Yumi and I spent a few hours at the Nikkei Matsuri summer festival at Nikkei Place, just a few minutes walk up the hill from our place in south Burnaby, BC.
Yumi’s outfit
Monthly Archives: August 2019
Moody Kitty Waking Up Shots
I don’t often shoot with my cellphone, because I have lots of dedicated photo gear.
But today I went through the photo folder on my Samsung A5, and transferred them all over to my computer. There were more than I expected, around 150.
Lots of shots of our late Choco the Cat in there, and accumulating some of new kitty Sora.
Here are some shots of Sora waking up from her afternoon nap. I kinda like the low-light, grainy, moodiness of the cell cam. . .
Yes, that’s a kitty face wondering if Daddy was awake in the wee hours of the morning.
Selling Old Stereo Speakers Leaves Me Happy, and a Little Sad
Kinda happy/sad.
Just sold a pair of made-in-England Wharfedale stereo speakers that had been in the family for about 50 years.
My late Mom scrimped and saved and bought them so her kids had a quality experience listening to symphonies, and operas, and Ukrainian folk and Christmas songs.
They were big and heavy, and didn’t match anything that we have. I hung on, and hung on, but finally let them go.
I got about average of what I’ve seen similar ones going for on Craig’s List, so that’s the happy part.
And I think they went to someone who will appreciate them. We spent nearly an hour unscrewing the recalcitrant back panels so he could check out the tweeters, mid-ranges, and woofers. He knew his stuff, and seemed to like what he saw.
But it’s sad letting go of things sometimes, too. . .
Afternoon Walkabout at Barnet Marine Park
It was a lovely afternoon for exploring Barnet Marine Park in north Burnaby, BC. I try to get up there a few times a year. It was fairly busy just before the end of summer and the start of school, so not as many birds around.
Drummond’s Walk, named after the late Doug Drummond, a Burnaby mayor who “shared the dream that many citizens had expressed to him about public access and trails on Burnaby’s waterfront.. . . for all to enjoy.”
Hard to believe he died 17 years ago, I remember attending his funeral.
Cormorants
Photo Ramble at Historic Stewart Farm
I spent a couple of hours shooting photos around the Historic Stewart Farm in south Surrey, BC, this afternoon.
Sora’s First Interest in the TV
This woman was imitating animal sounds on TV Japan last night, and as can be seen, she was good! 
Fascinated Cat, Playful Birds
“Dey know, the fluffy buggers, I can’t get ’em. But I still duz my best to rattle the window!”
We’re indoor cat people, partly because we live on a ravine and outdoor cats disappear fast around here with the coyotes around, and also because even well-fed cats cannot resist killing birds.
Cats can be very happy indoors, but it takes a lot of play time and interaction.
But that’s why we love ’em to begin with, eh?
Our last cat, Choco, was nervous outdoors, and would only go out supervised in a harness to chew on some grass, sticking very close to home.
New rescue kitty Sora has not been introduced to the harness yet, that’s still a bit down the road.
Warbler, Hummers at Front Door
When we came back from our Byrne Creek ravine walk in SE Burnaby, BC, late this afternoon, we spotted a female Black-Throated Gray Warbler and some hummers hanging about.
Sora-Chan Getting Comfy in My Chair
A little over three weeks since we adopted Sora-chan from the SPCA, she’s getting pretty comfy around the place. Her initial fear has completely worn off, though she still startles occasionally.
Over the last few days she’s appropriated my recliner in the living room, and has also discovered that it’s great fun licking my nose and chewing my mustache at 4:00 am.
She is incredibly energetic, and loves chasing a feather on a string. . . for hours. . .
While people often say it would be wonderful if cats remained kittens all their lives, and dogs remained puppies, this is one teenager that I’m looking forward to gaining some maturity : – ).
Mergansers and Cormorants at Porteau Cove
Stopped at Porteau Cove on the way home from a one-night camping trip. This favourite stop on the Sea to Sky featured nearly indistinguishable colors, sea to sky : – ).
