Well, one of the nicknames I had for Yoshi was Yoshi Wigglesworth. This came about because in the mornings he used to wiggle for all he was worth.
I now have a new nickname for him: Ralphy McPuke :barf:. It really isn’t pleasant to come home to an extremely happy dog that is wiggling and running around, then discovering a large splotch of drying puke. At least it was on the hardwood, and not the couch or carpet. Nope, correction, he tracked it onto the carpet too. 🙁
Friday night myself, Sue, Krista, Ann, and the girls went out to Butchart Gardens to see their spectacular Christmas Lights. Last year was the first time I went, and I was amazed. This year seemed about the same, but I saw it with a new eye. I had fun trying to take pics of the lights. It was difficult to get a picture that truly showed how awesome the display was. The above are a few of my favorites.
This post goes out to the numb nuts from Friday in the older Ford. I turned onto Hillside heading South. After I pulled into a two way left turn lane (so I could turn left) I looked up, and there he was bombing down the lane. I had to quickly swerve to the right and jam on the brakes.
Then he had the gall to honk at me! Hello? The Ford guy was driving down a two way left turn lane for a block and a half. I pulled into it cuz I wanted to turn left. I fingered him back since he deserved it. I am also now revoking him. :grr:
Big congratulations to Sue for passing her Level 2 First Aid exams! After an intensive week of studying and preparing today was exam day. She passed the practical exam, and did excellent on the written. A job well done!
Today I signed up for another course at camosun. This course is 100 Ways To Sell Your Photography. I am pretty excited by this prospect. I would love to be able to sell some of my work, sort of as a supplemental income.
If this pans out, I might end up buying a new camera! Ooooh! Nice. Plus it will give me more incentive to get out and take pictures. Something that I find fun already, but more fun if I could make money at it. I imagine that some of the ideas take a bit of work, but I am eager to get into it.
The only downside to the course is that it is a 1 day, 7 hour session! :O
Actually I am pretty far along with my shopping, and I feel pretty good about it. I cut back on how much I was buying, and that was a good thing. All in all I feel pretty good about Christmas, until I realize just how close it really is! 18 days! 2.5 weeks!
Last nights decorating was lots of fun. Sue and I did mostly everything, although we have three things left to hang. If only we could find the thumbtacks.
Tonight I am taking stock and figuring out what I need to do and get. Tomorrow I go shopping in Nanaimo. Yep, after work I am heading up there to do visit my aunt, my mom and sister, and do some shopping. Wednesday I will zip home in the morning before work.
Mmm, I really do like this time of year.
This morning my (limited) photo club headed to Craigflower Park in Victoria B.C. This was an excellent place to shoot. The smooth water close by lent itself to some wonderful reflections, if you could get your timing right. I say if because there was lots of people out! Cars in the background, street lights, canoes, people walking, and dogs sniffing. There was a lot of standing around to get the right shot. It was fun though.
Underneath the Craigflower bridge was pretty freaky. The bridge makes scary noises as the traffic passes by literally inches over your head. Very exciting!
coreman wants to become the authoritative figure for flashlight crapfest on Google. Who am I to stop him? I figure that if I throw a link his way then the next time I get spidered, Google might bump his rating a little.
The picture is from the back parking lot at the shack. It would seem someone made the decision to get rid of some furniture in the middle of the night. Quite a sight to drive in to in the morning. 🙂
My Photo Friday submission for structure. This was taken in Market Square, Victoria, B.C. The people below were hacking, the sun was setting, and the rafters were quite dark. It was a difficult shot, and this wasn’t my first attempt. This one turned out well though.
These three are essentially the same picture, but with increasing exposure length. They were taken at a nearby office development called the Selkirk. It was quite a cold and windy night. After I took the first shot I was immediately pleased with the results, so I kept taking more pictures. I loved the mixture of colors in the light, and how the wind whipped the branches around.