“Oh, you guuuyyys!  You’re looking so good.  So rad.  So fabulous!  Just stay right there…I’m going to try to get the dogs’ attention…give me some patience…you guys just look at me and we’ll hope the dogs do, too.”   I crouched under my umbrella for the Rai’s Steveston family photos and monologued — partially for myself…

She stood on the edge of the world, teetering between the delights of an unknown expanse and the comforts of familiar reality. To her, it looked like a grand adventure waiting to be explored.  To her parents, however, she was just a few inches from soiling her outfit by falling face-first into the ocean. (This…

“Hey Pink! Look at me! PINK!” “Did you see this beautiful location, Pink?  Can we take a picture here, Pink?” “It’s my turn to choose our next spot, Pink! I want to go to the bridge.  Do you see the bridge, Pink? Its going to be so fun, Pink!” “Pink?” Yes, Purple?  “Oh, nothing. Thanks,…

When your family has been around the world and back, a longer-than-expected trek into the woods doesn’t signal consternation.  On the contrary, it’s an opportunity for adventure and excitement and conversation and exploration! =) I had clocked the walk along the Fort-to-Fort Trail at Derby Reach to the old barn as a reasonable .5km, but…

Over the river, through the woods, past the ocean bay, along a stretch land barely wider than the road, and almost into the ocean at the end of the Spit.  We stumbled out of our vehicles– all seven from their van, one me from my Civic, and one Grandma from her car – and started…

The rain didn’t just threaten, it poured.  It poured so hard, we canceled our time together and rescheduled for later in the week.  Bummer of a morning, right?  Wrong.  Already fully prepped for a rainy day, my cameras and I took a drive along the Fraser River to work on the personal project I’m currently…