Donut Falls - August 28, 2010

It took 22 minutes to hike from the car to the falls - less than a mile.  And then we spent an hour climbing around the falls and exploring inside the cave the falls made.  Forgot the camera, so all of these are cell phone photos.

These next two are James -  up above the actual falls, he got to where he could look down into the cave.

On the way back to the car, I told James about hiking to Donut Falls with Carlee (before she was a Simpson), Kim and tiny McKayla - and how it was cool enough in the spring that Carlee? tucked McKayla into her shirt to keep her warm.  They were two-headed cuteness (I have a picture, it is just pre-digital and I don't know exactly where it is). 

And about all the humming birds that I've seen flying around the bushes. 

And about hiking with my cousin Shawnell and John and kids - when their son Nathan was small enough that he kept begging to be carried, but he would walk to the next tree or the bridge.

James looked at all the bushes and said, "There should be a moose - right there."  And as we turned the corner...

Moose.  Right there.  Amazing.  She stopped in the bushes just off the trail and we watched her eat for a while before ending our hike and driving up the road to Brighton for a "look see".

Still no snow, but he checks anyway...

Adventures with Biking to Work - August 27, 2010

Composed poetry on the way to work... 

A Cloudy Day in August

A cloudy day in August
makes me think of Fall;
of comfortable days and cool,
crisp nights;
of golden aspens and crimson maples;
of future clouds and
silent, weightless snow.



Passing By

I passed by him,
he passed by me.
I nodded "hello".
He didn't see.
Dark sunglasses and
white ear buds
blasted him a jangling melody.



Made the pedalling a little bit more interesting.  Plus I had to remember my little poems long enough to get them written down!

Back to School - August 25, 2010

(James is not really a morning person - me either.  We barely talk while we're getting ready for the day.  That is one reason why he looks a bit grumpy in the photo.  Another reason, he was running a little late.  He's got his breakfast wrapped in a paper towel in his hand and his lunch cooler - hopefully enough food to to last until he gets home for dinner.  On flight days, he also has his flight bag with his headset and flight planning tools.  On classroom days he has another backpack with books and school supplies.)

Mon-Fri 5:40 a.m. leave the house for work
Mon-Fri 6:00 a.m. - 2:30ish p.m. Backcountry.com

Mon 4:00-4:50 p.m. Aviation Orientation Class
Mon 5:00-6:50 p.m. Private Pilot Ground School Class

Tues 3:00-5:00 p.m. Fly
Tues 5:30-8:15 p.m. Computer Essentials Class

Wed 5:00-6:50 p.m. Private Pilot Ground School Class

Thur 3:00-5:00 p.m. Fly

Fri 5:00-7:00 p.m. Fly

Sat time varies - Fly

Sun 8:00 a.m. help set up chairs
Sun 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. church

Squeeze in homework, EQ calling stuff and Home Teaching.

Proud of you James!