We had a blessing of the bicycles again this year on the steps of Christ Church Cathedral. Here my colleague Paige Dampier speaks to the audience while priests Peter and Michael wait to bless cyclists and their machines. 

There were a lot of people. 

Russell's friends Donald (foreground) and Charles were among the many. 

After the blessing came Critical Mass. Jane Buker said she counted 1700 cyclists. This picture was taken by Ros. 

Here Michael Batten, rector at St. David's and a cyclist commuter, is blessing Ann Duke's bike. 

This was our second annual Blessing of the Bicycles and Bicylists on the porch of Christ Church Cathedral. Maybe 30 people came. Here Paige Dampier is speaking. She's a colleague in the Synod Office.

 

Ros and I and Betty Kosel took Frederick Dancing at the Anza Club. It was African-Caribbean night. 

There was some great African druming and dancing. (Unfortunately under low light levels.) This was at Canadian Memorial United. 

Frederick Kabendwe spoke at several sessions. Here he's telling a group how great Tanzania is. 

Rosalind was very involved in the World Peace Forum - here is a session we attended. Upfront are the head of the BC Government Employees Union, a union leader from Mexico involved in a teachers' strike down there, and a local MLA. 

We took in the Dragon Boat Race at False Creek. We think this is Ros' Hamber Secondary's team winning a heat. 

In Vancouver, Frederick Kabendwe came to visit, to attend the Vancouver World Peace Forum. We billeted him for part of the time. 

And we visited the home of Ken and Sandi Melchin, her boyfriend Nick's parents. 

We went to the Cirque du Soleil, which was a lot of fun. Couldn't take picture inside. 

Then I took the train to Ottawa to visit Naomi. 

Toronto at night from the window of our hotel, the Ramada on Jarvis. 

We visited the Toronto Islands. Here's a picture of the city from the ferry to the islands. 

In early June I went to the Anglican Editors Assn. annual conference, this year in Toronto. Here we were meeting with the Primate, Archbishop Andrew Hutchison. 

Rosalind has taken some very pretty pictures of the flowers. 

The flowers have come out quite nicely at our place this summer.