December 2025

A season to visit family

The days are short in Winter so most events happen at night. We saw there were lights on at Fishermans Wharf downtown. We got there and the place was open but almost completely empty. It was a beautiful night so we walked down the wharfs and took in the lights.

On the way back home we stopped in at City Hall and stopped for their lights as well. This plaza was also quiet but all the lights were on and it was fun to run around.

Helen Kids And Grandma With Rainbow Lights

Merry Christmas

I find Christmas morning hard to photograph - I try to focus on the expressions and I don't really want to focus on the stuff. The kids have charm bracelets and this year they both got charms to add to their bracelets.

After gifts we went for a walk to Outerbridge park. We weren't alone - there were lots of other people out on Christmas morning for a walk.

Happy Birthday!

My dad's birthday happens to be Chrismas day so we do try to do something separate from Christmas for him.

Up Island for Christmas Party.

My Aunt and Uncle kindly host a boxing day event at their home. We gathered at their home (with a new Kitchen!) and waited for everyone to arrive.

My Aunt had hosted a company Christmas party this year in her greenhouse and it was still decorated from the event. We walked over and the space was amazing!

Dinner was prepared in the main house and walked over to the greenhouse. The kids were given the first plates and they knew enough to take vegetables.

We spent the evening on the couches chatting with family and opening gifts.

Thanks Jennifer and David for a great night!

Birding Walk in Comox

The kids wanted a sleep in and me in a hotel room for a few hours leads to me going stir crazy. It's not a migration season, but I thought it would be good to go out and see if I could spot some birds. I quite like the beaches in Comox and I did find some birds really close to shore.

Neck Point Park

On the way home from Comox, we stopped at Neck Point Park in Nanaimo. Nanaimo has some great parks and I've always spent my time in Nanaimo waiting for a ferry. With reservations, it now makes more sense to stop at park for a walk and then arrive at the terminal with time to spare.

It was crushingly cold. If we were adequately prepared, we would all have gloves and toques.

There are multiple sets of trail in this park including a trail that is exposed and has rocky sections. Claira would love to spend a few hours climbing rocks, but we didn't have time for that.

When we came around the corner to the open Georgia Straight, the cold got worse. On a nice day, this would be beautiful, but with the cold we didn't dwell for long