The Night Before

Little John, ADF and Uncle Sean on Christmas Eve.

Christmas Morn

Sunbeam

A warm spot on a cold day.

Christmas photos to come as time permits. In the meantime, we hope you have a wonderful holiday and a happy, healthy and productive 2009.

Love,
The Lazy Diarist

Christmas Window

ADF takes in the Christmas display in the window of the Bay, Queen Street, Toronto.

Skaters

Nirm, ADF and CC watch the skaters in Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto.

The Lighted Tree

Not long now.

Bouncy Castle

At the kids' Christmas party at CC's office.

Today's Lesson

It Begins

ADF and the season's first decorations, in the living room.

At the Table

Rudy and ADF, post-lunch.

Alphabet Project

Camouflaged Dog

Snowpants Dance Party

In the living room, dancing to Love is All.

Hallway

Dartmouth, NS

Mary B.

ADF and her great-grandmother Mary, Dartmouth, NS.

Harbourfront

ADF found a nautically-themed playground outside the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in downtown Halifax.

On the Ferry

Dartmouth-Halifax, with the MacDonald Bridge visible in the distance.

Storytime in Dartmouth

ADF and I just got back from a week in Nova Scotia visiting relations. Here, she and Gran dig into a good book.

Mastodon

At the New York State Museum in Albany.

Albany

The State Capitol, Albany, NY.

MASS MoCA

North Adams, MA.

Lenox Inn

An extended weekend getaway for CC and I; we headed for upstate New York and western Massachusetts while ADF stayed home with my parents (thanks again!).

Warm Afternoon in November

At Jackson Park.

Change

Green

In the basement.

Trick or Treating

Little Bear heads out onto the streets in search of candy for the first time.

Congratulations

Special congrats to New Brunswick's Matt Stairs, a guy who seems impossible not to like. The downside, of course, is that baseball season is now officially over, and the long, hard winter awaits.

Her Notebook

She had to have one just like mine.

Orange

Thanksgiving weekend at the cottage.

Raking

The snow was something of a wake-up call. Once it melted I figured we'd better get the raking done, so I put ADF to work.

Catching Snowflakes

Rebus in the backyard. Thankfully, the snow wouldn't last. It's too early yet.

I Am Not Prepared For This

In the front yard.

Avant-Garde Trio

The trio of Ed Zankowski (sax), Rob Price (you can just barely see the neck of his guitar and his left hand) and Chris Cawthray (drums) at the Avant-Garde Bar, Ottawa, October 18.

Stripes

ADF "reading" Madeline in the living room.

October

Cousins

Little John and ADF spend some time together, Thanksgiving weekend.

Up the Stairs

Into the treetops, gold, orange and crimson.

Tossing Pebbles

At the cottage for Thanksgiving weekend.

Swing (Upsidedown)

Swing

In the backyard.

Zero Tolerance

Sign posted on campus at Trent University during Head of the Trent weekend. Kylie visited us for the weekend, and she took us on a tour of her alma mater.

Storytime on Hunter Street

Kids and their adults gather around for a story on Hunter Street as part of Peterborough's Artsweek.

Jackson Park

In the playground.

Apocalyptic Sunset

In the backyard.

Instinct

Rebus gets his first taste of real cattle dog work at the herding instinct test, Borders V'Ewe Farm, Cameron, Ontario. He passed.

Back in the Country

ADF at Borders V'Ewe Farm, Cameron, Ontario

A Gust of Wind

On the front step.