Really not much to report. Walked the dog in the morning as always and of course walked him in the evening also. That's where I got most of my steps :)While I was walking the dog in the morning there was a film crew there getting ready to shoot their scenes. Had to smile when I saw the prop police car hanging out in the parking lot,No idea where Novato is suposed to be but it certainly isn't where I live.After that it was off to work Ugh. Bunch of days in a row coming up. I'll make it through but its been a year and half I wish he could find someone to replace me.and I'm now tired from work and walking the dog so its time to sign off until tomorrow. When I'm working again so likely another short report.Thanks for dropping byUntil tomorrow

Somedays there isn't much to write about. So today I took a picture of this green clover lawn. Why?Because we have been having a dry spell and all the "regular" grass lawns are taking on a distinctly brown colour.So, note to self. Dump the grass and go for the clover :)Other than that the dog did get an afternoon walk. But mostly today I was running errands. My son popped a tire while on a camping trip and came home on the spare. The tire was beyond saving so that means a whole new set of tires. He was in a foul mood and he hasn't learned to hold his tongue. I ended up canvasing a bunch of places to find new tires for him.I guess a Dad's work is never done. Going from here to there did add a bunch of steps and my dog walk added a few more so I could get my 10K in but still.Not really a day with much to report.

Okay, today is the day of boring pictures because today was the day of boring errands. Changing PIN# on my debit card was first up.Buying Kerosene for a lamp so I can use an oil press.Heading to the mall to get some cargo pants. Not being able to find them and noticing that The Source is now "Best Buy express".All really little tasks but when I walk from place to place it does mean a whole lot of steps.That's how I got over 23K steps today. Well, that and walking the dog both morning and evening.Until tomorrow :)

It was neat to see the colours in the fountain near sunset. So I had to take the picture.As for the day and its steps?Most of it was from walking the dog as usual.No surprise there as the morning and evening dog walks add up to almost 10k steps. However, I made 18K steps because I also walked to do a bunch of errands.I had to walk to two different banks to take care of some dormant accounts. Walk to the mall to inquire about insurance. Walk to 7/11 to pick up a "Too Good To Go" order.My son also asked me if I would help him install a new sink. Now I know nothing about plumbing but I did what little I could to help him out while he did the heavy lifting. At the end of the day we had new shutoff valves, sink and p-trap all ready to go. He was really grossed out by the ick that was in the old p-trap but its a 40 year old house, what did he expect :)Overall not the most productive day but I enjoyed it nonetheless....and I got 18K steps as well.Not going to complain.Until tomorrow!

Where did I get most of my daily steps? Walking the dog in the morning and in the evening.Bright, sunny, hot day. Makes me not really want to go out in the afternoon.Now. After the morning dog walk it was time for church. As a really nice bonus both of my children went to church and my son's girlfriend went as well. That makes me happy when everyone is at church.After church I went to a local park to see if the blackberries were ripe for picking yet.The quick answer is that some have turned black but a quick taste test shows they are not sweet and not yet ready (sigh).After that I was hoping to get a new cellphone. My current phone has workeed very well for the past 2.5years but its starting to show its age by overheating and poor battery life. Freedom mobile has a good deal on a Google Pixel 8 Pro....So, I was going to jump on it....only to find out they are out of stock :(After that...Doing nothing. My wife and son had errands today. Both were expecting important deliveries so I was asked if I could stay at home and wait for them. Kind of boring but good excuse to be lazy for an afternoon.Then when things cooled down it was time for a second walk of the dog.Overall not a bad day.Almost 15K steps and some pretty flowers to look at too :)Thanks for dropping by.Until tomorrow.

Today was supposed to be a day when we went as a family on a hike through Deep Cove. It sounded like a great idea and we DID go to Deep Cove.Qutie a beautiful place actually but...Wow was it crowded. It is in North Vancouver and it is well known. In the middle of summer that meant that there were people everywhere. Now we were supposed to walk to the bluff you can see in this picture way up there on the side of a mountain.But I went with my son and his girlfriend and they didn't think leaving at 7am was a good idea. They thought if we left at 10am we would arrive in plenty of time to hike the trail and then head out for a nice early dinner.They would have been right except that there was absolutely no parking when we arrived. In fact we were 1.2km away when we finally found anyplace to actually park.So, we didn't have nearly enough time to do the 5km hike if you added in the extra 2.5km to get to and from the car.But that is okay. We did a 1.2km hike to the cove then found a number of parks to walk through on the way back to the car.Some wild areas.Some wide open paths through the forest.Even a court in the middle of the forest, that was kind of cool.So, got about a 5km walk in that way. It wasn't what we planned for but it was nice nonetheless.After that it was off for a Chinese Hot Pot at a restaurant called "Cho Cho" or at least I'm pretty sure that is what it was. We started off at Crystal Mall which is a very chinese style mall here in Burnaby (suburb of Vancouver). Kind of amusing when you see signs like this.No English, just Chinese signs. Since I'm native Canadian pretty hard to read as I'm an English only kind of guy. Regardless the the food was good at the hot pot. All you can eat for $50 Canadian which is actually pretty good value. ![](