I've discovered a great new site, The Centre for Biological Diversity. There you will find a smart short animated video about the secret priory of species and the web of life called, the BioDaVersity Code. If you have a few minutes, watch it. Its cute and you'll be entertained while reminded about our responsibility in the web of life.

I had tried to download the Orca ring tone only to discover that telus does not support downloaded ring tones :(

Today, February 28th, I saw my first cherry blossoms. It was a wonderful surprise as I had my head down, tucked into my rain coat, as I walked to work and just happened to look up right in front of St. Paul's Hospital. That's one of the reasons I love walking to work...you get to see so much more than when you are on a bus. I can stand on the bridge and watch the eagles and look for harbour seals or stop and smell the flowers along the way.

I'm going to take advantage of the Vancouver Cherry Blossom website so I can track their bloom. So far, nothing to report in Kits.

The Whistler weekend was great fun. The snow was great and the temperatures just perfect. Jodi and I had one particularly great run, both amazed that it was so quiet despite it being Whistler's busiest weekend. Turns out my idea to cut down through the trees in the Symphony Ampitheatre may not have been the best. We missed the closed signs and had to be escorted up the closing chairlift by Mountain Guide Andy. (My new Oakley Crowbars weren't fitting too well at that point).

I'm waiting to get photos from the gang but let me leave you with this thought. Those who say that you'll never wear that bridesmaid's dress again don't know what they are talking about. Yes....I wore my floor length gown out to the bar. The strangest part of the story is that no one asked about the dress, people just kept telling me how great the hat was.


I'm glad Fun Bobby decided to make an appearance last weekend.

Wow...I'm not sure how I missed this as I was in and out of my building right around this time last night having just come back from Whistler.

Update - There were police every where when I came home, searching through all of the bushes around my building. The more I hear about the timing it sounds like we were lucky to not have been right in the crossfire when the shooting happened as I had parked in front and unloaded the car there.

And the drama continues.

I had prepared myself for the worst this morning when I went to check on Sarah but there she was swimming around like like a healthy little girl. Sparkle even seems happier this morning staying pretty close to Sarah's side at all times.

So for now, mushy peas it is. Also thinking there might have been too much ammonia in the water from the feeding block I used while away the last 2 weekends. Will have to ask Niki to come check on the girls Saturday so I don't have to use another one. Its also got me thinking that maybe the girls come to Tofino with Trent and I in April.