Traditional Arts - Pictures
Animal Husbandry
The blacksmith's anvil
Saddle and Harness Making
Saddle
Harness
Brett Kissel - Country and Western Music
Ian Tyson - calls himself " a folk singer with a Country & Western attitude."
Photo downloaded from the internet
Keister Family Fiddlers at Strathmore Rodeo
Larry Krause - country and western, blues and gospel singer (on the right) from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
Driving car or truck (art being to drive so you don't have any accidents)
Driving is serious business, so be alert. There is no room for mistakes (especially while speeding down the road at 65 mph), since even one serious mistake can be fatal. It is an art to drive courteously and safely, while still moving with the flow of traffic. Don't tailgate folks. Maintain a good space between you and other vehicles. Driving safely is an art. Bring'em back alive.
Gardening - creating patterns and designs with vegetables, flowers or other plants.
Growing Flowers (art being in the arrangement of flowers)
Sense of Humour
Stephen Leacock (1869 - 1944) - picture downloaded from the internet. Perhaps the most famous Canadian humorist is Stephen Leacock. Some of his works of humour include:
Borrowing A Match by Stephen Leacock from his works Literary Lapses (1910) You might think that borrowing a match upon the street is a simple thing. But any man who has ever tried it will assure you that it is not, and will be prepared to swear to the truth of my experience of the other evening. I was standing on the corner of the street with a cigar that I wanted to light. I had no match. I waited till a decent, ordinary-looking man came along. Then I said: "Excuse me, sir, but could you oblige me with the loan of a match?" "A match?" he said, "why certainly." Then he unbuttoned his overcoat and put his hand in the pocket of his waistcoat. "I know I have one," he went on, "and I'd almost swear it's in the bottom pocket--or, hold on, though, I guess it may be in the top--just wait till I put these parcels down on the sidewalk." "Oh, don't trouble," I said, "it's really of no consequence." "Oh, it's no trouble, I'll have it in a minute; I know there must be one in here somewhere"--he was digging his fingers into his pockets as he spoke--"but you see this isn't the waistcoat I generally..." I saw that the man was getting excited about it. "Well, never mind," I protested; "if that isn't the waistcoat that you generally--why, it doesn't matter." "Hold on, now, hold on!" the man said, "I've got one of the cursed things in here somewhere. I guess it must be in with my watch. No, it's not there either. Wait till I try my coat. If that confounded tailor only knew enough to make a pocket so that a man could get at it!" He was getting pretty well worked up now. He had thrown down his walking-stick and was plunging at his pockets with his teeth set. "It's that cursed young boy of mine," he hissed; "this comes of his fooling in my pockets. By Gad! perhaps I won't warm him up when I get home. Say, I'll bet that it's in my hip-pocket. You just hold up the tail of my overcoat a second till I..." "No, no," I protested again, "please don't take all this trouble, it really doesn't matter. I'm sure you needn't take off your overcoat, and oh, pray don't throw away your letters and things in the snow like that, and tear out your pockets by the roots! Please, please don't trample over your overcoat and put your feet through the parcels. I do hate to hear you swearing at your little boy, with that peculiar whine in your voice. Don't--please don't tear your clothes so savagely." Suddenly the man gave a grunt of exultation, and drew his hand up from inside the lining of his coat. "I've got it," he cried. "Here you are!" Then he brought it out under the light. It was a toothpick. Yielding to the impulse of the moment I pushed him under the wheels of a trolley-car, and ran.
Playing Fiddle and Guitar
Playing Flute
Native Drummers
Painting Pictures Western mural in Calgary
Western mural at Vulcan, Alberta
Mural at Athabasca, Alberta near where the old Athabasca Landing Trail used to end at the Athabasca River.
Mural at Hanna, Alberta
Mural at Gimli, Manitoba
Drawing Pictures in Stanley Park, BC
Drawing by Susan Wegner
Painting at Nelson, B.C.
British Columbia Mountain Stream - drawing by Susan Wegner
Making Fences - an example of a creative design for a fence - using stones and rails.
Meat Cutting - cutting Buffalo meat
Restoring Antiques
Old Bow Valley Ranch House - at Fish Creek Park
Sailing on Glenmore Reservoir
Sailing on Kootenay Lake, British Columbia
Ice Sailing on Ghost Lake, Alberta
Bronze Sculpture of Swift Fox
Bronze Sculpture of Bull Trout
Sculpture of Queen Elizabeth - Regina, Saskatchewan
Sculpture of Wolves - High River, Alberta
Sculpture of Lady Bug
Moose sculpture at the town of Manning , Alberta
Taxidermy - Ruffed Grouse
This web site built, designed, and owned by Ray Wegner. All photos (unless otherwise clearly stated) are original pictures, taken, built, edited and owned by Ray Wegner and his kids. Copyright.
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Ray Wegner, taking a drive out
to Three Hills with his family. Motoring up Highway #21. Beautiful country, and an excellent highway.
