Christmas Letter 2019 December 7, 2019June 18, 2024 Joe Travel For the third year in a row, I traveled to southern Arizona for astronomy in March (2019) instead of February (previous years). Our host wanted to try for better weather so the date was changed... Read More
Expo 67 in Montreal September 22, 2019June 17, 2024 Joe As we leave the summer months behind, I’m thinking back to when I was 14 years old. My parents and I travelled to Montreal to see Expo 67, flying from Victoria to Montreal aboard our first passe... Read More
Christmas Letter 2018 November 29, 2018June 18, 2024 Joe 2018 Travel I returned to southern Arizona in February to once again take advantage of the dark skies at my friend’s beautiful observatory. I flew to Tucson, stayed at my friend’s place fo... Read More
Road trip to Calgary June 19, 2018November 23, 2018 Joe I’m taking a road trip to Calgary starting June 26th for a couple of weeks. As a Life Member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC), I like to participate in the society where I can.... Read More
Christmas 2017 December 10, 2017November 23, 2018 Joe Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! All the best for the coming New Year Christmas Letter 2017 – all the news about our year on a web page suitable for reading online – includes links... Read More
Christmas Letter 2017 December 10, 2017June 18, 2024 Joe Total Solar Eclipse I went on a road trip to Oregon this summer to view the Total Solar Eclipse on August 21st from Monmouth, a small university town in the Willamette Valley. I shared the experience ... Read More
Christmas Letter 2015 December 13, 2015June 18, 2024 Joe I started off 2015 on New Year’s Day by participating in a photo shoot at Beacon Hill Park hosted by Kerrisdale Cameras. It is always a good idea to assign yourself a task in order to learn new phot... Read More
Christmas Letter 2013 December 15, 2013June 18, 2024 Joe Pets… Those of you who have read my Christmas Letters over the last few years must wonder about our bad luck with our pets’ health. Well, I regret to say, this trend continued again this year. Our... Read More