Saskatchewan Revisited

The first thing we did when we arrived in Regina this time was to revisit the RCMP Museum gift shop because Bruce wanted to pick up some more fridge magnets that he picked up there before.  You don't really expect to bump into people you know from home while visiting across Canada but that is exactly what happened here.  I used to work with Marianne and she is RVing as well.  What a great surprise.

Besides connecting with family again, we went to the Regina Museum and visited walked around in that area including the legislative building.  We were to the museum years ago and love the dioramas there.  It's hard to know where the background and the foreground end and begin.  There is also a very good First Nations exhibit there now.

A favourite is the beaver lodge.

Then the First Nations exhibit ...

Did you know that the poles of the tipi symbolize different morals?

A beautiful mural of the Spirit Eagle.

The emphasis on the Sacred Place and World Views reminded us of our own journey across Canada. and the wide open spaces.

The next day we came back here after worship and saw more of the sights in our walk.

A very large grasshopper made of small elm trees.

The Legislative building with its beautiful gardens.

On the side of the legislative building are a group of tipis signifying the talks have begun.

The statue of Walter Scott overlooking the Legislative building.

And the next day, we are off to Moose Jaw.  The ladies at the church in Regina told us to get our picture in front of the moose.  They said we would miss it.  At the time, I wasn't  too sure what they were talking about but they were right.  When I saw the moose I knew this is what they were talking about.

On the way to Moose Jay a farm with bales of hay and a train in the background.

Lots of these little guys where I found this large moose.

And Moose Jaw is the home of the Snowbirds training ground.