Books

I love books. Not a day can go by where I don't have to read a bit of a book before shutting my eyes for sleep. At times I even have more than one book on the go.  Our local library is also an excellent source for books.

I think if I was one to buy more books than I do, one of the new E-Readers might be a good thing to invest in. I do buy some books, ones that I want to keep and read over, but otherwise the library serves me well enough. I usually only read a book once, so not too worth buying it.

There is just something about having a book in hand, the feel and the weight of it, turning the pages, getting close to the end of the story that I don't think an E-Reader would fulfil. You know, curling up on the couch with a good book. Just not the same I think with a reader!

I am always curious about old worn well used books as well. I wonder who besides me read this book. How many people enjoyed it? What did they think of the story? Have they lasted this long because they are a good read? The rough textures of the book covers, the thickened pages, the cracked spines, the smell of the yellowed pages all leave a mark and tell thier own story.And I would like to know that story as well! 

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Sepia Scenes

This is the main cemetary located in Medicine Hat. One day my sister and I strolled through the cemetary, and this is one of the photos of that day. Most of the more modern cemetaries nowadays do not allow a raised cemetary stone as it makes it more difficult to cut the grass on a regular basis. In days of cutbacks, now it is cheaper to just mow over the flat stones rather than having to edge around and mow around raised stones. Seeing a cemetary that does have stones leaves personal spaces for the families to add thier mementos and flowers to the gravesite in rememberance of thier loved one.

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Watery Wednesday in Sepia

I have quite a few different photos along the same line as my header, here is another one for you!

I am a sucker for raindrops and this has lots of them!

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Sepia Scenes

I love gates. I am always curious to see what is on the other side, what it is that they are trying to keep us out of or what it is they are trying to keep in!

Some gates are small and inconspicuous and others big and grand. Like this gate for instance.

This gate was a garden gate, protecting a garden about an acre or so.

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Sepia Scenes

In Saskatchewan, outside of Maple Creek, is the only winery located in Saskatchewan.

One of the outbuildings on the property.

Closer view.

I thought these buildings went well in Sepia.

Pretty big sky here, that day was really cold even though it was August of last year.

Path leading up to the Winery, to the left. This winery made fruit wines such as Apple, Cranberry, Strawberry and one of my favorite fruit wines, Rhubarb wine.

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Sepia Scenes for Watery Wednesday

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A cool damp foggy day at Mike Lake in Golden Ears Park in Maple Ridge, B.C. The lake was calm allowing the reflections in the water to be clear and concise. Behind me where I took this photo was a small floating dock out into the water and a couple of small boats fly fishing in the lake beyond that. It was very peaceful and quiet.