002010-07-30T15:38:17.013-07:00St Vital Park<div style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I had no idea this park was as big as it is or as nice as it is!</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihYIXVDc-vGIreiGBbrgfu8YagDOsag01RjSwZVzp0bv3YFpiUDvw5F-FJclzJXarGbsgegzgeZW2vcVeluVVhE84Mru2xsLJTwuuzJvnb_vFbntzBCQSCZ5WAwlQKCL_5ZEuc3JPnF8I/s1600/ducksstvital.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 440px; height: 193px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihYIXVDc-vGIreiGBbrgfu8YagDOsag01RjSwZVzp0bv3YFpiUDvw5F-FJclzJXarGbsgegzgeZW2vcVeluVVhE84Mru2xsLJTwuuzJvnb_vFbntzBCQSCZ5WAwlQKCL_5ZEuc3JPnF8I/s400/ducksstvital.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499743270267615330" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />St Vital Park is located north of Bishop Grandin Hwy on the East side of the Red River.<br /><br />I went to this park for a BBQ event with the <a href="http://www.ilrc.mb.ca/index.html">Independent Living Resource Center</a> group yesterday and had a very nice time. I am new to the group and just starting to make friends and to learn what the group is all about.<br /><br />The park really was an ideal location for the event. We met up at a shelter area with accessible bathrooms by a big duck pond. There was a large field across the road where some people went to throw around a ball or fly kites and there was a nice sidewalk going around the duck pond where we could go for a stroll. On the other side of the trail was a small but really lovely flower garden and we also spotted a children's playground not too far away.<br /><br />The ILRC staff set up a scavenger hunt for us to do in teams. It was really a lot of fun, walking and rolling around the area looking for things like bark, feathers on the ground and lady bugs... and a 1974 penny!<br /><br />Bob stayed for part of the time and we hiked around a bit checking out the sights of this park. There were a ton of ducks and geese with a whole lot of babies. A surprise creature we spotted was a fat little muskrat. There was also an authentic BC totem pole that was donated to the city years back. It seemed a little out of place to me but was a very nice looking one.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyHWPfJe4VF5akSIVABNJbKbMv70SM-poDwJK2Crrg3nWHHVXdgNcRmlheIoWN4Gk8LRhfkP5_S6Ej9LlqjDoRzDBH-LBrEbD2GQsq_iudUiey_8SyucktIQSRnOjh4tXhlsKJI_z0QUE/s1600/totem.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyHWPfJe4VF5akSIVABNJbKbMv70SM-poDwJK2Crrg3nWHHVXdgNcRmlheIoWN4Gk8LRhfkP5_S6Ej9LlqjDoRzDBH-LBrEbD2GQsq_iudUiey_8SyucktIQSRnOjh4tXhlsKJI_z0QUE/s400/totem.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499743261168797746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>One startling thing was that the duck pond was a vivid green... It is thick with duck weed. I personally kind of enjoyed watching the ducks swimming around leaving little trails in their wake. It was unusual enough that it made the news last night.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0" height="412" width="486"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/2561120001?isVid=1"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=292410029001&playerID=2561120001&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true"><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com"><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/2561120001?isVid=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="videoId=292410029001&playerID=2561120001&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" swliveconnect="true" allowscriptaccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" height="412" width="486"></embed></object><br /><br /></div><br />At one point we stopped near a bench for Bob to retie his shoes and we realized that the bench had a plaque on it dedicating it to the memory of a man we knew through Scouting. I am sure our Scouting friend would have approved of us stopping by.Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11714725782520722613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153289080344178300.post-14040149729224127352010-07-09T07:24:00.001-07:002010-08-06T16:57:23.607-07:00Bob at Birds Hill<div style="text-align: center;">Bob had some spare time before picking us up from Girl Guide Camp so he went wandering around Birdshill Provincial Park and took a lots of great pictures.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjozqYVX80HeCvh4EbQlRLqJNCAxPGLn-vm8EKnRdK-ZfXSxi8Hz2_-5qkTLYljfL7EBGhjfFPJeiRIEPEg-9BSeYlTmNTk0RGuqFmYQShlfZGqJb6AJCC3E0WkAa5QylXeV_vl7uIWzpo/s1600/birdshillmap.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjozqYVX80HeCvh4EbQlRLqJNCAxPGLn-vm8EKnRdK-ZfXSxi8Hz2_-5qkTLYljfL7EBGhjfFPJeiRIEPEg-9BSeYlTmNTk0RGuqFmYQShlfZGqJb6AJCC3E0WkAa5QylXeV_vl7uIWzpo/s400/birdshillmap.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502444927729833314" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipWHG5RciGWRI50rpbJ7GySYApQriJ3Qtcp2TD-Wg_mwJF0wadVED7jD0pPbLyckvnEJzVZQEJQffcu78IAJ8Q-qMX2dGSG7ZsJD9lsOpqGMHm1jZ_UuJGwxqWXMSL6fIIetXK5-w1xB4/s1600/birdshillpurple2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoFEObB1FJjN5Xrs9XggkBzM115UYJ2wqfG57gqzRdUSxKeZKNN4AAdnUzEgS5C_kB5WAWaHjZGcftf9JMh95QPe4zjmo8dmt6uLvxx7h2KNinIrX_vZk4Vm9zWtPj4uIZFqO-u88lO_I/s400/IMG_0505.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475463024583945586" border="0" /></a>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11714725782520722613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153289080344178300.post-61470839409788188232010-05-08T23:20:00.000-07:002010-05-25T23:49:11.624-07:00Physio-Fit 3 K Walk<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvKsaGSUDUq0om79hz7ejV48IEMRY8_kdj43eGVkQkkmyOWyLRDUpAc75MN78LMFNgYecia7ijdJO2DyO5gt7LRHXcxn88gX1wLVNTMXsr7N5Pc1iIjvRwJqGBaCMX6xyCYXLDcLNonw/s1600/physiofit2010a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 388px; height: 466px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvKsaGSUDUq0om79hz7ejV48IEMRY8_kdj43eGVkQkkmyOWyLRDUpAc75MN78LMFNgYecia7ijdJO2DyO5gt7LRHXcxn88gX1wLVNTMXsr7N5Pc1iIjvRwJqGBaCMX6xyCYXLDcLNonw/s400/physiofit2010a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475465215491455730" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Mother's Day Weekend marked two years from when I first got sick. I am thankful every day for the amount of recovery I have had and for the support of my loving family.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE9Tm-F8iQQxbckcGstksHDakCOlnlqoWrYdP7-sE1Ft9v85xVSSiYOemYJ-yhOJHC5NYeELfiOI1LgFlX-QC0kgysqMCMwthHohOyE1hRYdxUoekPhd1slVjYvZTseTKCw-i4-8wvkpo/s1600/physiofit+2010b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 386px; height: 419px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE9Tm-F8iQQxbckcGstksHDakCOlnlqoWrYdP7-sE1Ft9v85xVSSiYOemYJ-yhOJHC5NYeELfiOI1LgFlX-QC0kgysqMCMwthHohOyE1hRYdxUoekPhd1slVjYvZTseTKCw-i4-8wvkpo/s400/physiofit+2010b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475465032013711458" border="0" /></a>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11714725782520722613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153289080344178300.post-33322742133537789932010-04-25T22:39:00.000-07:002010-05-25T23:12:59.415-07:00Alicia's Birthday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ80JYOV_J7BZrLvlylnFIFlVug_xt0H6meL4FikrSOyF-9UlutqNSuT1PVeLugI-wDSY1gFtJhInWuPaPzyKR4u4NUoCB1lsQZBNrFtkqG0wqEyo0pzcaq2WwZU6Z7V6Tl1Lii4hN3Dc/s1600/P1010100_1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 378px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ80JYOV_J7BZrLvlylnFIFlVug_xt0H6meL4FikrSOyF-9UlutqNSuT1PVeLugI-wDSY1gFtJhInWuPaPzyKR4u4NUoCB1lsQZBNrFtkqG0wqEyo0pzcaq2WwZU6Z7V6Tl1Lii4hN3Dc/s400/P1010100_1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475450929791337314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />We walked to restaurant called Cora's for brunch. Alicia loves this place and she loves brunch so it was a natural as a belated Birthday treat for her.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzvXRQ18plK5pEcduiKXZc5VwcAWW-sjmNiHe90fq1somLIpmJBP5PImAutJDcnzAcCPICFD0VPmMJj4Dg9m0z7kN1_GwJ8WJK2umsCaD9o0m9R1W10nO36LwjpwPCfhS0eTBK0sN0mHQ/s1600/P1010106_1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 380px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzvXRQ18plK5pEcduiKXZc5VwcAWW-sjmNiHe90fq1somLIpmJBP5PImAutJDcnzAcCPICFD0VPmMJj4Dg9m0z7kN1_GwJ8WJK2umsCaD9o0m9R1W10nO36LwjpwPCfhS0eTBK0sN0mHQ/s400/P1010106_1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475450938582613506" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We went for quite the little walk.. to make up for all of the calories we planned on consuming.<br /><br />We had a nice brunch and then we walked some more to pick up a few things at Safeway. By time we got to there I was reconsidering this little walk for brunch outing. I sat on my walker outside Safeway and felt pretty sorry<br />for myself before we even began to head home.<br /><br />We were on our own block when I decided I absolutely could not keep going without sitting for a few minutes. Bob got behind me and suddenly went.. PUSH down the sidewalk!<br /><br />Alicia had the camera and managed to catch my shocked expression.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3DVvYFqEyTjJZVRTnMkRFKmlB4tZPmLHIUkqspYFg_XpyWPS0mZZjUTl0fJyPhWA3QcKF_2k_Oyee-1YvcsYwQ_Snx3LnYxTOiV6yBaNdUN8jNvXjc3ZLVs57gN2hE6f11zUa1He4iho/s1600/P1010111_1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 390px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3DVvYFqEyTjJZVRTnMkRFKmlB4tZPmLHIUkqspYFg_XpyWPS0mZZjUTl0fJyPhWA3QcKF_2k_Oyee-1YvcsYwQ_Snx3LnYxTOiV6yBaNdUN8jNvXjc3ZLVs57gN2hE6f11zUa1He4iho/s400/P1010111_1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475450943248408146" border="0" /></a>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11714725782520722613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153289080344178300.post-6902841724214487002010-04-18T23:25:00.000-07:002010-07-01T23:14:30.985-07:00Old St Boniface<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOtpbyRerv1_3KcNJPTvNRZB7QQNvJjtCuuhI6P-xbss4YKJe1dzhVC-LSdOrOf8vC4JSLllrV1d275dlbCWTZYedLvRnaD0n0PYfF9-icFvfoKDTeWh8zQvBx-qHu4yTKtkDYVW6p-V0/s1600/IMG_0184.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOtpbyRerv1_3KcNJPTvNRZB7QQNvJjtCuuhI6P-xbss4YKJe1dzhVC-LSdOrOf8vC4JSLllrV1d275dlbCWTZYedLvRnaD0n0PYfF9-icFvfoKDTeWh8zQvBx-qHu4yTKtkDYVW6p-V0/s400/IMG_0184.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486871410214141442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhysacO4_g2TbPHU1f9fY2AL_K2puhctuvmVrVuGMcDLJup2cV0_018MhfSQ2jMbtazRvPttyTfNTHm_UuuEdyz6ChxJXhnGc1oFkoFKLZ3AV1Q_-nkKPtGv5k1w8J-LS0zCmWqW32tQmQ/s1600/IMG_0186.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhysacO4_g2TbPHU1f9fY2AL_K2puhctuvmVrVuGMcDLJup2cV0_018MhfSQ2jMbtazRvPttyTfNTHm_UuuEdyz6ChxJXhnGc1oFkoFKLZ3AV1Q_-nkKPtGv5k1w8J-LS0zCmWqW32tQmQ/s400/IMG_0186.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486870291023933490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJooXWnk_9AlGaajH_ZmLB-b4JIWG3iDj2ZNE5_ons3Rh0dHKLjl2lmzVBSBHfPbpn9rAlKC7SO3baYKVtBG4XLgTwIclfcaLg8PfMMUSYwuse3AUBiIjtq-BCmX8cnZihs6JpY0TWMg/s1600/IMG_0205.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJooXWnk_9AlGaajH_ZmLB-b4JIWG3iDj2ZNE5_ons3Rh0dHKLjl2lmzVBSBHfPbpn9rAlKC7SO3baYKVtBG4XLgTwIclfcaLg8PfMMUSYwuse3AUBiIjtq-BCmX8cnZihs6JpY0TWMg/s400/IMG_0205.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475462009094301906" border="0" /></a>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11714725782520722613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153289080344178300.post-75045630058828361192010-04-04T22:00:00.000-07:002010-06-25T01:42:16.137-07:00Easter at the Assiniboine Forest<div style="text-align: center;">We did something different for Easter this year. We left Alicia to cook Easter Dinner and Bob and I went for a walk. We drove to the Assiniboine Forest which is very close to our house. The weather was really pretty warm for Easter and the snow was disappearing. It was so good to get out there doing something active.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrKW9FsP8CYaoNlbcrYu9qXAtiusyc2gvfuDvDxdkMtHdX0f4pvb7wyk_tPfgPY_0z58Rfgx7v_Bql2S1Qoo-W5M7glLKr0GJjlSORtW3c69sNoFKBlmRaFwIeuArFzMMAaPiH6k7qPp0/s1600/IMG_0061.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrKW9FsP8CYaoNlbcrYu9qXAtiusyc2gvfuDvDxdkMtHdX0f4pvb7wyk_tPfgPY_0z58Rfgx7v_Bql2S1Qoo-W5M7glLKr0GJjlSORtW3c69sNoFKBlmRaFwIeuArFzMMAaPiH6k7qPp0/s400/IMG_0061.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486621510661175154" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The pavement has heaved up with the ice over the winter. Most of the trail wasn't all this horrible but I sure would not want someone with a wheelchair to try this trail which is supposed to be accessible. They are opening new extensions to the trails in this forest soon, but I sure hope they invest a bit into maintaining the part they have already made.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0YGaiEnMbPpddl7JYfdH1BFYliDWKuuSi4EClBmLn_dP_tQ6pkHYvufa2ZdHG0-ch0FmW2M74q0P10MUSNwC-v4k6f8357jQCKc9ooBRrjL78xP41DIlIzq4dKlXJbfPYd892M9Zwt9A/s1600/IMG_0054.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0YGaiEnMbPpddl7JYfdH1BFYliDWKuuSi4EClBmLn_dP_tQ6pkHYvufa2ZdHG0-ch0FmW2M74q0P10MUSNwC-v4k6f8357jQCKc9ooBRrjL78xP41DIlIzq4dKlXJbfPYd892M9Zwt9A/s400/IMG_0054.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486619989266310674" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ012vnY_gvRVv743kkTeUjop_QYsdH9XyIQqnqiC4OZf-shHfzUGDENNhHqmb3XXH3VPHmyHWSZEURR9PcBGMH_yPvowF7DADCRVr6Aq98vSr6Rkkj-8G-BujJ7ZZ_1ijRJGnBzDyG1w/s1600/IMG_0022.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ012vnY_gvRVv743kkTeUjop_QYsdH9XyIQqnqiC4OZf-shHfzUGDENNhHqmb3XXH3VPHmyHWSZEURR9PcBGMH_yPvowF7DADCRVr6Aq98vSr6Rkkj-8G-BujJ7ZZ_1ijRJGnBzDyG1w/s400/IMG_0022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486619981346547282" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We got such a kick out of watching these birds. They were walking around on the still frozen areas of the pond in the forest and occasionally they they would go in for a swim. At one point we saw one goose just plain fall through the ice. There was such a lot of excitement as it arched and flapped, trying to get itself free from under the ice and up on the water again. We were entertained by the sign at the pond's edge as we watched the geese struggling. See the goose head beside the sign??<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8XD3ZPP_EDzdWP_2m2S1dl5NxmjLs-RFpfQgnA3FnOR4BgCJffA7S6rxQMhQ3uZ1EHInl3NSr7BafX2aj1sEDdwfDNL0Q7O5iKS4nhAriyKhyV2yYRf_JMlxXqMkxduN0GxOk90Y_fs/s1600/IMG_0035.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 385px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8XD3ZPP_EDzdWP_2m2S1dl5NxmjLs-RFpfQgnA3FnOR4BgCJffA7S6rxQMhQ3uZ1EHInl3NSr7BafX2aj1sEDdwfDNL0Q7O5iKS4nhAriyKhyV2yYRf_JMlxXqMkxduN0GxOk90Y_fs/s400/IMG_0035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486625282133410290" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />When we finished walking the shorter length forest trail we decided to get back in our car and go to the Assiniboine Park and look at the river from the far side of the foot bridge. I love how this picture shows the huge blocks of ice pushed to the shore as a result of the river breakup and spring thaw. We will have to go there again in the summer when the view of the same location will seem so different.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNgjkaQ4G7uwnYSzlFJ2ySMFs77RxP3X6qwCCEROR2dzpFGOdmDw9tvoi8D-LTczjUjhD4tFiuCCWSK5UOtzIK_bIwWJ83hXed79JC6e-tPPpd0qT0AqZL567UjS-8KPMSTQ4uwVJFrW4/s1600/IMG_0079.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 407px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNgjkaQ4G7uwnYSzlFJ2ySMFs77RxP3X6qwCCEROR2dzpFGOdmDw9tvoi8D-LTczjUjhD4tFiuCCWSK5UOtzIK_bIwWJ83hXed79JC6e-tPPpd0qT0AqZL567UjS-8KPMSTQ4uwVJFrW4/s400/IMG_0079.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486621500146257778" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11714725782520722613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153289080344178300.post-7082331239501185322009-07-08T14:56:00.000-07:002009-07-12T11:06:38.600-07:00Munson Park<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNLBPHouz5FI0t_QORT_O6E5Rc9Dz-uhfh6BZAUrMHsQa4z2tN7Q1h_DdAw1mld1b0kTgr4WiwrWT4EIwKFv2IBNfq2IDzD91HnpOn5ExphMflOaqL4h1QmmDpt-RMDALTOrO_00WNyo/s1600-h/Munson+Park+July+8+09+%2841%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNLBPHouz5FI0t_QORT_O6E5Rc9Dz-uhfh6BZAUrMHsQa4z2tN7Q1h_DdAw1mld1b0kTgr4WiwrWT4EIwKFv2IBNfq2IDzD91HnpOn5ExphMflOaqL4h1QmmDpt-RMDALTOrO_00WNyo/s400/Munson+Park+July+8+09+%2841%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356213393813430850" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjcsiFvEKIAYZUMRltJyn2D6I1jegboNoZYShZFU4tFD2-2nzCJXDZSndgWlwjYQyEV1NEkfo2WLjF52VdumzleItfsUWQNocsb-qvXwLl8tUi3Ktr3cmeOsGrIGBBsMomcrYwLZ259Nw/s1600-h/Munson+Park+July+8+09+%2814%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjcsiFvEKIAYZUMRltJyn2D6I1jegboNoZYShZFU4tFD2-2nzCJXDZSndgWlwjYQyEV1NEkfo2WLjF52VdumzleItfsUWQNocsb-qvXwLl8tUi3Ktr3cmeOsGrIGBBsMomcrYwLZ259Nw/s400/Munson+Park+July+8+09+%2814%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356213391670514242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrld1hAaoRBOXibiDWg_S6k-S-NzfZXDqOpbIUPXIS52nmFAV38qZXg66RCtIW0NkoUmILT2NOQ7CCAgFqUlYpmunr3-jPuIQpDyZ2F2JhFrL9vuC3pKv8Ah_v1ZVqi8JQjwOdEEF9ALo/s1600-h/Munson+Park+July+8+09+%2879%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrld1hAaoRBOXibiDWg_S6k-S-NzfZXDqOpbIUPXIS52nmFAV38qZXg66RCtIW0NkoUmILT2NOQ7CCAgFqUlYpmunr3-jPuIQpDyZ2F2JhFrL9vuC3pKv8Ah_v1ZVqi8JQjwOdEEF9ALo/s400/Munson+Park+July+8+09+%2879%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356213381572825058" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Munson park is a narrow band situated on the river in the Crescentwood district of Winnipeg. It is oddly not very noticeable even though it is located along a major street with large residential homes and a few fancy condos. I haven't been there in 20 years I think.<br /><br />It is not that large a park and not very busy, but has lovely vistas of the river. The brush close to the river looks pretty wild and natural to Manitoba but with the addition of tons of rhubarb growing wild, a reminder of early homesteads. The center part of the park is quite open and --- well park like. When we were there there were a few couples going for walks a couple of older individuals walking their dog, and a young woman in a nice suit eating her bag lunch. The grass in the center had a man on the ground doing his yoga moves with great seriousness and concentration.<br /><br />John Munsen, a prominent Winnipeg lawyer, had his farm estate and home constructed here on the river in 1889.<br /><br />It next became the home of the Richardson family in 1919 and they eventually had the house demolished and then donated the property to the city for a park in 1976.<br /><br />The trail still running through the park was a transportation trail along the river dating to the days of the fur trade and used by traders and early pioneers traveling west from Upper Fort Gary.<br /><br />Very cool to think that we were walking a path has been in use through the whole history of our city.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />.Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11714725782520722613noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153289080344178300.post-46418111678071452172009-07-08T14:33:00.000-07:002009-07-12T12:00:45.028-07:00ParticipACTiONParticipaction is back!<br /><br />Participaction was a popular government sponsored healthy living promotion that Bob and I remember from the early 70's. Well it is back! They are touring 31 cities in Canada and were in Winnipeg last Sunday and we went to try out their event.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhebq6RKY5uEaMp7f3lxYnxLoyES2_cDG-JQBXpc0LeleR7ZUd0JJyiDIrwZXwsjLFEWqiVzLYXr1i-EzhknGNUuOEftY82jltWEN8DopysdCzTy0qgO5c3z1BLcES4MrydxKGugS_DARQ/s1600-h/In+Motion+%284%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhebq6RKY5uEaMp7f3lxYnxLoyES2_cDG-JQBXpc0LeleR7ZUd0JJyiDIrwZXwsjLFEWqiVzLYXr1i-EzhknGNUuOEftY82jltWEN8DopysdCzTy0qgO5c3z1BLcES4MrydxKGugS_DARQ/s400/In+Motion+%284%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357640258792685842" border="0" /></a>It was a challenge to go on an "In Motion walking rally" and scavenger hunt around the Assiniboine Park and read some clues about how many steps are involved in some common activities as part of healthy living. First they had a prominent athlete speak and then a govenment official. We were let in a little stretch warmup, picked up the new pedometers they were giving everyone and we were on out way.<br /><br />The walk was along major sidewalks so it was very walker friendly. The lady giving out the pedometers told we where we could take a short cut and cut the distance in half when she saw I was going with the walker but it was only a kilometer and a half and I knew I could walk that far. I must admit I was pretty sore by the end. I seem to be straining things on my "good side" a bit especially now that I am walking more. Bob and Emily took a while to throw around a foot ball they had available and they had a great time. We had to stop at Canadian tire and had to pick up one of the cool orange and purple balls for our own.<br /><br />We got back from our scavenger hunt and put our names into a draw and it was shock to have both Bob and Emily have their names called. They each got a nice canvas tote, hat, shirt, a metal water bottle and some paper and a chap stick. I was pretty happy with some of the booklets that they were giving out. They have a few very good resources.<br /><br />Check out the <a href="http://www.participaction.com/en-us/Home.aspx">ParticipACTION</a> website for lots of good ideas.<br /><br />And don't miss the <a href="http://www.manitobainmotion.ca/">Manitoba in Motion</a> website that is sponsering healthy living through activity in Manitoba.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZRowiDCPozwgSIQv25SzNIjkY4Vs7xrkVTOtp77x9AS6dv-94rCRhiWg992Av5VqOTCSkoaO-uQZnOsuoLuCf5p-c7L7-WyD3ID-CuZGLzvCkUck-s9igsishG0t1EV4BpwxJYSjY9o/s1600-h/In+Motion+%2827%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZRowiDCPozwgSIQv25SzNIjkY4Vs7xrkVTOtp77x9AS6dv-94rCRhiWg992Av5VqOTCSkoaO-uQZnOsuoLuCf5p-c7L7-WyD3ID-CuZGLzvCkUck-s9igsishG0t1EV4BpwxJYSjY9o/s400/In+Motion+%2827%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357639234800979234" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />There was another interesting event going on at the park at the same time. Herbfest, an activity of the <a href="http://www.herbsocietymb.com/">Herb Society of Manitoba </a> was held in the grounds of the park near the conservatory. It was a collection of vendors and entertainers and it was kind of a different mix of events than I have been to before. It was fun but I was pretty darn exausted by that point in the day and I needed to get home and have a real rest.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7ngXI9e_xKDwSMPr5mjZZWz3evtovZ3J9MWUUfP8VRJEZFFg1LExZ1PQqHak3JuduG8AQKhKOFeNUiJmMJvMegKN6Hjbjr3raBiX79zEqjXZeUO6x4cZlh5RP3oiEO2AVHfjmNLXjQ4/s1600-h/In+Motion+%2825%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7ngXI9e_xKDwSMPr5mjZZWz3evtovZ3J9MWUUfP8VRJEZFFg1LExZ1PQqHak3JuduG8AQKhKOFeNUiJmMJvMegKN6Hjbjr3raBiX79zEqjXZeUO6x4cZlh5RP3oiEO2AVHfjmNLXjQ4/s400/In+Motion+%2825%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357639224275642194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Herb demonstration garden located at the park with the tents set up for Herbfest showing in the background.Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11714725782520722613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153289080344178300.post-5966550219932749242009-07-01T08:52:00.000-07:002009-07-01T09:09:33.000-07:00Happy Canada Day 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHUpUc3pybYlYgJoCr3gTdc6oFphEek3EBtsRQyNfbaPC3AUPmujF0ev3ixnmkLGFgKtoP10ibvi9trFLP1-8GeVH8E5tc5B9djw_12wm9lRPAFUnuLc_D13925H5h6Dtm-_VLz6PrYUg/s1600-h/canadaflag2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 381px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHUpUc3pybYlYgJoCr3gTdc6oFphEek3EBtsRQyNfbaPC3AUPmujF0ev3ixnmkLGFgKtoP10ibvi9trFLP1-8GeVH8E5tc5B9djw_12wm9lRPAFUnuLc_D13925H5h6Dtm-_VLz6PrYUg/s400/canadaflag2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353524472809905858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" >Happy Canada </span></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" >Day!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11714725782520722613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153289080344178300.post-49474213244545004462009-06-30T07:13:00.000-07:002009-07-01T08:50:00.395-07:00In the Neighbourhood<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbhnVfJ2Lcje4LvNibIPW9SPRGXJbIqIjc3hgo1AsoaSOgKnm_Jj8d6DlbftmFpQ_VHONdbIDm2CcPopXLEG9dimKDtYtl7i6bt6AaCpd_M-LDBofhcWPnlYQ-6l0E6g5dDcmoQZUVR4M/s1600-h/P1010144.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbhnVfJ2Lcje4LvNibIPW9SPRGXJbIqIjc3hgo1AsoaSOgKnm_Jj8d6DlbftmFpQ_VHONdbIDm2CcPopXLEG9dimKDtYtl7i6bt6AaCpd_M-LDBofhcWPnlYQ-6l0E6g5dDcmoQZUVR4M/s400/P1010144.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353516982298536274" border="0" /></a><br />My walking has been slowed down a little for the last few weeks. My husband had a health problem and couldn't get around much for a while but the good news is he is now doing well and part of his recovery is going for lots of little walks!<br /><br />We have been walking to the library which is only about three blocks away and it makes a nice little trip with a distraction in the middle. The bonus is new books to look at when we get home.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_rWAdbpInirmIsCk2fTv2h93YcBZCZDpSFU3ZrDdZBqk_JFpEmvvvMYKokbRQyF933ZTlCevHfy2raEqA5Mbeljpt-wJ0yV3dep2lr9-w_F5Z813dWWNtMyru8nXH-TJ5QmnLDfo2WNA/s1600-h/P1010155.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_rWAdbpInirmIsCk2fTv2h93YcBZCZDpSFU3ZrDdZBqk_JFpEmvvvMYKokbRQyF933ZTlCevHfy2raEqA5Mbeljpt-wJ0yV3dep2lr9-w_F5Z813dWWNtMyru8nXH-TJ5QmnLDfo2WNA/s400/P1010155.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353516978483382290" border="0" /></a><br />On the way home we are walking through the playground of a school two of our children attended. There is an interesting play structure. One of my daughter's grade one classmates was severely injured in a pedestrian car accident right in front of the school and the impact on the whole school was vast. After the little friend was back at school there was a huge drive to replace the structure with something more accessible. There was an awful lot of heated discussion about the wisdom of taking down a relatively new structure and how necessary a new structure was but the decision was made that accessibility was a right in the playground as well as the classroom. Next came the endless parent fundraisers and wrapping paper selling because it seems the school board left the arrangements and paying to the school and the school's parent teacher association.<br /><br />I walked up the ramp of this current accessible structure with my walker yesterday and this play equipment is a very good thing. A child might not be able to play with all the features of this structure but at least they could be in the middle of the action instead of forced to watch from the sidelines. When we were in the middle of negotiating accessible school yards I approved of the project but didn't work too hard at making it happen. How my understanding has changed with time and changes to my own life and mobility!Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11714725782520722613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153289080344178300.post-90342186899730045942009-06-13T23:13:00.000-07:002009-06-13T23:25:21.693-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYEk9ofwhZg9rHhU8B07Ud01XNcg9wzw4qqDOBRPVNyt5-bBB69PImXj2bNy6kc6Q7PyWZQlpMWFQRiFKSUPLvXSHsaDPCZsMHnN51-oiAr_3bf_lf3a9Z8u3wH00lNfzqeor1aOpaxE/s1600-h/P1010004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYEk9ofwhZg9rHhU8B07Ud01XNcg9wzw4qqDOBRPVNyt5-bBB69PImXj2bNy6kc6Q7PyWZQlpMWFQRiFKSUPLvXSHsaDPCZsMHnN51-oiAr_3bf_lf3a9Z8u3wH00lNfzqeor1aOpaxE/s400/P1010004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347063443110612994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" >A first canoe trip brings the joy of new vantage point for a little guy.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance toward the summit keeps the goals in mind but many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vantage point.</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;"> <br /> By Harold B. Melchart</span><br /><br /><br /></div></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11714725782520722613noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153289080344178300.post-91368173980045940812009-06-07T19:32:00.001-07:002009-06-07T19:48:30.365-07:00More Pictures from Riding Mountain<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY5ED-M2Kg6dJBJoYkYRVqrtXzecut63o98zkHxLoej3vufpH9vG-KBzLn9oQTR72t9L3U8Wq51h-KlTl8sVllnonoIKEvKNePdQziEnlAOtIyOTzMpds61jAU1ddEy-nZIuG_JHVzVm4/s1600-h/P1010137.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY5ED-M2Kg6dJBJoYkYRVqrtXzecut63o98zkHxLoej3vufpH9vG-KBzLn9oQTR72t9L3U8Wq51h-KlTl8sVllnonoIKEvKNePdQziEnlAOtIyOTzMpds61jAU1ddEy-nZIuG_JHVzVm4/s400/P1010137.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344782824846818514" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is me "On the Trail"<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipS6nu1QE6YQ6AkFmhyphenhyphenpXQaz-PiK_IQET3ebYvCT49yavbcFzMhguBma1tsVXVJOH4WDhdhpil9GOJl5sSo7E4eASPkjGJYhUl1oUlS8kMZnl7Gt1h5oNTJyG6vVAsho9mXSMUPrx41o8/s1600-h/P1010095.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipS6nu1QE6YQ6AkFmhyphenhyphenpXQaz-PiK_IQET3ebYvCT49yavbcFzMhguBma1tsVXVJOH4WDhdhpil9GOJl5sSo7E4eASPkjGJYhUl1oUlS8kMZnl7Gt1h5oNTJyG6vVAsho9mXSMUPrx41o8/s400/P1010095.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344781416245270258" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Us at the Hotel<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPL81RiUcDyfEF_5oyV3SJZ0_q_5ptlkx1T7_d5PoKkEUqHIETHDlOabCs5NkyF0HV-PHe_pakkNKj8ow-mTTKZiLFwzhweW1ACt55Dra3ID-5Eb5zER2LR0QenTEl2pjAV1WHvNEYkE/s1600-h/P1010080.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPL81RiUcDyfEF_5oyV3SJZ0_q_5ptlkx1T7_d5PoKkEUqHIETHDlOabCs5NkyF0HV-PHe_pakkNKj8ow-mTTKZiLFwzhweW1ACt55Dra3ID-5Eb5zER2LR0QenTEl2pjAV1WHvNEYkE/s400/P1010080.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344781082943700786" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Behind the golf course at the hotel<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSs1R6OheLst7fYEVgZhmi1xF__OE51m18ncVbTf8QfPQWS6CBR4a5jMdv-jq34rsAiykQGKaa6_6Tgu_sRz835uiMtGf_wD_EG5ejcu481rvMIFqkc0ctMULWZPGnSjAPbvwh278AsVQ/s1600-h/P1010126.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSs1R6OheLst7fYEVgZhmi1xF__OE51m18ncVbTf8QfPQWS6CBR4a5jMdv-jq34rsAiykQGKaa6_6Tgu_sRz835uiMtGf_wD_EG5ejcu481rvMIFqkc0ctMULWZPGnSjAPbvwh278AsVQ/s400/P1010126.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344781079492861314" border="0" /></a>Pine stand on the hiking trail<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimX3r8XPtqH0CPUwR7cBWK1lgdKKPIvqh3nRtKS6Jr4Nb_OACK2OdFsloLGrRmDPnG97dnmXx6EJ5Hw_-foyRn2qmgsPNRHNduja7ySqBFax_-4m57ym6ocMEUsDsKXoe3NB_vePzOLEc/s1600-h/P1010147.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimX3r8XPtqH0CPUwR7cBWK1lgdKKPIvqh3nRtKS6Jr4Nb_OACK2OdFsloLGrRmDPnG97dnmXx6EJ5Hw_-foyRn2qmgsPNRHNduja7ySqBFax_-4m57ym6ocMEUsDsKXoe3NB_vePzOLEc/s400/P1010147.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344779864786322946" border="0" /></a><br />Catherine Lake<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghqD7b9LXvlxfS46ySP4PYJokvr3v-CPPzhZoyC2HdejbtY102h00qNwMfutULYCXkJgwAnMSkH7I5GJU4lt-O9276no-BvauAlYBM88cp9hbvhgakxqBNP_K4mZuR7Z-cgaQjxeKIFO8/s1600-h/P1010113.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghqD7b9LXvlxfS46ySP4PYJokvr3v-CPPzhZoyC2HdejbtY102h00qNwMfutULYCXkJgwAnMSkH7I5GJU4lt-O9276no-BvauAlYBM88cp9hbvhgakxqBNP_K4mZuR7Z-cgaQjxeKIFO8/s400/P1010113.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344779859559210018" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A tree damaged in a lightning strike<br /><br /><br /></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11714725782520722613noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153289080344178300.post-71640427039781125572009-06-06T23:08:00.001-07:002009-06-07T19:16:16.570-07:00Wheel and Walk<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8BD5EKg2ozd4d9QyA4wkrx82E2CtxpekRYVj0gAywWDByooKJ4XI0vO3EhOWEsMPAAjTaXmGDao4W7EhyLmGH4xr-shawnP-I3dujGnPiIw764SuG3apxFEMysTUUMM_0m43dHiqkYxc/s1600-h/P1010093.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8BD5EKg2ozd4d9QyA4wkrx82E2CtxpekRYVj0gAywWDByooKJ4XI0vO3EhOWEsMPAAjTaXmGDao4W7EhyLmGH4xr-shawnP-I3dujGnPiIw764SuG3apxFEMysTUUMM_0m43dHiqkYxc/s200/P1010093.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344773338358192946" border="0" /></a> <div style="text-align: center;font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">Supporting SAM</span><br /></div> <span style="font-family:verdana;">I have been attending activities at an organization called </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.strokerecovery.ca/">Stroke Recovery Association of Manitoba</a><span style="font-family:verdana;">. It has come to mean a lot to me over the past several months. The support of other stroke survivors has helped me keep looking forward and in the process I have made many wonderful new friends and I have found a few ways to feel useful at a time when I have given up so many of my normal activities and volunteer commitments.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Today was a major fundraiser the "Annual Wheel and Walk" It was held at te Assiniboine Park. There were , bagels to begin with and Pizza for lunch. Rainbow Auction and of course the walking part! Participants asked to have donations made to SAM in support of our walking, or rolling, but mainly this was a fun family style event.</span><br /><p><a href="http://www.winnipeg.ca/cms/ape/pdfs/AssinibioneParkMap.pdf" target="new window"><img src="http://www.winnipeg.ca/cms/ape/images/AssinibioneParkMap.jpg" alt="Assiniboine Park Map" border="0" height="469" width="720" /></a></p><br /><img src="file:///Users/lindagcooper/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" />Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11714725782520722613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153289080344178300.post-11873158179777668972009-06-06T22:45:00.000-07:002009-06-07T07:18:11.414-07:00Brûlé Trail in Riding Mountain National Park<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ZqdTJEi9howutIz84ih7bLOYs8zsnllMmvtLma5IQWw9w9ZrfLgGRxZGUrJH4y1Ka958x2FmgwZvNn209J6_IMTTR6C0FwG9bI5RUIXhZDEw9hPaWxBUP7KUEpw_EI-aqYpY52kgKXo/s1600-h/P1010128.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ZqdTJEi9howutIz84ih7bLOYs8zsnllMmvtLma5IQWw9w9ZrfLgGRxZGUrJH4y1Ka958x2FmgwZvNn209J6_IMTTR6C0FwG9bI5RUIXhZDEw9hPaWxBUP7KUEpw_EI-aqYpY52kgKXo/s400/P1010128.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344588612390655378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">I asked if it was a good trail.. Honest!!</span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">We had a midweek getaway in </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/mb/riding/index_E.asp">Riding Mountain National Park</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">, about 3 hours from our home, and when we visited the park's touristy town we went to the Parks Visitor Center. The place is a beautiful log building built in the 1930's and has a great old fashioned museum and gift shop. I asked the cute young girl at the desk for her suggestions. I told her I didn't need to have a wheelchair rated trail but that I needed something level that I could push my walker over. She suggested the Brûlé trail. She said it was lovely, well groomed and rated as easy and after we hiked we could visit a lovely lake, Catherine Lake, just down the road.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Okay that sounds perfect!! I had no doubt that I could walk the distance of the trail. Well! We were only 15 minutes up this self guided trail when we found the trail changed to a wooded area with Pine roots crossing the trail in a huge tangles mass. It was really impassible using the walker. We didn't know if it was just a short section and we should persevere forward or we should turn back. The next area was a small ravine. The sensation of going downhill pretty much freaks me out at the moment and I was in tears and shaking by this point. Bob who wasn't feeling great himslef had to carry the walker and I clutched his arm for balance and stepped slowly and carefully onward. The trail really was beautiful and very interesting but it sure wasn't a good choice of someone who needs a walker! We kept going forward and the woods changed again and the last half wasn't anywhere as difficult for the last half. I was ultimately very proud of myself and feel I met a real huge challenge. When we got back to the hotel I could hardly move and more or less collapsed for the rest of the evening.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The next day was our "Spa Experience Day" and Bob and I had our very first massages ever and played in the hot tub and spa waters before packing up the car and heading back to our home in the city.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was walked out.</span>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11714725782520722613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153289080344178300.post-87299164260398175912009-06-06T22:41:00.000-07:002009-06-07T08:23:20.011-07:00Kings Park<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3q4Np4CvJHG6543LSmHQWQdEayiD4VSuYCY7Gbrte3uczIdu7bcQk-gePrsqbJLzmID3zQ5gQkOgYmXCImPdD_cCkEMB2PvO_3RTjTX7PTuNDaoYHu_mGrGpUuuMW9-HLNVz8dt7Owo/s1600-h/P1010050.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3q4Np4CvJHG6543LSmHQWQdEayiD4VSuYCY7Gbrte3uczIdu7bcQk-gePrsqbJLzmID3zQ5gQkOgYmXCImPdD_cCkEMB2PvO_3RTjTX7PTuNDaoYHu_mGrGpUuuMW9-HLNVz8dt7Owo/s320/P1010050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344590634214784098" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Walk the Labyrinth and Hike the Trails</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Kings Park is a lovely city park located near our university. It is almost surrounded by water and has a few interesting features like a pagoda and terrace area. As usually in Winnipeg the river views are particularly fantastic. A new addition at the Park is the </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.carolshieldslabyrinth.ca/index.htm">Carol Shields Memorial Labyrinth.</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> We attended an event at the new labyrinth called Exploring Sacred Spaces - Labyrinth Experience </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" > I wasn't ready to actually walk the labyrinth, especially in a crowd, but it sure was interesting to see.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> I have been attending a group about Mindfulness, Wellness and Meditation and I am just starting to broaden my horizons. I am taking baby steps exploring new ways of thinking.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" > We didn't get as far walking around the park as we wanted to so we will just come back and try and get a little further later in the summer.</span>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11714725782520722613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153289080344178300.post-33052169990253470772009-06-06T22:31:00.000-07:002009-06-07T19:25:16.188-07:00Kildonan ParkMy husband, my friend Barb and I went to Kildonan park for our first "outing" walk but it sure won't be our last. We had a wonderful time together and have plans for lots of other locations to visit.<br /><br />Kildonan Park is the home of our city's major outdoor theater <a href="http://www.rainbowstage.net/htmldocs/Rainbow_Main.html">Rainbow Stage</a>. That is where Bob and I went for our very first official date almost 30 years ago. It has literally been decades since we went walking there.<br /><br />A favorite place to visit is the Witches Hut.<br /><div id="photoImgDiv174944172"><img alt="Witches Hut" src="http://static.flickr.com/45/174944172_b86f22a4f0.jpg?v=0" onload="show_notes_initially();" height="500" width="375" /></div>Picture from the City of Winnipeg website.<br /><br />The park features beautiful gardens but it is too early for much to be growing so far this year. The walking trail wind around various planing areas, through picnic areas and one lovely route follows the river. The walk around the park is 1.9 kilometers.<br /><br /><a href="http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=kildonan+Park+winnipeg&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=36.888786,77.783203&ie=UTF8&ll=49.944537,-97.10603&spn=0.008948,0.01899&t=h&z=16&iwloc=near"><img src="http://www.winnipeg.ca/publicworks/ParksAndFields/Parks/images/KP_map.jpg" alt="Click here for Google Maps" usemap="#Map" border="0" height="419" width="723" /></a>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11714725782520722613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153289080344178300.post-47999120145499463102009-06-03T03:33:00.000-07:002009-06-03T03:39:30.105-07:00Getting GoingI have been walking!<br />Yes really... me!!<br /><br />This started as part of therapy to get me mobile after a serious health crisis, and much to my surprise I like it! My goal is to go walking in a variety of different locations in my neighborhood, my city, my province and anywhere else life leads me. I plan to try to remember my camera and share some of the interesting sights. Hopefully as I walk more I will be able to do even longer walks and hikes and I can share my progress toward recovery and reaching a healthy life too!<br /><br />LindaLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11714725782520722613noreply@blogger.com0