Tonight, I watched the documentary entitled “Babies“.

I am not into documentaries, and even less into babies. This is a departure from my usual movie watching habits. I am not a parent and this child thingy is really foreign to me. However, it is amazing to see four babies observe and discover their body, and the world around them from the time they are born to the time they reach their first birthday. It is also fascinating, to see, from a toddler perspective, four very different places on the planet: Namibia, Mongolia, Japan, and the United States of America.

Living in Houston, it is easy to forget that not every Homo sapiens have access to running water, sanitation, medicine, and all the commodities I generally take for granted.

Babies is a very refreshing documentary that does not focus, as it is too often the case, on a problem in our societies, but more on the common thread that links all members of our species.

A couple of days ago, I took a few pictures of my favorite park in Calgary. Here they are…

Sunday was a fine day. The temperature was cool (around 18C) and even though it was slightly raining, this was a good day for a hike near Canmore. Enjoy the pictures.

This afternoon, we drove to Bragg Creek, a small town south west of Calgary. It is a very pleasant community hidden among tall evergreen trees. I took some pictures and I must say that I wish that I could have pressed the shutter button through my glove. The temperature was -23C (-10F) and even without wind, you can feel your fingers getting cold (and red) after only a few minutes.