Ernie lived 6 doors down the street from us since we moved to Oakville 19 years ago. A blacksmith by trade, he lived alone, smoked cigars and , until recently, rode his bicycle to the store. A good man is gone. Passed away peacefully in his home in Oakville, on March 2, 2013, in his [...]
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Meh!
Every week the NY Times mag lists things that they view being neither good nor bad, but "Meh". Add the Emmylou Harris - Rodney Crowell - Richard Thompson concert last night at Massey Hall to the list. All 3 performers are on my "B" list - i.e. worth listening to from time to time, but [...]
Jackson Hole recap
There is a photo gallery of pictures from our trip to Jackson Hole in Wyoming a little farther down. But here is a quick video with some shots of Colin and I skiing/boarding. Colours are wonky in places as the sensor on my cheapo waterproof camera appears to be defunct. Jackson Hole from Stuart Brannan [...]
Grand Targhee
Yesterday, Colin and I took a trip to check out the skiing/boarding at Grand Targhee. We felt like we had the place to ourselves. I got out my camera at the top of one of the lifts, but had to wait awhile for someone else to come up the lift before we could ask them [...]
Tetons and N.E.R.
Beautiful day yesterday, full credit to Heidi for this shot of the Tetons. Today, we took a break from the mountain, and visited the National Elk Refuge.