New Mexico – The Land of Enchantment
New Mexico – By Irene Butler For miles the parched raw sienna sand dappled with dark green juniper and pale olive sage…
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Irene Butler Arkansas – Texas – Billy’s and George’s Backyards
Texas, Arkansas By Irene Butler Arkansas conjures up visions of hillbillies in the Ozark Mountains cooking up homebrew; probably due to Jed…
Chicago and other American Cities, Eh?
Chicago and other cities of America by Irene Butler By Irene Butler “You are going to Chicago, but you don’t know what…
Friendly Manitoba
Friendly Manitoba By Irene Butler Scripted on the province’s license plates, “ friendly” is a well-chosen attribute describing Manitoba’s peoples and places;…
Toyota Prius Fuel Economy – Gasonomics
Toyota Prius Fuel Economy and other thoughts by Rick Butler With 9336 kilometres behind us, Emili (out Toyota Prius) has snacked on…
Salute to Saskatchewan
Wheat elevators are landmarks in seas of grain; a complete turn with eyes scanning the firmament often reveals every category of cloud…
Alberta – Cruising Cowboy Country
Cattle grazing on soft rolling hills, farmlands a vivid green with new wheat crops, the big unobstructed sky above, Stetson hats and…
Writing on Stone Provincial Park – Gift of the Creator
Bear, hardly breathing, scoured the landscape; it would not be long now.....