The Promised Photos

I’ve sorted through my photos a little now, so here are four I think are worth sharing. This is the view out of our hotel bedroom window in Tofino. We could only afford to stay there for one night, but the view was awesome. Islands would appear our of and disappear into the fog so ...

Mr and Mrs Ots 3

This is just a quick update, because I don’t have time to write about everything just now. On Saturday just over a week ago, Naomi and I got married, and during the last week we had our honeymoon over on Vancouver Island. We’re now back in Calgary and have moved into the apartment which has ...

Wedding: ETA 96 hours 1

With just four days to go until our wedding things are slightly hectic. The person making our cake isn’t any more – she sent us an email ages ago but it didn’t get through, so we didn’t find out until last week. So as well as making seating plans, picking up relatives from the airport ...

I need Cars. Lots of Cars.

This evening Naomi and I went to the A&W on Macleod Trail SW because we’d heard that people with cool old cars turn up there on Wednesday nights. And we’d heard right. When we first got there there were ten or so cars, but eventually there must have been over a hundred – maybe a ...

Calgary Stampede

As promised, here are some photographs from the Stampede. Saddle Bronc You probably already know about this event – it’s where the rider tries to stay on the horse for eight seconds, while the horse bucks and tries to get him off. They then get marks, although I don’t know how the marking scheme works. ...

Yahoo! 3

I’ve just got back from the Calgary Stampede. A big western even that Calgary has each year, where they have rodeo and chuck-wagon racing and fairground rides and all that jazz. It’s a lot of fun, especially if you like taking photographs. Which, as you probably know, Naomi and I do. During the day we ...

Where I’m Staying

This is the house I’m staying in at the moment. Its owners are away so I’m housesitting until just before the wedding when they get back. This isn’t a very interesting blog entry, is it?