A tough day at the office

I've wanted to go whale watching for the longest time....and today I got the chance, and it was perfect.  I took over 900 photo's - there were dozens of whales, and I got the impression that even the guides were pretty pleased with the turnout.  You'll be pleased that I'm not including all of them, I boiled it down to the following:

Occasionally they pop out of the water - the purpose is to check out what's happening and see if there is a threat - there's a name for this, but I can't remember what it is!

That's Mount Baker in the background

Awesome!

Victoria, BC

I've heard so much about Victoria - but this is the first time I've been here.  I didn't see too much today, we flew in just before dinner and after checking into the Empress hotel, we had dinner somewhere close by.  I like what I see so far!

Here is the lovely hotel, with a lovely view:

..and the government building at night, which resembles something between Harrods and Disneyland.  I can see this from my hotel room...but still no sign of mickey mouse!

Yet another Canadian holiday

It was Labour Day today, not really sure how that ended up being a holiday, but I'm very glad for it.  I didn't get nearly enough done though....I took Dad and Boyce out for haircuts, then went to Future Shop to buy Dad's new laptop (which he LOVES!) and then after setting up his new toy, doing the laundry and making a couple of meals the day was almost gone.   I guess I'll need to fit in some extra hours this week somehow!

This is Boyce getting his hair cut - he really quite enjoys having it done and I like how this guys cuts his hair, it's shorter than it used to be, way nicer in my humble opinion!

But is it art?

This evening I visited some friends who just moved house.  The house came with this work of art on the wall - it's actually quite cool, I'm not sure if they like it or not, but it will likely leave a big hole in the wall if they take it down!

Home sweet home

It occurred to me today that I have not included a photo of our house....I will probably get this blog printed at the end of the year, and it would be a shame not to have my house in the book....so here it is.

The flowers are beginning to wilt, and the air has turned colder, and I'm guessing it won't be too long before the snow flies....so this may be my best chance this year :(  and who knows how long I'll actually live here.

Nooooooooooooo!!!!!

I went into the office briefly today - it was a little chilly....but check the weather forecast for tomorrow.  I don't want to scrape ice from the cars :(

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times

So, I often get to the stage when I really look forward to starting a diet - it's been a lovely summer, but I feel like I haven't stopped eating since May, and the scale is showing it.  So, tomorrow is the first day of my crazy diet.  500 cals a day for at least a few weeks.  I've already given the hotel and restaurant in Victoria a heads up that I'll need special small meals - but the good news is that I'll be 10lbs lighter by this time next week :)

This was my last meal...

Delicious!