John Yates was mad about baseball. Having lived much of his working life in Ontario he was one of many loyal fans who would make the trek down to Florida each February for Blue Jays spring training camp. He later moved to Sooke BC where we met in the early 1990s. From our house just... Continue Reading →
Dear Santa: Here’s a Blue Jays Christmas Wish List
James Dalzell // Blue Jays DailyNovember 23, 2024 (10:15) We're just over a month away from the season of giving and everyone is getting their wish lists together. Here's a fun little wish list for The Toronto Blue Jays to ask Santa for. Dear Santa (Atkins) this is my wish list for this Holiday (off)... Continue Reading →
Everyone is grumpy right now, except me
More from Juno, your favourite dog-blogger Folks are testy right now, really tense, short-tempered, on edge, anxious at least, frantic at worst. Everywhere I look, strain creases almost every human face in conversations about people, places, and of course, politics. There are so many events and challenges before us as Canadians, Americans, and global citizens... Continue Reading →
Sticks, and balls — Juno at the Peach Orchard Dog Park
Juno is a well known dog blogger. She has been absent from these pages for a bit. But she's back, with more energy, and opinion, than ever. The illustration above says it all. Should I, must I, incorporate AI analysis to improve my experience of chasing balls at the famed Peach Orchard Dog Park, not... Continue Reading →
Photography, a catalyst for exploration — A blind photographer pictures the Paris Paralympics
By Samantha Hurley, a photographer and a journalism student at the University of Georgia — Sept. 13, 2024 in the New York Times [Visit the link to view images] [With thanks to Peggy Wilmot for the share, I am pleased to learn of Samantha Hurley’s considerable talent and determination as a budding “blind photographer.” Rather... Continue Reading →
Breaking News
https://youtu.be/qMm792ktLWY Wow, just wow. To the list of traditional Olympic events such as Hammer Throw, Shot Put, Pole Vaulting and the Javelin Throw we can now add Breaking. This is not Breaking Bad but Breaking Amazing. What a great addition this is. Shortly before we moved from Kamloops Kathie and I attended an event in... Continue Reading →
Come fly with me
When visiting Victoria recently I finally had the opportunity to watch and photograph parasailers. At other times, driving by Clover Point on Dallas Road, I would often glimpse brightly coloured sails that looked like miniature parachutes, a semi-circular chair cum hammock for an airborne sailor. As we were always going somewhere else and there was... Continue Reading →