02-08-08

[This changes everything: the Olympus Evolt E-410 D-SLR]

02-04-08

[My old boots]

01-04-08

[Hearing forecasts of above-freezing temperatures and even rain this coming weekend, we wanted to get out into the deep, soft snow before the opportunity escaped us. So we did some XC skiing (top; I did the work, ADF rode shotgun), some sledding (not pictured), and finally some plain old frolicking (bottom). ADF didn't want to go back inside.]

That Was Then: Christmas, 2006

[Puzzling over a new toy during ADF's first Christmas - Gran & Poppa's house, Glenburnie, ON]

11-27-07

[Daddy's girl]

11-19-07

[In dad's arms]

That Was Then: July, 2000

[Montreal, PQ]

10-31-07

[Halloween - man, did we have fun. First we carved the pumpkins.]

[Then we put out the decorations.]

[Put on our costumes.]

[Soon O.J. showed up, and things really started to swing.]

[Then we all hit the dancefloor. "Who are you supposed to be, Larry Walker?" one partygoer asked me. "An honest mistake," I told her, "but no. I'm clearly Delino DeShields."]

[Bottom line: We love Halloween.]

10-23-07

[Saints' record before I bought this hat: 0-4. Saints' record since: 2-0. Coincidence?]

10-04-07

[Niagara Falls, Ontario]

[ADF and AGF getting damp]

[CC and woman with dog]

[ADF: hungry and ready to nap]

09-24-07 (2)

[ADF and AGF watching MNF. Yes, that is a vintage Morten Andersen jersey.]

09-04-07

[At the ballpark, one last time]

[The national anthems]

[All indications are that this is the last time the Lynx will play in Ottawa, in all likelihood headed for Allentown, PA next season to be rechristened the IronPigs - if that's the case, this was the perfect day to remember them by. The sun was hot, the beer cold, the lineup featured a guy named Gookie, and they even dusted off the old mascot (note the Montreal Expos sleeve patch).]

[Seven and a half thousand fans in the stands]

[Dad and I have been coming to these games for 15 years]

[Not sure who this boy is, but he made his way onto the field after the game and ran the bases, stopping near home to consult with manager John Russell. The crowd stood and cheered the whole time, exploding in rapturous shouts when he stomped on home plate.]

[Lynx Stadium]

[Afterward, back to my parents' house to find ADF waiting for us]

09-03-07

[Sunday at home, Labour Day weekend]

08-24-07

[Me and the Bean, Brockville, ON]