Dec 11
11
Photo Shoot–Downtown
Having a job somewhat related to photography sometimes has its perks. No, I don’t get deals on equipment. But once in a while we take some time after wrapping up a major project to just go take pictures. After testing and building photography software for months on end, a new set of test images is a welcome change. A little while back we took a Friday afternoon to walk through downtown Victoria and see what kind of images the team could come up with. While some people had a theme, others just took whatever seemed interesting. I fell into the later group. Here’s a selection of my better shots. I don’t think you’ll enjoy them as much as I did taking them, but thought I’d share anyway.
Dec 11
11
Frosty in Ellensburg
Ellensburg is in a very dry climate. The moisture tends to stay on the Seattle side of mountains. However, it does get very cold here. Yesterday, we awoke to find that the temperature had dropped very quickly overnight and all the moisture in the air had frozen onto the trees and bushes. It made it looks like it had snowed, without having to shovel the driveway. Enjoy the photos. I think some of them look like Muppets.
Dec 11
11
Thanksgiving in Utah
Now that we live in the States, we have to follow local traditions. That includes having Thanksgiving a month later than natural. We decided that since all the Canadians would be busy, we’d stay in the States and visit Danielle’s sister and family.
We prepped our car with studded snow tires, a bag of sand, a shovel and lots of warm clothes. After all, there was a bit of snow on the ground in Ellensburg, so it must be that we would hit more white stuff as we headed south. Turns out the only snow we ever saw was in Ellensburg.
The trip was fun and there were lots of tears by the cousins when we left. One of the things we did while there was to take the kids to Temple Square. I took a few photos.
Nov 11
21
Gettin’ Dirty
It was about 9.30 and I had called the vet next door and made arrangements so I could take Samantha my cat to get her nails trimmed. I told the lady that I would be 15 min to half an hour. NO SUCH LUCK. I got Samantha in her carrier, I put a warm coat on and got into my electric chair and we were off. Down the elevator and let the staff know we were off to the vet. Well we got out the door, down the ramp, turned the corner to go down the walk that led to the path we were would take around the corner and OPPS, I missed it by that much, and the wheel of my chair ended up in the flower bed. No matter how I tried I could not get out. It was rather cold and I had Samantha in her cage. After yelling for help I found none at all. So it was up to me. After laying Samantha on the ground I followed in suit and pushed myself onto the ground and began to crawl through leaves and dirt on the cement to the ramp leading to the second floor. When I got to ramp I sat and bummed my way up to the top and further on to the door. Just as I got the door open, 2 staff members came around the corner and saw me getting in. They helped me in and one went and got Samantha and my chair while the other helped me. I finally got my wet dirty clothes in the washing machine and wearing dry, clean clothes I came to the computer to record this event in my journal.
Nov 11
10
Fall Walk-about
When fall comes along it’s a good time to grab the camera and go for a walk with the family. With the salmon starting to fill the river up at Goldstream we decided to head out for a little fresh air.