Goodbye Monkey (Aug 7th, 2009)

Pebbles lost her best kitty friend last night. Monkey was a very welcome (and handsome) feline friend of ours. He met his maker at the end of the cul-de-sac in the wee hours. No foul play is suspected and he'll be missed by all.

Fork Lightning in Nanaimo! (Aug 4th, 2009)

It's a pretty rare event and although they're not great photos, I'm posting them all the same. These two shots were captured from a wickedly awesome lightning storm off the coast of our fair city the same night as the Marine Festival fireworks in July.

Bathtub Race 2009 (Aug 4th, 2009)

For the second year, the Aggressive Salmon bathtub boat raced and completed the grueling 30+ km course of the World Championship Bathtub Race. We didn't place well, but engine problems had a lot to do with that.