So, for those of you who don't know, I have a nephew, Rowan, who is 3 years old and lives in Australia. This kid LIVES for video chatting on skype. It's great. Usually the first three lines out of his mouth are as follows.... 1)HI UNCLE ANDREW 2)HOW'S KERRIE(my girlfriend) and 3)CAN I SEE SOME SNOW OUTSIDE YOUR WINDOW. Cheeky little fella! I don't even get a "How are you"! He is just making sure Kerrie is doing well! HAHA Unfortunately, by the time I get to chat with him on skype, due to the time difference, it's always dark here and I don't really get to show him the snow outside. So, today I set out on a seemingly simple mission. Get a photo of some snow for Rowan.
Equipped with my camera and a coffee, I headed down the Bow Valley Parkway looking for some shots. I think I was only on the road for about 2 minutes when I saw a car had slid off the road into the deep snow-filled ditch. I pulled up and 4 ice climbers jumped out. Using their climbing rope, we hooked on their vehicle and I towed them out. Good start to the morning!
I keep on my way down the road looking for a subject to shoot. After arriving at Moose Meadows, I noticed out of the corner of my eye, what looked like one of the brightest rainbows I had ever seen. I jumped out, snapped a few shots and was on my way. A bit further down the road, I noticed that this "SNOWBOW" was actually a HUGE ring around the sun. And there it was, a huge tree in the middle of a little meadow, completely circled by this "snowbow". So, obviously being prepared for -35 weather, I jumped out, wearing my Dickie work pants, summer skate shoes and paper thin socks and I waded through snow up to my waste to get to the tree. I set up my camera on the tripod and started snapping away.... with little to no feeling in my hands of legs/feet! BUT, I thought it would totally be worth it. What kid wouldn't like to see snow AND a rainbow! BOOM, there ya go Rowan! He Better like it!
