boring, but something...

ok i know i have been slacking on my posting....and i really have nothing interesting to report. I haven't taken many pictures lately, except of Carrie's cats......so i will post pictures of the cats because i have decided that posting pics of the cats is better than posting nothing at all. You may disagree, but really, it's not up to you.

This is Matilda sitting pretty (and then lounging pretty on the computer)


And here is the sophisticated Dr. Bombay doing a little evening reading...


I will try and come up with a better post next week...

pumpkin carving THIS year!!!

So last year i decided that I could be a master pumpkin carver....so i downloaded a pattern off the internet and after a long evening, produced the superb Jesus pumpkin you see in the next post. This year i had to carry on my tradition of masterful carving.........

In memory of Steve Irwin - the Crocodile Hunter -

pumpkin carving last year.....

And this is my Jesus pumpkin from last year (i think it looks better if you look at it from a bit of a distance).

what a delightful day...!

i chose these lovely cartoons to illustrate the things involved in my day.....

This is my one weekend in over a month that i have not had to go down to Seattle at all...it was nice to sleep in this morning and then settle in for some homework...

Also part of my day was laundry....i really didn't feel as miserable about it as this cartoon lady does, especially since i washed my sheets and i'm SO excited to sleep in a nice clean bed tonight!

I also watched some tv....i find it to be a nice study break. My afternoon programming of choice included Take Home Chef and Trading Spaces
And the reading...the endless reading....i was not as enthused about it as this little gaffer seems to be.......perhaps that's because it seems to be never ending.......
And finally, I talked to the mumsie....always good to check in back on the homestead to see how the parental are doing...
anyway now i've abandoned all homework notions for the evening and have settled in to watch the Canucks game....ahhhhhhh delightful!

another weekend in seattle

well i was in seattle again this weekend....and i kill time by taking random pictures. as you can see, my coffee was a nice little prop....i was going to make a whole collage of starbucks pics, but i thought that people might think i have an addiction or something crazy like that....lol

 

wedding fun!

Calvin and Elisa - friends from life group - got married this weekend. It was a pretty fun wedding, despite the fact that as a life group, we got ropped in to a heck of a lot of set up and take down responsibilities...ah well, someone's gotta do it and a few late nights won't kill me (they'll just make me tired..lol)

i'm looking forward to seeing all that was wrapped up in big boxes and pretty paper....they're so lucky...they get to open a whole lotta gifts!!
 

more adventures in everett

first of all, i'm trying a new collage mode in picasa...second of all, let's talk about the fun times in everett this weekend. So we went to Target, always a good time. Carrie got very excited to wander through the Halloween stuff and clearly found a mask she liked. Also fun...well, not really fun, but something we did, was take kitten to the vet for some shots. Kitten did not enjoy the exprience so much and looked very concerned on the car ride there. However, she was a real trooper and it was nice to have a somewhat subdued kitty around the house in the evening!!!!
 

flower fields forever....

So lately i've been a little obsessed with taking pictures of flowers...that, and using the macro mode on my camera...lol. anyway, i finally have put a bunch of my pics in a collage (have you notice my other new obsession....collages??!!) for you all to enjoy!!

 

ahhh seattle....

so i had some fun with my camera while i was in seattle this past weekend. of course there are the ever so popular space needle pics that need to be included. there's this little garden thingy full of flowers right across the street from my school, a little bit of green in the middle of seattle cement.....it's called the p-patch as you can see below and a few of pics i've included are from there. also you will see the loverly cruise ship that i stare at while i eat lunch....every time i'm down for school the ship is there, taunting me, saying "ha ha you don't get to go on a cruise..."

anyway...enjoy!



 

sunset in everett

I took these pics a few days ago while in Washington for school....I stopped at a park near where my friends live and while i just missed the sunset, the sky was still pretty cool....and i love that there was a lone sailboat out for an evening ride 

elk mountain

pam and i took advantage of the amazing weather this long weekend and challenged ourselves with a hike up Elk Mountain. Whew did we get a workout.......but it was well worth it! the views were amazing, though i must apologize for the lack of clarity and the foggy valley below us.....welcome to the smog that settles in the Fraser Valley after many straight days of sunshine.

After dragging ourselves to the top of the mountain, we had lunch in the shade (the birds would come eat right out of your hand....see photo above), lounged around a bit and then gave our quads a good workout coming back down (thank you chad and theresa for letting us sit in your hot tub last night.....)

what a great day!! 

clearwater bay adventures

Well i just spent a great week at the lake with my family, though my dad had to go back to the city and work for part of the time. Here are a few pics of some things we did, places we went, etc etc

This is one of a few times my brother and I canoed mom around.......this time we decided to paddle around our island before the sunset....but mom and I had just poured our daily gin & tonic...so mom brought hers along for the ride......i myself could not paddle while sipping, so mine stayed in the fridge for later

Ah Kenora....home of the world famous Husky the Muskie, a giant fish on the waterfront as you drive into town.
this was a bit later on the canoe ride mentioned above.......we didn't quite make it all the way around the island by sunset, but it was all good....we even saw a deer
Here I am in front of the main cottage
Ah puzzles......lake entertainment on rainy days that turns into "can't sleep, gotta finish the puzzle"......my dad and I worked on this crazy puzzle off and on for about 2 days and finally finished it at 12:30am

ah the joys of the lake............!!!

the scenic side....part 1

I took many many pictures while I was at the cabin and had a lot of fun experimenting with sepia, b&w and macro modes while trying to capture things with somewhat of an artistic flair. I'd say some worked out pretty darn well!! I'll try to choose my favories otherwise i could post a TON of shots..lol


that's my bro looking at the sunset

i think i took sunset pictures every night, though some days the colors were better than others
out for a canoe ride in Beaver Bay...this is an old rope swing that someone put up years ago
Ok i realize there is not much color to be seen in these shots but i have discovered that i LOVE sepia....lol...anyway, look at the next blog where there's more color to be found

the scenic side...part 2

Ok, so basically it was too hard to choose only 5 favorites, so i am making a second posting of purty shots....hope you like them!

first of all i thought it was pretty impressive that i took this canoe shot all my myself in the middle of the lake........second of all, i think it looks cool

So we had this crazy storm that suddenly blew through the first night we were there, and then the sky went all colorful. This (and the next shot) is looking out from the guest cottage


So we went to Kenora and i had some fun taking pictures of the flowers on the waterfront

back in business

just letting y'all know that i'm back from my little trip to winnipeg/the cabin and will hopefully be posting a bunch of pics soon!

cabin sweet cabin

So tomorrow I'm heading off to Winnipeg for a little family time at the cabin so it might be over a week before i post again, just to give y'all a heads up.

Here's a pic of the cabin....that's my dad sitting on the deck.........the sun better be out while i'm there because i plan on doing some serious reading and tanning....



lol....this pic is from summer 1981......it's the 6 grandkids at the lake with gran and gramps....can you figure out which one I am?
Alrighty......enjoy your next week or so and i'll talk to you all later!

smallest church ever!!

So Pammer and I were camping at Beachwood for the long weekend again (remember i use the term 'camping' loosly as we were in the trailer, not a tent). We had a great time relaxing in the sun, playing cards and cooking things in the campfire.

Right outside Lynden you will find the smallest church ever! I think it used to be in Canada, but it was moved down to Washington for some reason. Anyway, it's cute and tiny and so here are some pictures of it. The pictures aren't in the order I would have liked, but I cannot seem to figure out how to post pictures in the order i want......anyone have any tips (besides posting every pic in a separate blog)

Even the mice have a tiny little door into the sanctuary!!




Just taking a few quite moment with the hymn book......there's actually a button on the wall that you can "press for inspirational music to start playing". Oh and look how tiny the pews are! I think there are only 4 in total.....maybe 6, i forget.

Here's the church! Look how cute and tiny!

symphony of fire

So a bunch of us went to see the fireworks in Vancouver the other night, part of Vancouver's annual Symphony of Fire where 4 countries compete for the best display. This display on Wed was put on by the Czech's. TONS of people head down to the beach to watch the fireworks, then when it's all over, we flood the streets like cattle trying to get back to our cars. I tried to take some pics, though without a tripod it was pretty tough....but hey they still look cool


Ok this first pic totally didn't turn out, but i still think it looks cool. The other 2 turned out better


yeah i think this last pic is my favorite, not bad for using my knees as a tripod..lol

oh dusky!

just a little tribute to one of my favorite cats......i've been spending time with Dusky this week as Ernie and Linda are on holidays and Dusky needs a friend.


see how cute he is?
see how nice he just poses for me? i think he likes having his picture taken...lol
here he comes, slinking across the floor all stealth like......
soft.....so soft........