Gun Club ...

June 4, 2017

Mike spent the weekend in Mossleigh, AB ...

at a Trap Shooting Tournament ...

with his friends that he shoots with at the local Trap & Skeet Club ...

This was Mike’s first tournament ... 

This was this young mans first time shooting ...  at a Mossleigh Tournament ... He started this sport last year ... One of the rituals at the range is ...  if you shoot 25 straight shots in a row ... The guys grab your hat ... toss it up in the air ... and everyone takes a shot at it ... 

 

The last day in Mossleigh, AB ... the guys hanging out ... Mike said the accomodations at the Inn ... were quite comfortable ... and the homemade meals were delicious at the diner ... It was a great trip and Mike hopes to attend again next year.

 

 

An Awesome Day ...

February 19, 2017

It had snowed overnight ... but this wasn't going to stop Mike and Nathan ...

from trying out the clay thrower and firing the shotguns ... before they headed to the shooting range ...

Nathan quickly shovelled off the deck ... while Mike set things up ...

It was a cool morning ... so I didn't last long out there taking pictures and videos ...

of this activity ... 

Alana chose to watch from inside due to the temperature and the loudness of the shots ...

Once the guys had left for the Trap and Skeet Shooting Club ...

Alana and I decided to put on the snowshoes and go for a walk ... in the fresh fallen snow ...

We had walked down the road ... chatting the whole way ... about this area and before we knew it ...

we had traveled almost 2km ... wow ...  it surprised us that we had gone that far ...

We turned around and proceeded to walk back up the road to the house ...

Once we were back at the house ... we walked out into the field and picked up ...

the clay discs that had not been shot ...

So when all was done ... we had walked a total of 4km today ...

I'd say that was a most enjoyable ... great walk ... !!!

Alana and I went inside ... had a quick lunch and started to prepare the food ...

for tonights dinner ...

I was happy to receive these pictures of Mike and Nathan at the shooting range ...

and it looks like Rocko was happy to see Nathan as well ... 

We were delighted that the guys had a great time ...

Oma was going to join us for Mike's birthday dinner ... and spend the night with us ...

so when the guys were on their way home ...

they dropped by Oma's place and brought her out ...

Oma was put to work ... (actually she offered to help out) ... while I prepared the Halibut ... 

and Alana made the salad and dressing  ... (Oma's recipe) ...

We then started cook the pan fry the potatoes ... cook up the stirred veggies ...

and started to fry up the Halibut ...

Table was set and we were ready to eat our dinner ...

We sat down at the table ... with wine and beer for our beverages ...

and dinner was served ... 

We enjoyed every morsel ... of the meal ... 

Just gotta love a Halibut dinner ... !!!

After dinner ... 

coffee was prepared and a fresh Huckleberry pie was served for dessert ...

Oma figured it must be a special occasion ...

for the huckleberries to come out of the freezer ...

And ... it was ... !!!

We had a lovely time visiting ... chatting ... telling stories and lots of laughter ...

Once the kitchen was cleaned up ...

a  round of Martinis or more were made ... 

and we continued our visit ... relaxing in the living room ...

Early Birthday Gift ...

February 12, 2017

Mike received his birthday gift early ...

A new shotgun for his new hobby ...

of Trap & Skeet Shooting ...

He was so excited when he went into town to pick it up ...

Bringing it home ... and giving it a full inspection ...

hoping if the snow stopped falling ...

that he would be able to go shooting on Sunday ...

 

Guess we'll have to get some Clay Pigeons ...

a thrower and some shotgun shells ... oh and some heavy duty hearing protection ...

for Mike to practice out here at the house ...

He's one happy guy ... !!!

 

 

New Sunday Sport ...

 

Mike finally brought in his camera ...

these pictures were taken November 27, 2016 ...

Guess I will have to be more diligent in asking for the pictures ...

Mike had started going to the Kimberley Trap & Skeet Club ...

with Rocko and Sandy on Sunday afternoons ...

He has been using an extra shotgun ...

to get an understanding of the type of gun he would like to purchase ...

he is really enjoying this sport ...

Although he does get frustrated a bit when he misses ...

but ... practise makes perfect ...

This is a wonderful all year round sport ...

 

 

Last Weekend in the Meadows ...

October 15, 2016

 

We headed back up to Mazur Meadows last evening ...

enjoying a quiet time by the campfire ...

When I awoke in the morning ...

I saw that John's truck was pulling up behind our trailer ...

John and his son ... Adrian ... were up early ... to go hunting ...

It was a successful hunt ... and now it was time to dress out the deer ...

and get it ready to take to the butcher ...

 

After lunch the guys decided to shoot a few rounds of shells ...

trap shooting with flying clay discs ...

 

Denise I decided to go for a hike ... to check out the fishing holes ...

while the guys were playing ...

Adrian had gone out hunting again with his dad ...

bringing back a grouse and rabbit ...

 

Rocko was making his special sauce again ... to have with penne this evening ...

Lindsay was in charge of the garlic bread and caesar salad ...

We managed to enjoy our dinner ... before the rain started to fall ...

Ranger and umbrellas kept us dry ... throughout the night ... sitting by the fire ...

This was our last evening to be together out in the wilderness ...

It was getting late and I was ready to call it a night ...

but before I said goodnight ...

I ended up making some "Grillers" for the guys ... as they were needing a midnight snack with their sociables ...

psst ...

I also knew once they would ingest some food ...

it wouldn't be long before they would be ready to call it a night ...

tee hee !!!

 

 

 

October 16, 2016

 

Everyone was busy ... packing up all their belongs ...

to head out of the meadows today ...

Once we were all packed up ... other than the quads and fishing poles ...

The four of us went for one last ride ...

and try out the fishing spots ...

We could see the fish swimming in the ponds ... hoping to catch one ...

we did have a few nibbles ...

but Rocko was the only one that caught a trout ...

This one released back into the water ...

It had started to rain a bit ... so we left the fishing spots ...

and just went for a ride to the other side of the creek ... up to the mountain ...

I was happy that I put on my rain gear ....

Upon returning back to the campsite ... the quads were put onto the trailers ... now ready to go ...

We did have a quick lunch ... roasting smokies over the campfire ...

before making our journey home ...

We thoroughly enjoyed all our weekends ...

here at Mazur Meadows ...