Soon! and some pictures ;)

My camera is north of the border! And luckily, it isn’t where mail goes to die *cough*Mississauga*cough*
Unless Winnipeg is the new Mississauga…

But, in the meantime, here’s some pictures from our snowboarding trip to Banff and Lake Louise!

We could see Bambi from our hotel balcony in Banff.

Cell phone picture

Greetings from Lake Louise, Alberta!

1/400 sec at f/4.2, ISO 80, 5mm

Check out the view from the ski hill! The mountains are pretty too 😉 Chateau Lake Louise is in the background.

1/250 sec at f/4.2, ISO 80, 5mm

Mountains! Life is better on a mountain.

1/1000 sec at 4/4.2, ISO 80, 5mm

Wish I was here

1/500 sec at f/4.2, ISO 80, 5mm

 

A shout out to my old high school

Yesterday was the last day of school for 2012 up in Fort McMurray.  But more than just a day filled with movies, chatting about Christmas plans and basically goofing off, something else happens at Father Patrick Mercredi Community High School – On the last day of school before Christmas break, the school’s gyms come alive as most of the students are busily preparing hampers for Santa’s Anonymous. It’s a wonderful event that brings everyone together in the spirit of the season.

And it’s not just that day, oh no.  These students have been involved since September (for some of them, even earlier) doing fundraisers, food drives, public awareness, and more, all to help the less fortunate at this time of year, a time when excess is often the name of the game.

If you are looking to donate to a charity this Christmas, any charity!, I urge you to do so.  So many groups are having a hard time this year, and are way behind where they should be to help all the families who need it.  If you have already, to you I say “You’re awesome!”

And now, to lighten the mood, here’s a picture from Santa’s Anonymous 1998 (I’m the one with a big frog on my back LOL)

 

What a week!

This year the holiday’s were bittersweet for me.  It was wonderful seeing Kirra playing with and her cousins, getting together with family and just generally enjoying the holidays.  But it also marked the end of my year at home with Kirra.

High ho, high ho, it’s back to work I go…

 

October 5 – Shadow me

I know the picture is a little blown out, but I still think it looks cool. Hopefully you do too!