Back from the 'Peg! And Fall Photo Links...

LINK here to the newest pictures...from my trip to Winnipeg last week.

I'm responding to David's challenge, and I *LOVE* to do fall photos, but watch out: Dad just came back from New Hampshire with FIVE FILMS OF FALL...

Anyway, while in the 'Peg, I briefed the Manitoba Aerospace Industry, including Linda Laz, whose company makes uniforms to identify and protect working K9 officers; attended the Aerospace Industry awards dinner (very funny picture of Standard Aero's president, Paul Soubry, presenting an award in absentia to association champion Ken Carr: they patched him in by phone, stuffed his flight suit and had a "Ken Doll" sitting on a chair on stage for the presentation!), had an evening out with longtime friend John Robinson, was shown around town on a beautiful fall afternoon by my friend Leslie Wilder after spending some time as a guest with her international students at Red River College...visited the Composites Innovation Centre with my new friends Genevieve Jones and Jacinthe Blab.

Photos record the entirely new buffalo who followed me home: airport security in Montreal stopped me and insisted in providing him with a boarding pass. Unique billboards greet visitors to Washington National Airport...










And here's a preview of a couple of best trip pix...

Maybe too late for David's project but,

What images/recollections does anyone have of Camp Brebeuf?

First Sign of Fall in the City

A contribution to the fall spectacular.
This view shows that even trees in downtown Toronto know that fall is coming. The yellow one was spectacular in an afternoon sun. We'll see if the green one turns wonderfully red.

Birthday Present!

I got my birthday present! A set of CD's of how to do odd little things. Juggling, poker chip shuffling, skateboard stunts (I'll leave those to Simon) etc. Cool, fun. Thanks! :-)

Then the important part!

Then there was the best part of all...visiting Woolley Ones! (Note the fine Birthday T-Shirt and the excellent collection of bed-heads at 6:45 am just before I departed on Sunday the 24th...seems like forever ago...) .

Do note, in the centre frame, a determined expression that I expect we will see a lot more of in the next twenty years...


I have no pictures -- yet, at any rate, of my trip to New York. In part, we weren't allowed to take any pictures of the sessions where we met producers and writers, and in part I was too intensely focused on what I was there to do (just that) than to change gears and be my own recording angel. But I did meet some fabulous new girlfriends, and just maybe they will forward theirs.

But here's one of me and Dad, who came out to hear me speak on Excellence in Entrepreneurship in Oakville on the 23rd of September...
And one of me at a site visit with one of my new clients, Defence R&D Canada (for whom I am a subcontractor doing business development for their human sciences team near Downsview)



and me doing another site visit and handling ACTUAL PRODUCTS (which I hardly ever get to do) of a Canadian company in Don Mills, Conros, who makes all the mailing supplies that the US Postal Service sells in its retail outlets. Imagine that! Who knew? Watch for the one-hand-bandit tape dispenser! Much nicer than those very dangerous tape guns!

Fall Photo Contribution - Part 1

I'm game! Here are the best three of those I took in the WWF neighbourhood...

and you can see the rest of the best HERE...

The Blessing of the Animals...

This week is the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, So our church held the annual blessing of the animals. Natalie took a photo of her recently departed hamster, and we took Kira along. Other animals. were there, mostly dogs, and three cats.

A good stretch...

If Judy can post a pic of flexibility, then so can I.

October Morn...

Dawn over Downtown of Calgary...

The Early October Photo Op...

It's October, and the leaves are in their spendor all over the place. Here in Calgary, they've already turned yellow, are are falling off the trees. But Down East, I'm sure it's quite beautiful. I have a challenge for everyone: Go out this week and take a picture of your world, in as much of the autumn splendor as you can find. Post it here!

Good Luck! Tell your friends! Enter Early! Enter often!