apocalypse sky

All the blue of the sky is gone. My eyes are gunked up. You couldn’t see the far shore of the Fraser when I got up, it’s just barely visible now.

The trip to Victoria was wonderful; the best moment of all was being able to point to the single most glorious late strawberry the world has ever seen for Alex and feed it to him. It was red all the way through and Alex ate it and then he looked for more and found more and his mother helped with that.

looking south from Kingsway and Edmonds

Mike received family gifts with thanks and immediately donned the shirt.  It had just the effect I was going for pOp so big thumbs up all round. Kitchen knitted wipes also will be put to good use thanks mOm.

Two delightful teenaged boys played with their fidget spinners with Alex on the ferry. His mother broke down and got him the toy ferry that makes the honk noise. Alex is currently enchanted with ferry boats. And why not!?

Alex makes friends wherever he goes.  It’s rather delightful. And Katie is an awesome mUm!

 

brush with celebrity

I saw Mel Gibson this morning. I literally stood next to him and exchanged a couple of words with him without knowing who he was. His kid Lars (7 months old) is unreal cute. Katie and Alex and I decided on the spur of the moment to go to Miniature World in Victoria, and that’s where he was with current s/o and batch of offspring and retainers.
 
As far as I can tell it’s because the movie he started shooting in Vancouver mid July is having production issues due to haze.
 
Katie said “That’s not Mel Gibson” until 90 seconds later when she heard him speak.
 
If you’ve known me a long time, you know that when we’re talking about stuff that’s unlikely, I mention ‘and me getting smooches from Mel Gibson’. Considering that I was close enough to plant one on him I’m going to have find another way of describing an unlikely event.

Alex of course didn’t care, but he freaking loved Miniature World. In Andrew Brechin’s honour I made damned sure I showed him every toilet in Miniature World.

plotting and planning

Off to Victoria tomorrow. My dwaughter has talked me into going over the long holiday weekend, which is just stoooopid, but there you go. Back Friday late, which will also be insane, but whaaaddeva

Upsun is coming along.

Very hazy skies from the fires in the Interior. Air quality alert’s been extended through Friday.

Thinking about going to see Valerian today. Part of me wants to be ENTERTAINED gorramit.