Fall at Burnaby Lake

I found this pumpkin on the tracks and thought it needed a good pose.

A few from the last time I was in the sweet sweet place of Tofino

"Fake it to make it"

Apparently this applies to laughter as well:



...one image that always makes me laugh is this one:


That was in BC's coastal mountains north of Pemberton. We had stopped for lunch during our hike and built a makeshift bench on the edge of the steep decline where Chris continually threw rocks down. For the record, all facial reactions are real.

Wacky Mystery Bug

This slick little guy has perplexed me for a while now; he somehow has managed to elude BC's Book of Garden Bugs and I've yet to discover his identity. He lived on the leaves of the Moonshadows (a sunflower variation) I grew and has little wings tucked under his back... if you know what he is I'd be curious to know!

"Clarity is the counterbalance of profound thoughts."

*quote by French moralist Marquis De Vauvenargues

Just relax and chill.

Some of Burnaby Lake's amazing waterfowl

Yup, some ducks even chill in trees! I'd never heard of this till I encountered the the most beautiful of all ducks: the Wood Duck.



I'm still not sure what type of Sandpipers these are, but the bathing one in the foreground has sure nailed his 'bathing backroll'.


And this relaxed male is a Green-Winged Teal... He looks kinda creepy cause I caught him drifting off for a late afternoon nap.

As one person, I feel empowered...

for this is succinctly how one person changes the world...

Crescent Beach @ sunset...

As I was walking back to my car from Blackie Spit I noticed the whole world was turning orange at a brisk pace and now is not the time to leave. I also noticed a person in a small boat who seemed to paddle around serenely as the sun quickly set. Whoever this person is, they definitely contributed to the calmness of the evening this image attempts to portray.

In Honour of Yesterday's Summer

Breathe, Take Pictures

Two different animals.

Ghosts prefer run-down towns.

North of Pemberton, this unmapped '50's mining town called Pioneer was abandoned when the river ran out of gold.

Wakeskating Oroville Oh Ten!!

"Diva mask", "MJ glove" and "Talk to the hand cause the face ain't listening".

J-roc and Tyrone enjoying their log on our coffee table.

They seem to enjoy it, and were comfortable enough to eat a few mealworms in between the video games they were playing. J-roc (the lighter coloured one) seems to be progressing faster in both growth, and human assimilation.

An afternoon at Suicide Creek (near Deroche)

Our makeshift day camp/blue tarp.



A view from the ledge of our makeshift day camp.

Cam's buddies J-roc and Tyrone moved in with us a short while ago:

At approximately 5 months old these Leopard Geckos from the corrupt nation of Afghanistan will grow to 8 inches in length and hopefully never vote for President Karzi and his Harper supported and coke financed dictatorship.

Deep brain stimulation the future of anxiety and depression treatment?

Check out this link: www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091102121624.htm

It really is amazing how far we've come in the last five years in understanding depression and anxiety. Things such as mindfulness, acceptance and commitment therapy, and new medications all aid cognitive therapy in potential success. But in the last few years I've seen a few articles talking about the positive research of deep brain stimulation and the success it's had with people who are are so-called "treatment-resistant", IE: people who don't respond well to medication or conventional talk-therapy. This is encouraging news considering how many of us deal with these types of issues and how few of us actually see life-changing positive results.