Family
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“And now you die”
The forty men sitting in the field that night knew what was about to happen, at least in the final moments. There was furtive talk about escape, as each passing moment revealed to them their coming doom. They were no doubt tired, it had been a long two days. Two days earlier most of them
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Favourite
For many reasons this is probably my favourite photo from our vacation. I've played with it in a variety of styles, and it works in almost all of them. I debated whether to post this processed as a Bleach Bypass photo, or this B&W version of it. My father and my son, at my grandparent's
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Birding, our style.
So with the return of Snowbuntings, Travis (and I) have been wanting to get out and find more of them. Travis, bless his heart, has been keeping a running total of the numbers that he has seen, which I believe is 23 as opposed to my single bird. So after he got back from school,
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Vimy Day
From one o'clock until five thirty, thousands of men – quiet. The locking ring on our bayonets were a little loose. When the order to "Fix bayonets" went along the line, you'd think there were a thousand bees coming. You trembled, waiting. — F. MacGregor, 25th Battalion CEF Today has been named Vimy Ridge Day
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Alarm bells
I was up rather late the night before last. So when the alarm went off yesterday morning I decided to forego my morning yoga and sleep for an extra hour. So through bleary eyes I added an hour to the alarm and wen back to sleep. I was next awoken by Travis who asked "Dad?
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Qimuksiq
The weather has been extremely fine lately. Without a breeze the Sun's warmth is glorious. Days like these are undeniably fine. Bolt, our family dog, has finally been getting the exercise and attention he needs. And he loves to pull, true to his heritage. For a little dog, that has been largely sedentary he digs
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Slim Trim and Fun to be with
Last Fall, having had nightly chest pains, I stopped in to the Health Centre to get it checked out (before you start worrying mom it apparently isn't my heart). I was stunned when I stepped on the scale as part of the exam when I saw that I weighed 265 pounds. When I arrived I