The boys from the Almost Leather Band. Duke, Jason, Chris and Tom.

Canada geese swimming in the artificial lake at the Alberta Research Council

Snow's gone, now the work begins in the garden.

My first cutthroat trout. Joyce River on the eastern slopes is a catch and release stream.

Coffee and a fire at the lake

Paul "Duke" Paetz, at work in the CKUA Radio studio. Duke is a wonderful musician and composer. He's known around Alberta for his drumming with the Almost Leather Band. And he creates the musical stings heard on Innovation Alberta.

Cheryl's garden in a summer when there was no drought.

Cheryl and Wendy laying the first bricks for the fish pond in Cheryl's garden.

Goldfish and mermaids amid the cattails in the finished pond in Cheryl's garden.