the ‘S’ stands for ‘summer’, originally uploaded by Mister Wind-Up Bird. After a long, dark winter and a few false starts, summer has finally come to Vancouver. I caught this little guy out on our front lawn enjoying the flowers and sunshine.
photos by me
the ‘rents
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…But my replacement finally arrived (thanks, eBay!), just in time to hang out with ma and pa Brochu.
hello, cherry blossoms
hello, cherry blossoms, originally uploaded by Mister Wind-Up Bird. I’m finding the Vancouver winters harder and harder to deal with. It’s not the rain, which I actually kind of like, and is never very heavy. It’s the relentless, unending grey. More and more, I find myself missing Saskatchewan winters, which might be bitterly cold, but…
Adventures in Asia, Part 10: Osaka, Japan
The last part of my trip was a few days in Osaka with the charming and lovely Tyler and Carla (yes, charming and lovely, both of them). It was great to see them, and it was also great to be in a country that takes toilet cleanliness and comfort with the appropriate gravitas. Though oddly,…
Adventures in Asia, Part 9: Bangkok Redux
Ah, Bangkok. The full name is “Krungthep Mahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharatratchathani Burirom-udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amonphiman Awatansathit Sakkathattiya Witsanu Kamprasit”, which means something about angels and gems. Officially home to 6 million people, but unofficial estimates place it at twice that. Hottest major city in the world, and one of the most densely-populated. Bangkok was my…