video?

let me know whether you can see this video, it's really short:

new old slideshow from the lake

just to get us warmed up before the trip in a couple weeks. I thought I'd put together a little show from the lake. Most of the photos are from 2004, aside from the one of Clayton and Laika on the pier (2005). We didn't take as many photos last year, the weather wasn't all that nice. It was still amazing to get away and relax though. You'll get a funny series of shots of Darren off to rescue a floaty - you can't see the beer in is dinghy, but I'm sure he has one.
fun times ahead!
click on the photo below to see the slideshow

two new slideshows

kisses for bear
















bumped my head

steps on film

he's been taking a few tentative steps on his own for awhile, but these are the first I've managed to photograph... click on the photo to get the latest slideshow! as you can see from the slideshow he also bumps his head more often now that he tries to walk!

counteracting the effects of air (or vehicle) travel!

Go "carbon neutral" as my environmental hero David Suzuki suggests (Check out the article here).
By purchasing carbon offsets, the net result is zero emissions! It really makes sense...
You can also do more by planting a tree every time you fly.

zoom in on UNESCO World Heritage sites

The UNESCO website has a very cool interactive map pf world heritage sites:
http://whc.unesco.org/en/map/

Checking off the list, so far I've been to the following World Heritage Sites:

Cambodia

• Angkor (1992)

Lao People's Democratic Republic

• Town of Luang Prabang (1995)

Thailand

• Historic City of Ayutthaya and Associated Historic Towns (1991)

Viet Nam

• Complex of Hué Monuments (1993)
• Ha Long Bay (1994, 2000)
• Hoi An Ancient Town (1999)
• My Son Sanctuary (1999)

Bolivia

• City of Potosí (1987)
• Fuerte de Samaipata (1998)
• Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture (2000)
  

Chile

• Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso (2003)
  

Mexico

• Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán (1987)
• Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque (1987)
• Sian Ka'an (1987)
• Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza (1988)
  

Peru

• City of Cuzco (1983)
• Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu (1983)
• Historic Centre of Lima (1988, 1991) ²
• Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Pampas de Jumana (1994)
• Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa (2000)

Canada

• Dinosaur Provincial Park (1979)
• Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump (1981)
• Historic District of Québec (1985)
  

United States of America

• Redwood National Park (1980)

not bad, we hope to add a few more this year in Italy (where there are so many - evidence of Western bias, for sure) and maybe some more when we go to Mexico in the new year.

another new slideshow on Flickr

25 new photos in slideshow on Flickr

more photos added to First birthday slideshow on Flickr

New photos added to the First birthday slideshow on Flickr
I finally had some time to add the photos that Cheryl sent me by e-mail. Love the ones in his ducky raincoat!

eating fresh berries

NEW slideshow!