She was even able to tell the players which direction to go in - oh, no, this is ruling in favour of the red team... 

Soon she got the hang of it again, and was enjoying the game. 

She went out Burnaby for a game... I came, on my bicycle, and took a few pictures. 

Ros studied the field hockey rules Saturday. She was a bit nervous about being a referee. 

Russell was at the event all day, helping out. He brought the "love bike" which I sat on while the blessing took place. Afterwards Jane came, and with some other friends we went for supper. 

The Environmental Task Force of the Diocese of New Westminster sponsored a blessing during Vancouver's Car Free Day on Thursday (Sept. 22). Here the Rev. Peter Fischer is blessing me, or the bicycle, or both (I forget) assisted by Paige Dampier, of the sponsoring group. We didn't attract too many people to this event, but it was fun and I think worthwhile. 

The newlyweds, Russell and Jane. It was a lovely evening. 

The sunset from their farm... 

Andrea (Jane's sister), the family dog, me, and Maria. What was that dog's name? 

We visited Jane's family, the Buker's, last week. This shot was taken while taking a walk around their property in Rosedale, near Chilliwack. They have about 10 acres in the country. I like this shot because it's somewhat surreal, I think. 

Wedding photos:
Go to the archives (at left) and click on August's postings, then scroll back to see what I posted on this blog.
(If the list of archives doesn't appear, go directly to http://nealeadams.blogspot.com, and they should be at left.)
I put all the pictures Nigel took in album format. Go here.
And Lori Llewellyn, Russell's aunt, has posted some - here.
That should be enough!

All in all a great time. Thanks Bart & Jacquie. 

We went by bike to and from the island. On the way home of course I had to get a flat. How did Ros catch me smiling? I wasn't feeling that way then... 

In the forest - this area is a new park that Bart was instrumental in obtaining for the community. 

A shot in the evening... 

Gabriola's foundation is sandstone, and one sees formations like this all along many of the shores. I'm not quite certain what makes the holes in the rocks - some combination of chemical and mechanical factors. 

Gosh, it's a beautiful island in the Gulf of Georgia. This is on the east side of the island. 

I really enjoyed cycling about the island. Here Ros caught me - she was in the car with Bart, lazy woman... 

Ros and I really enjoyed our trip to Gabriola and visit with Bart and Jacquie Jessup last weekend. This is Ros and the Jessups after we had dinner at The Surf.

And the picture that captures the event is Nigel's shot of the happy couple, heading to the wedding - and many, many years of married life.