Glenbow Ranch

Yesterday my family & I enjoyed a glorious day with a picnic and hike.  This was my first visit to Glenbow Ranch and the vista was incredible...prairies and hills to the east, the Bow River and mountains to the west.

I'm so grateful for a husband who packs a lunch and tells us to hop in the car for a surprise.  We've experienced some sad news with several extended family members lately so it was lovely to get into nature and recharge.  Isn't it always those little things that mean so much?  Watching an eagle fly overhead or the clouds casting beautiful shadows on dancing grasses. 

I physically felt my stress-meter plummet and now am ready to face the day...which, so far, has been amazing.  Those days I begin in the studio (or, in this case, with my pochade on the deck) are typically the best.