e-mails from grandkids...

Grandkids are well-named

when i first saw the pics i was like woah it really is a pink dolphin and then i thought i am so lucky to have this e-mail becouse i dont know who else would get it so thank you so much for it and i am never goin to delete this e-mail ever well TA TA FOR NOW

michellie


Dear Grammy I am having not such a good day. I might have strep thought and I am on this really disgusting medicine. My thought is very soar and I sometimes get headaches. My ears hurt sometimes and yeah so how are you doing?
Love Jamie

Just one of the gang....

Totally accepted by fellow birds and Powell River-ites, this guy is seen daily marching along with his buddies, cleaning up the neighbourhood.

There are sure lots of crows here.

-seems like feeding crows (cat food, I hear) is a pass time for some people.

Go figure.

The word is that a whole family of these white crows was born here a few years ago- but I think this is the only one left.

Snow geese?

This isn't a very good picture but there are many, many flocks of these birds overhead these days heading south

-I think they are geese not swans but they are so high it's hard to tell. You can sure hear them though

Thanksgiving in Victoria

It's kind of inspirational to see your kid run a marathon for the second year in a row, realizing she's the mother of 3......

Lesley and her friend Shannon, also the mother of 3, arrived in Victoria Saturday afternoon, ran the marathon-26 km on Sunday and flew home Monday morning.

Ken and I were taxi drivers and cheering section.

Here they are with about 7 km left to go.

They have just climbed a hill which must have just about killed them all. The first half was just cloudy and then the heavens opened. Ken & I were soaked to the skin. but we stayed and cheered them on....

Crossing the finish line together.

then the tears....

Shannon's mom died recently of cancer and this run was for her....

Dinner at Ric's Grill.

The hostess was a hoot-made pompoms out of garbage bags and made a big fuss over them,

After they left, we stayed another day and enjoyed Victoria.

Sea life

Yesterday we steered the sailboat towards some splashing out in the water.

Turned out to be about 50-60 Pacific White-sided dolphins. We cut the motor and sat as they cavorted around us -almost close enough to touch.

No camera of course!!!! I didn't take this picture but this is what we saw.

So today we tried again-camera at the ready but nary a dolphin in sight.

Anyway, lots of sea birds back for the winter from wherever they go.

These are mostly surf scoters.

Lots of cormorants on the hulks-sunning themselves on every ledge on hulk #8, and on the anchor chains

HAPPY THANKSGIVING