UPDATES: The 2026 Calendar The Bald Eagles The Wall Hanging

The 2026 Calendar

Five down seven to go! This is the five watercolour painting for my 2026 Calendar, it will represent an early spring or late autumn month.  I used a photo from my latest hot beverage pouring occasion at Lake Louise last week as my reference.  This pouring was recent enough that I can still almost taste it!  Occasions like these have been a ritual while being "out & about" during cold weather. The location picked to settle into always has a perfect view.  I will bundle up, place my therma-rest pad to sit on then settle in. I like the sound from unscrewing the cup, lifting the red seal and the sound made when actually pouring the beverage. The sips soothe the soul!  

my reference photo

I have three short videos to share with you from my pouring occasions last week while visiting Banff and Lake Louise in Banff National Park.  The majority of the time over the years the pourings have been perfect then there is the odd time when it goes off the rails! Maybe the times it goes off the rails would be the perfect times, those are the occasions that laughter becomes a part of the whole experience.   

The Bald Eagles

I paid a visit to Carburn Park on the weekend to check out the two Bald Eagles and also to see if new visitors have arrived during the warm wave of weather.  Upon arrival to the Park, I first made my way to the location where I last saw the Bald Eagles building their nest. The last time I was there was early February and I watched them busily build.  During this weekend's visit, no one was home but that's not unusual.  I checked back later and still no one.  Out of the corner of my eye, I saw activity in the trees further to the west so made a bee line to that area.  See those two red dots in the tree in the centre of the photo!  Those are the two Bald Eagles!  I talked with two guys and they shared with me that the Bald Eagles abandoned their previous nest two weeks ago and have been building a new one in this location. They have been working hard to build the new nest as time is getting short for when eggs could be laid.  

I watched them for a lengthy time! I wondered when would they rest!  They must get tired! They did not rest while I was there. I believe the Bald Eagle perched and watching is the female.  At times she assisted with getting the branches perfectly placed. I was getting tired of standing and watching and moved on down the trail.  

These are just three of the many times the Bald Eagle flew off to collect branches. 

The Wall Hanging

In my last blog post, I mentioned I wanted to create a knitted wall hanging of some sort that depicted nature in some way.  The first piece was the Great Horned Owl that I knitted using cable stitches.  I completed three more pieces using up yarn that I had left over from previous projects.  There is so much to love about nature that of course the Wall Hanging has to include a knitted heart.  I am in the process of knitting another piece and I think I will do one more after that.  Then it will be time to brain storm on how to attach them all, what to hang them from and where to hang the finished product!