Sunday was another spectacular day here in La Ronge, SK A sunny clear dy with the temperature going up to 24°C & no wind to speak of. So we decided to go for a drive & do some exploring around some of the communities & back roads south of La Ronge.
Lake Wayakwin, Montreal Lake, Emerald Pond, & Potato River to name a few … we took along a picnic which consisted of chicken, black cherry pop & some delicious bannock. Which I had just baked from a great recipe I received recently from Spud, a friend back home on the Island. An awesome recipe must add! All of which we enjoyed by Emerald Pond while watching water bugs, 3 or 4 varieties of dragonflies & the fish that jumped for them … a tasty picnic of their own.
I tried & tried to catch a photo of them mid jump but to no avail, as you can see by the picture below! Nothing but the rings …
And the next photo is of another of Saskatchewan’s ‘Point of Interest’ signs to help tourists get local information. Fortunately we didn’t need to park on the shoulder to get info at this one … there’s too much information on this sign to repeat but there is a note below this photo.
Geographic Center of Saskatchewan ~ 54° 30‘, 105° 30‘
approx. 5986 km (3719 mi.) north of equator &
6822 km (4239 mi.) west of Greenwich England
Total area of Saskatchewan 651,900 km (251,700 sq mi.)
And to finish off this day of adventure a photo of Pam & off in the distance is Montreal Lake.
Uill, gun tèid e gu math dhomh an-duigh
Well, wish me luck for today …
Hi
Looks beautiful there, and seems as you both are getting to see alot of the country. Lilipuck is has an appointment on Fri with Pius to get her bloods done again, she sees Dr Cote on Sept 25.
Will talk to you soon.
Liz
PS send Spuds bannock recipe, thanks
By: Sandy on 13/09/2006
at 4:04 am
As they like to say here; “You betcha!”! And you don’t have to go very far to see it either. Thanks for update on LiliPuck. Definitely a special girl & always on our minds! Will send Spud’s bannock recipe in an email. …. mmmmmm!
Cuidhil meaban
By: Na Ceàrdan on 13/09/2006
at 7:08 am
Glad you liked the bannock!! I told ya it was yummy! I’ve only eaten it at Mom and Dad’s and have never made it myself… you’ve inspired me to give it a whirl.
Beautiful pictures, as always.
By: Tara on 17/09/2006
at 7:31 am
Great idea go for it. And as your dad says “it’s a never-fail” recipe. A fact I know intimately … while I can cook rather well on the top burners my oven talents are rather limited & this bannock was perfect every time.
And thank you so very much for suggesting I get “Spud’s Bannock Recipe”.
Cuidhil meaban
By: Na Ceàrdan on 17/09/2006
at 8:18 am
[...] BTW Some folks add Raisins but I wasn’t interested in making a scone for this meal. For a sweet & incredibly tasty bannock I heartily recommend the Spudder’s Bannock I wrote of in an earlier posting . And for those with healthy blood pressure you could add a bit of salt to each of these recipes ~ to taste of course. ½ tsp or so. Uill, gun tèid e gu math dhomh an-duigh Well, wish me luck for today … [...]
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at 8:32 pm