Archive for July, 2008

July 26th, 2008

Long summer days

Long summer days=short summer posts.
A few pictures from the last two weeks; visit from my sister and her family (I miss you guys), Metchosin Sheepdog Trial, Butchart Gardens. We also had a lot of great hanging out time, visiting the beach, watching the scene in downtown Victoria on lunch hour, playing with Sam.
Finally, at [...]

July 13th, 2008

Carbon taxi

BC’s new carbon tax went into effect July 1. In June, everyone in BC got a check for $100 from the province, a one-time bonus to ease the shock. Just the push I needed to finally get a new bike — one that I might actually want to ride, unlike my old one. Isn’t she [...]

July 3rd, 2008

Brown bear, brown bear

What do you see?

I see a ground squirrel looking at me!
Ground squirrel, ground squirrel, what do you see?

I see a mule deer looking at me!
Mule deer, mule deer, what do you see?

I see a baby sheep looking at me!
Baby sheep, baby sheep, what do you see?

OMG!!! I see the CUTEST BABY MOOSE EVER!!!!!!!!!!!

Makes me crack [...]