winter

happy birthday robyn! don't suppose the beaches you frequent look quite like this, but ha!- you're not the only one soaking it up by the water.

quarter

so, a quarter century, hey?

expectations

"his wildness was in his refusal- or his inability- to live within other people's expectations" -wendell berry

snowshoeing

bri, i'm making an attempt to keep up with the coolness of my siblings. i can't at this moment match the other one, but this photo might just prove that i'm catching up to you. taken near the summit of cypress, i made my way, solo, to the top. the other group members figured i'd realize that they weren't going to complete our little adventure, and after twenty minutes of pondering their slowness while i was soaking up the sunshine and the summit vista, i understood that they had left me to my own devices. i removed my snowshoes and ran down, anxious to relieve their worries for my whereabouts and wellbeing. overtaking them halfway back to the parking lot, i discovered they had no such concerns.

engagement

Congrats Colin and Nicki!

click on the title for a neat link.

vanhattan

today was paradise in vanhattan. i know that i'm not surfing in hawaii like my sister, but after a january where it rained for 29 of the 31 days, a full weekend day of sunshine is as good as it gets. today it almost seemed as though nothing could be wrong; the entire province was outside soaking up the sun. but unfortunately, one of my errands today was to drop off a card for jana. jana is the girlfriend of my friend brent, who committed suicide earlier this week. my attempts at escapism were successful for only brief moments. man, it makes you think...so full of life and potential.... but the sun shone down, and i solemnly praised God that i'm aware of his grace.

the weekend has been good, and i should mention that batman and batgirl still roam the streets, and if you are going to be in a horror-movie type scenario, your first move should not be to split up from your friends.