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

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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

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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.

I Heart Wine

Mason-Aguire, originally uploaded by Lovewine.

Seeing as how I whore (contract) myself out to a cat skiing lodge for the winter...I tend to take a lot of winter type photos. I'm almost half way through my season and things have been going well. Since we have more snow than most this winter...all the media/film crews have been showing up in town. Here's a shot of Burton Rider Mason hucking his meat. I was fortunate to be able to meet and hang out with a photographer that I've admired for awhile....Kevin Zacher was at the lodge shooting the Burton crew and he really has a good perspective...his shit is rad.
I also met another photographer who is doing good things. John Laptad is an all round friendly guy and talented photog. He gave me some good inspiration.

I have been lax about posting tasting notes about the wine I've been drinking. Here are some recent libations. You may notice that I try not to use hoyty toyty wine speak.....I think you should try lots of wines and decide whether they are wines you'll drink or not drink again. It's that simple.

Jean Bousquet Malbec '05-Argentina - This is an organic wine that isn't lying when it says "balanced". It may be on the young side but that does not mean that you cannot enjoy right now. I'm not sure if there is any problems with cellaring organic wine but this would do well with a few more years.

Nine Stones Hilltops Shiraz '04- Australia - The Aussies are always innovating...this higher elevation gem is just plain good. So many Aussie Shiraz's....so little time.

Valdivieso Reserve Merlot '03 - Chile - I don't drink a lot of Merlot but that's not to say that I don't like it. I like the Valdivieso products and this is no exception. It's heady and full and fairly cheap....how could that be bad?

Check the sidebar links for more wine reviews.

Fire in the Sky

Fire-in-the-Sky, originally uploaded by Lovewine.

A month can go by so quickly. I've had 2 weeks at the lodge already and the season is going very well. Everybody seems to be having a great time and the snow has been sweet. I'm recovering from having my 2 lower wisdom teeth pulled on Friday. So far so good. OMG I'm boring the hell out of myself right now.

Hockey Day In Canada...Nelson Style

Don-Cherry, originally uploaded by Lovewine.

In the ten years I've lived in Nelson I have never seen the town like it was over the HDIC weekend. TV crews, tons of people, celebrities and a palpable feeling of pride. I snapped this shot of Don at our new arena during the broadcast. Everybody wants a piece of this guy. It looked as though the day was a huge success. To bad I'm losing in my hockey pool.

Happy Chriss-miss

star, originally uploaded by Lovewine.

I just want to wish anyone who comes here a very merry christmas and all the best in the new year.
These are the lights outside the house.....
Peace!

Oh Deer

Oh Deer, originally uploaded by Lovewine.

Look who I saw wandering around the yard. There were two others but they wouldn't come out from behind the trees. Now I'd like to get a photo of the Elk herd that hang out in the yard sometimes.

Lift Off

Lift-Off, originally uploaded by Lovewine.
I've been bad...I haven't been posting on my other site...so go there to see what I'm sayin.

My sweet wagon

Chops

Chops, originally uploaded by Lovewine.
So after posting 30 days in a row I took a couple of days off and went snowboarding. Riding makes me happy.
This is a self portrait taken while waiting at the starting box at Mission Raceway. I was waiting for the other cars to finish before pulling up to the start line. Drag racing is fun. All that hair and those chops are gone...I shaved my head two weeks ago....just in time for winter. My friends gave me that Fried Bacon air freshener.

Seawall Walker

Sea-Wall-Walker, originally uploaded by Lovewine.
OK here's one for the road...I really like this photo. I stood in the rain for about 30 minutes to get this shot. Why, you might ask? It was miserable and I was waiting for passers by and seagulls to fly at the right time. Voila!

Snowflakes at Nite

Snowflakes, originally uploaded by Lovewine.

Take that NaBloPoMo ! Now if I could just apply that kind of determination in other areas of my life. I wonder how long it will take to decide who wins the prizes.....I like winning stuff. It was a good exercise in writing although there wasn't anything really that interesting....I spend more time on the photos than I do on the writing.

Bowling-Ball

Bowling-Ball, originally uploaded by Lovewine.

Here's a shot of the Savoy Lanes in Nelson. That ball is not going create a strike. I bought a piece of art and I pick it up tomorrow. I'll take a photo of it and you can share in the joy of it hanging on the wall here in the casa.

Warm drink on a cold nite? How about a whiskey mac?
Boil some water and preheat a brandy snifter or like vessel.
After this add equal parts (shot+) whiskey(your choice), hot water and stone's green ginger wine SGGW
(ask at the liquor store)
If you really want to be a pro...measure the whiskey and SGGW and place the vessel in hot water to preheat the booze. The drink hails from Scotland and is best consumed hot. The type of whiskey will change the flavour. It's really yummy!