Lions in the morning

 

A view from our window in winter.

Christmas Train

Christmas Train, originally uploaded by NealeA.

The finished train, with the construction crew.

Christmas Train

Christmas Train, originally uploaded by NealeA.

Finnegann and his father Russell put together a gingerbread train.

 

For Hallowe'en, Finnegann decided to be a ladybug. (His mother was a bee; his father a moth.) Rosalind gave Finn a small ladybug in the same colours as his costume.

 

The Japanese Maple in our back garden. I love its colour.

 

Rosalind - she has such a great smile!

 

Returning on the ferry we took each other's picture. A nice weekend break it was...

 

In downtown Victoria Sunday morning after church at the Cathedral.

 

Playing charades after Thanksgiving dinner.

 

With Naomi at her home on Burleigh Crescent where she and Nick live with several others.

 

A friend along the way. Actually a statue of "Roy" beside the trail in Saanich.

 

We cycled into Victoria from the ferry via the Lochside Trail. Stopping for some water.

 

Ros and I went to Victoria for Thanksgiving with Nick & Naomi and their household. This is on the ferry going over.

Healing Prayer

I'm part of the Healing Prayer team at Christ Church Cathedral. After taking Communion people can come to an alcove or chapel in the church and pray with two members of the team, and receive an anointing. These pictures are set up by members of the team to show what we do - we would never picture people who actually come up. Who has come up and what prayers they have requested is strictly confidential.

Finn and I made pizza one evening. Here's the result (before cooking).

FinnAtTheTop

FinnAtTheTop, originally uploaded by NealeA.

Finnegann all by himself decided to climb to the top of this jungle gym. He's a climber. His dad was, and I think I was, too, although now I'm not happy at height. One of my earliest memories, which I think dates to Finn's age (2 1/2), is of an apparatus like this with a metal flag on top.

Here is my grandson Finnegann performing (or not) at Sorrento Centre, July 8.

It's amazing who you meet on the street - Ros with friends near Kingsway and Knight (Cedar Cottage Mews)

In Nova Scotia anything out of the province is "away."

Just spent several days in Nova Scotia. Had dinner with cousin Maureen Docuet and her husband Lee. Treated to lobster, and what a treat!

Finn and I went to the park Thursday while his father worked for a while at our house. Great fun.

If this works it's really neat. The spider will follow your mouse. From http://abowman.com/

Back home to the mainland. This ferry was heading off to the Sunshine Coast.

A stairwell.

An architectural detail at Rivendell. It is a really nice building. I'd recommend the place to anyone who wants to rest, read, and meditate for a few days.

A sign in the cafe where we ate.

Before we left we checked out Killarney Lake. I'd like to return in the summer, when it's not raining!

There's a large labyrinth for meditation, but the path is a bit tricky to follow since it's made up of irregular stones. Or maybe I just got impatient as I tried it.

We both got some reading and writing done, and had talks along with our walks.

And she was interested in this slime mould. She has to buy this stuff for her biology class to examine.