Horned Owls, Old Friends and Pot

May 27, 2019

The area around Pincer Creek is well known for its winds. There are many wind electric generator turbines erected on the hills surrounding the Oldman Lake reservoir. This morning the day was shaping up to be sunny with light winds and I decided to go for a paddle on the lake with the kayak.  Debbie wanted to sew new curtains on the door window as it was letting in too much light in the morning.  I went across the lake to some sandstone cliffs and as I was passing one area I noticed a small cave opening in the cliff.  A Horned Owl and its chick occupied it.  They posed for some photos.

I continued to cruise around the lake for another two hours and then as the wind started to pick up I made my way back.

In the afternoon, we headed into Pincer Creek to meet up with Bob and Elenor.  Bob and I went through school together and were best buddies.  Bob and Elenor live in Saskatoon and are vacationing in the Pincer Creek/Waterton Lakes area and we arranged to meet for supper in Pincer Creek. We had a great visit with them at the Boston Pizza.  It was nice to have Debbie and Elenor meet as they had never met before.  Our plans in our travels are to meet up with Bob and Elenor in Saskatoon however this was a nice coincidence that they were in the same area as we were. 

As we were leaving Boston Pizza, Clive and Willie rolled up. They informed us that they were going to help their son Mike.  Mike has been successful in certifying to become a licensed Marijuana grower, and was receiving a shipment of plants to his greenhouses.   Clive and Willie asked us if we would go with them to help unload the shipment into the greenhouses as he needed the help.   We agreed and met Mike and his pot plants at the greenhouse.  It took about an hour to move the plants into the greenhouse and for Mike to set them up. It was predicted to be a cool night so it was important to move them into the shelter of the greenhouse.  As a retired cop it certainly made a paradigm shift in my thinking, now that cannabis is now legal in Canada.  I asked Mike if he had any idea how many thousands of plants I had destroyed in my 37-year career and here I was now putting them into a greenhouse!!  How things have changed.  We finally finished that job and returned to Cowley, both smelling like skunks! 

It had turned out to be a very interesting day.