Slow Kids on Bikes

Slow Kids on Bikes, originally uploaded by Lovewine.

Image of the day on CBC Radio 3. This is my friend's garage along the old highway.

Ridge Geyserville 2001

Ridge 2001, originally uploaded by Lovewine.

Drink wine....its good for you.

So Ridge makes a good product. I've had this bottle kicking around for several years and it was a pleasure to drink. Since I love wine it makes good economical sense to have bottles in the $10 or less range kicking around for liesurely drinking. A few that have been good buys are of the South American variety.

Finca Flichman Syrah has been around for years and it has maintained a great consistency for under $10 per bottle. You really need a case of this.

Finca Los Primos Malbec is another great buy that will please most discerning palettes. Also coming in under $10 a bottle in the expensive BC liquor stores. A case of this is also a must.

If you can....buy your wine in Alberta.

Meow Kitty Kitty

Powse, originally uploaded by Lovewine.

This is Powse...he's our little friend. He had a brother named Klause but he left one day and never came back.Powse likes to lick himself and sleep all the time. He says 'meow' when he has something to say and purrrs like a well tuned tractor when things are going his way.

Warm Snap

Hoar-frost, originally uploaded by Lovewine.

The consistent cold temps have all but disappeared for the time being. After shoveling off the roof....I don't want to shovel for the rest of the winter....but I will if it means more snow for sliding around on.

Check this out....it's me racing in Mission in my '63 wagon.

Sparks

Sparks, originally uploaded by Lovewine.

A bit of warmth on a winter day...get the marshmellows.

Knob

Knob, originally uploaded by Lovewine.

You never know what you'll find in a old Nelson building hallway.

Glengoyne

Glengoyne, originally uploaded by Lovewine.

Robbie Burns Day came and went without much of a showing. There was ideas of a gathering that would have included much whiskey, some beef stew, cigars and some card foolery. Instead there was some beer and whiskey at a friend's house. This tasty libation provided some of the entertainment...all the way from a quiet Scottish Glen.
WGY(Whiskey Good Yum)

Sweet Snow

Sweer Snow
Originally uploaded by Lovewine

The riding has been sweet.the reset button has been hit....more more more

Squiggle

I was out for a walk the other day and came across this and thought it would make a good photo. I'm currently working out the bugs of having switched from PC to Mac....learning my way around is interesting. I've always been a DIY kind of guy but I can see that I will need some guidance to become efficient with this new tool. I"m pleased with the results while working with images and can't believe its taken me this long to make the change....my pc laptop would crumble if I had more than a couple of images open in photoshop.

In other news.....I recently experienced my first(hopefully last) hard-drive failure. I'm talking every digital image I've taken to date(lots) and every scan plus all my music(least of my worries). Its currently in a lab facility...if you've ever been through this then you know how I'm feeling. I have learned a painful lesson. I have much of the data backed up...not all of it.....booooooo!

NYE 2007

Going out with a bang....2007 was a great year. It was mellow over the holidays and there was no shortage of good food and drink. The new house is coming along nicely and its looking like party time...of the warming type.
Click for more photos...

Last Day of 2007

The Nelson Leafs were playing Beaver Valley on the 31st and it was a good game...they scored the winning goal in the final minutes. We like having a beer garden at the arena.
Photos on flickr....click here.

Slide Show

382_8202
Originally uploaded by Lovewine

I have the shots from my Nelson Artwalk Show online.
Check it!

Chach's Rink

Chach's-Rink
Originally uploaded by Lovewine

Today was opening day at my buddie's backyard rink. This place is going to be a major hub of skating activity. Winter is here....embrace it!

Summer Goodness

Horse-Tails
Originally uploaded by Lovewine

If someone had asked me if I thought it would be this long before posting...I would have said no. Good thing I didn't have any money riding on that. It's been pointed out to me on more than one occasion that I haven't posted in awhile. The intention has been there but not the motivation. In less than 2 months I'll be back on highspeed and the world will be right again....at least where connectivity is concerned.

So my girl and I bought a house....dam that sounds grown up. We move in on Sept 1st and we are both very excited. Time to clean house and get rid of all the crap that's lingering.

This photo is one from a show I have coming up in August. The show is based around the simple beauty found in nature. Just the things we see but sometimes overlook.

My last big road trip was down the the Sasquatch Music Festival at the Gorge. There was 5 of us and we sure had a good time. Here are some photos of that. There are no photos of the show itself because I dropped my camera in my beer the nite before the show...it didn't work very well after that......

Still Snowing

cold
Originally uploaded by Lovewine.

The end of Feb and the snow continues to fall. It has been a geat winter so far. I must be quick because I'm going to the ski hill this morning. I went for a walk yesterday and found myself down by the river where I took this photo. I'll make sure I have my tripod next time. Back to the lodge tomorrow for week #5. All those people who told me that time goes by faster as you get older weren't kidding.
I'm looking to make the switch over to mac....I'm one of the only photographers I know who doesn't use mac and this laptop I'm using at the moment is just so darn slow. The 17" powerbook looks soooooo nice.
I'm going snowboarding now.