I had the pleasure of photographing Dr. Heather Dean for a upcoming article. Her current position is Researcher, Manitoba Institute of Child Health; Staff Endocrinologist, Department of Pediatrics & Child Health, Children’s Hospital of Winnipeg; Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba. Which is quite a list for a “current position”!
In the pouring rain, I drove out to her home in the country and was amazed at the carefree lifestyle she shares with her family. There were so many options for the portraits outside, that she insisted I wear her rubber boots and I was rather amused when her husband brought them to me. They fit perfectly and were so adorable I had to photograph them.
Heather has a amazing garden, and gave me a handful of parsley for the drive home. Check out the tomatoes, she barely stopped for me to take the photo.
We needed a few differant photos to cover the article, we took cover under a tree which made for a beautiful frame for the farm equipment in the background. The work gloves remained on, and the word “mom” had to be in the photo!
Photography by Michele 
The Wild Wild West!
I’ll admit it, I love Alberta! Probably because I was born and raised in Calgary. I love the rolling hills and being able to drive an hour west to view the mountains. I have lots of family all over Alberta and recently went for a much needed holiday and visit.
One of the highlight’s for me was finding wild horses with my uncle and aunt. First time for us. I’m so glad I brought my camera, but next time I’ll bring a little longer lens, as It’s not a good idea to get to close, especially when there’s colts in the herd.
We saw about 30 horses in the herd, these are just sections of them, and some of them were a little curious about us.
Just beautiful shiny coats on them, hard to believe these are wild.
We were shocked to see a couple colts in the herd, as the coyote’s usually have them for breakfast!
Memories to cherish for a life time….