Each year, we get a chance to enjoy Manitoba’s Whiteshell Provincial Park for about a week. And each year, that week is circled on the calendar about 12 months in advance.
We were able to do an á la carte trip to the Whiteshell this year though. We began with four days at beautiful Brereton Lake followed by a final three days at Falcon Lake.
This was our first official camping trip as a young family and it sure was an eye-opener. We didn’t sleep more than 18 hours all week. We were on each other’s cases for all 7 days. And we promised each other it would be at least 3 or 4 years before we embarked on another camping trip.
We’re already thinking otherwise. Of course.
It was a great week in the midst of a weird year. I can’t wait to return next year.
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It’s been forever since I posted something here on The Newsprint. To a degree, I apologize. But to the next degree, I have to admit to being too busy to care. My family and I have been attempting to soak every last bit of summer this year, and The Newsprint simply doesn’t take precedence over that.
Rest assured, the camera has had a very busy few months. From the middle of June through to the first week of September, we’ve ventured out to the beach, to the lake, to the campground, and to the cabin, and we’ve carved out very little sleep along the way.
Normally, I’d be extra happy with the achievement of being fairly active during the summer even with two little ones under three years of age.
But this year is different.
This year, winter feels like an honest boogie monster, waiting and lurking on the other side of the bush to rob us of the little bit of joy 2020 can bring. We suffered through one of the longest winters of my life last year — from mid-October 2019 through to mid-May 2020, we had more than a foot of snow on the ground. Though mild, last winter was awfully, awfully long.
And with recent temperatures dropping to freezing around here, it’s hard not to feel the pending doom of winter right now.
So, as an ode to the summer of 2020 that was, here are a few beach photos at the local watering hole in Plum Coulee. The beach is essentially man-made and is very small when compared to other beaches even in our province, but it’s a perfect spot for taking a few toddlers for the afternoon.
The water is clean. The sand is soft. What more could you ask for?
No, this isn’t the famous 405-acre Stanley Park you can walk, bike, or drive through in the heart of Vancouver. That Stanley Park is perhaps one of the coolest places on earth, with all the western red cedars towering above you and the enjoyable biking wrapping around the whole of the park.
No, this is definitely not that Stanley Park.
It has been awhile since I did a photo dump here on The Newsprint, so why not.
I should take delivery of the Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 RF-L zoom lens this coming week and am very excited to put it through the paces. This may be the most boring lens one could possibly purchase, but I’m grateful to have an ultra-versatile lens that I can use for portraits, wide-angle shots of the kids, and product photos in my home office.
