That roller coaster of emotions as you’re 9/10 of the way through the bread recipe and you discover you have about 1/3 of a teaspoon of yeast.
Grumble grumble, not wanting to go to the store for one stupid little jar of yeast.
Check the cupboards.
A brand-spanking new jar of yeast!
My spirits, er, rose. . .
: -)
Yumi and I headed out to Mundy Park in Coquitlam today. We’d never been there before, and spent a few hours enjoying the trails, woods, and ponds.
Now that’s a stump!
Trees are slowly devouring trail flashes
Yumi and I enjoyed a beach seine today at Belcarra Regional Park. Excellent presentations by Douglas Swanston of Seacology.
I built a sunning box for our slider Midori so she can be safely left out on the balcony for periods of basking, which is essential to turtle health. Choco the Cat got into the action, too, but didn’t last too long in the heat.
Note: While we love Midori, and have cared for her for 24 years, we do NOT recommend turtles as pets. Some reasons here in a post on my old blog.
I was the event photographer at the Edmonds City Fair again this year. I took over 2,000 shots and have winnowed those down to just over 200 in this Flickr album.
We enjoyed the butterfly festival at Campbell Valley Regional Park. Great job Metro Vancouver parks staff!
Invasive Species Council of Metro Vancouver booth — I sit on their board of directors
And I’m guessing this pond occupant nearby is invasive? : -)
Chipmunk cuteness
This frog had its territory in the pond and hung out in the exact same spot for hours despite all the people enjoying the festival
Furry poop on a trail.
I had a meeting in Victoria, BC, today, and enjoyed the BC Ferries ride there and back.
Super dynamic presentation on marine wildlife by Rachel, who I believe is from Parks Canada
And coming home in the evening:
Yumi and I did a loop in Lynn Canyon Park on the north shore. We love these trails!
The suspension bridge
Checking for aquatic invertebrates, AKA bugs
Yumi and I filled the car with recyclables and headed off to the amazing Burnaby Eco-Centre. We do this about once a month after we’ve accumulated enough stuff to make it worthwhile.
Heading back on the road, it occurred to us that we should take advantage of our free Canada Parks 150 Pass and visit the Ft. Langley National Historic Site. Off we went!
We had a super time! We hadn’t visited in many years, and it was great fun wandering around checking out all the displays, and to top it off we got to watch a musket demonstration.
Proud that Editors Canada supports NYT copy editors, at least in spirit!
Dear copy editors of The New York Times:
The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) wishes to express our support for you as The New York Times plans to drastically reduce its copy editing staff.
As your colleagues north of the border, we appreciate your efforts to bring much-needed attention to the importance of the profession of copy editor. As editing professionals, we know that the copy editor’s role is crucial. Without the copy editor, a huge range of errors can all too easily slip into print—not only spelling, grammar and punctuation mistakes, but factual errors, biased language, unclear passages and other problems, all of which can seriously undermine the credibility and effectiveness of a piece of writing. The result is not only unprofessional, but could lead to legal action against the publisher. While copy editors tend to be invisible, their work is indispensable.
We wish you well as you continue to speak out about the value of the copy editor in the publishing process, and we hope for a positive outcome for your current situation.
Sincerely,
Anne Louise Mahoney
Certified Professional Editor
President, Editors Canada
president@editors.ca
http://www.editors.ca/news/editors-canada-supports-copy-editors-new-york-times